Gurley is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 850 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gurley is the 314th largest community in Alabama. Gurley real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Gurley house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Gurley isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gurley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gurley is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gurley who work in office and administrative support (14.67%), management occupations (9.33%), and healthcare (8.44%). Also of interest is that Gurley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gurley has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gurley has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gurley than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gurley may be for you. Being a small town, Gurley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Gurley citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.51% of adults 25 and older in Gurley have a college degree. The per capita income in Gurley in 2022 was $32,503, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,012 for a family of four. However, Gurley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gurley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gurley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gurley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gurley include English, German, Italian, Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Gurley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Italian.
