▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 5 1 , 8 6 2 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 4 0 , 2 5 9 ▁versus ▁$ 2 2 , 4 6 7 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 2 4 , 3 5 6 . ▁About ▁ 6 . 8 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 9 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 6 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Bald win ▁County ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁has ▁experienced ▁rapid ▁population ▁growth , ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁Sh el by ▁County ▁in ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁Education ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁Council ▁passed ▁resolution ▁No . ▁ 5 8 7 6 - 1 7 ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁City ▁School ▁System . ▁ ▁This ▁resolution ▁effectively ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁to ▁break ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Bald win ▁County ▁School ▁System . ▁ ▁The ▁resolution ▁also ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁City ▁School ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Sh ores ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁first , ▁and ▁current , ▁G ulf ▁Sh