Gurley is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 837 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 professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gurley who work in office and administrative support (17.75%), healthcare (9.96%), and teaching (7.36%). 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gurley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gurley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Gurley is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Gurley overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Gurley, 22.06% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gurley in 2022 was $31,034, 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 $124,136 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 German, English, Italian, Scots-Irish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Gurley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Italian.
