Alabama · Census place 19744
Dauphin Island town, AL
Quick answer
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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