With 607 people, Gurley is a city in Alabama. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 26.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%. There are 269 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $194,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,964, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gurley
What changed most since 1990
Population1,007 → 607(−40%)US over the same years: +35%
White share83.4% → 74.0%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.9% → 68.9%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.3%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.7%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 45 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gurley, decade by decade
Gurley population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,007
$45,601
$116,163
7.0%
35.3
2000
876
$43,412
$118,954
7.5%
41.2
2010
801
$54,893
$133,068
10.9%
51.1
2020
816
$56,562
$150,778
20.0%
47.1
2024
607
$56,964
$194,800
22.0%
52.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
