Dauphin Island

Population: 1,944
Median household income: $64,615
Median home value: $387,400

Located in Mobile County, Alabama, Dauphin Island is a community with a population of 1,944. The median household income of $64,615 is above the Mobile County median ($58,119).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dauphin Island's population grew 46.8% from 1,324 to 1,944, while its median home value rose 50.4% from $257,600 to $387,400.

72.2% of workers drive to work alone. 85.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,944
Median age: 60.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,615
Median home value: $387,400
Median gross rent: $1,750
Housing units: 2,283
Homeownership rate: 97.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3241,944

Median household income

$87,596$64,615

Median home value

$257,600$387,400

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,324	$87,596	$257,600	$1,111
2020	1,610	$65,481	$309,100	$1,096
2021	1,771	$62,560	$310,900	$1,094
2022	1,793	$62,000	$355,200	$1,268
2023	1,944	$64,615	$387,400	$1,750

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 174.8%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6424.0%

65 to 7420.9%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	2.9%
5 to 17	94	4.8%
18 to 24	94	4.8%
25 to 34	91	4.7%
35 to 44	219	11.3%
45 to 54	243	12.5%
55 to 64	467	24.0%
65 to 74	406	20.9%
75 and over	274	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,774	91.3%
Black or African American	44	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	3.5%
High school graduate	347	20.4%
Some college or associate's	613	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	417	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	264	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	512	72.2%
Carpooled	71	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	2.4%
Bicycle	10	1.4%
Worked from home	87	12.3%
Other means	12	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	31.2%
15 to 29 min	57	9.2%
30 to 44 min	106	17.0%
45 to 59 min	197	31.7%
60+ min	68	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 3.2% (61 of 1,928)

	Count	Share
Family households	650	74.2%
Nonfamily households	226	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	876	38.4%
Vacant	1,407	61.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	858	97.9%
Renter-occupied	18	2.1%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,948	85.3%
1-unit, attached	12	0.5%
2 to 4 units	125	5.5%
5 to 19 units	172	7.5%
20 or more units	9	0.4%
Mobile home & other	17	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0119744
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.26 sq mi
Water area: 160 sq mi
Center point: 30.2509, -88.1713