ZIP 36542 · Gulf Shores
Who lives in ZIP code 36542 (Gulf Shores, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gulf Shores, AL · Baldwin County
uszips 2026
People18,906
Median age50.0
Household income$79,639
Home value$382,821
Median rent$1,502/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+38.9%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Wider region
- Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 140 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,347
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.7% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
35.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,145.
Education (adults 25+)
34.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.3%
- Never married
- 24.8%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 41.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.6%
- Rent burden
- 35.8%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 17.3%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.4%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 11.9%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.