Baldwin Times

45.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Gulf Shores city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.8 percent higher than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 12,267.

96.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Gulf Shores city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	370	3.9
Regular high school diploma	2,003	20.9
GED or alternative credential	241	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	745	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,830	19.1
Associate's degree	1,015	10.6
Bachelor's degree	2,024	21.1
Master's degree	1,147	12
Professional school degree	75	0.8
Doctorate degree	126	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.