| ECONOMY | Etowah | Gulf Shores | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.50% | 7.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.91% | 4.73% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 31.32% | 42.06% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 9.00% | 9.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.00% | 5.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $19,030 | $30,756 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $33,677 | $54,497 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 22.30% | 9.23% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 16.44% | 9.48% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.67% | 10.73% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 18.19% | 15.52% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 16.51% | 22.98% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 7.28% | 14.45% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 5.12% | 10.75% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 0.81% | 4.90% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.61% | 1.81% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.00% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 6.87% | 10.37% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 13.75% | 12.54% | 20.61% |
| Service | 12.33% | 20.02% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 17.72% | 31.46% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.43% | 2.01% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.70% | 15.05% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 38.06% | 8.50% | 14.05% |
