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Alabama · Census place 19744

Dauphin Island town, AL

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Dauphin Island town has 1,944 residents, ranking #227 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $64,615, the median home is worth $387,400 and median gross rent runs $1,750 a month.

Population
1,944Dauphin Island town residents
Median household income
$64,615Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$387,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,750Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
60.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
97.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Dauphin Island town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Dauphin Island town median would spend about 32.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.2% of residents and 97.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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