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Daphne, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Daphne is a Census city of 29,453 people across 20.26 square miles of land, in Baldwin County. Median household income is $87,250, 71.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 44 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Daphne
What Daphne is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.26 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,454
- County holding the largest share of its areaBaldwin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Daphne
- Population29,453
- Median age38.3
- Population under 187,191
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over5,042
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households11,470
- Family households7,512
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Daphne
- Median household income$87,250
- Per capita income$42,956
- Civilian labor force14,853
- Employed14,516
- Unemployed337 plus or minus 195
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over20,043
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Daphne
- Housing units12,340
- Occupied units11,470
- Vacant units870 plus or minus 321
- Vacancy rate7.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied8,201
- Renter occupied3,269
- Ownership rate71.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$323,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,388
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent
- Single family units9,380
- Share single family76.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,803 plus or minus 608
- Share in buildings of two or more22.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes157 plus or minus 108
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Daphne gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,334
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,209
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,237
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.4 percent
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Daphne (7(a))
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$22,775,800
- Average approval$517,632
- Median approval$216,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$975,070
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported461
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full10
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.4 percent
- Share to franchises34.1 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS32
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Daphne, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Daphne (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,150,000
- Average approval$515,000
- Median approval$609,000
- Largest approval$983,000
- Jobs supported75
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Daphne, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Daphne
- NFIP communityCity of Daphne
- NFIP community number010005
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/19
The City of Daphne participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010005 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Baldwin County, not Daphne
Baldwin County context, not Daphne figures
- Establishments in Baldwin County6,409
- Covered employment, Baldwin County85,118
- Average annual pay, Baldwin County$51,157
- Housing units permitted, Baldwin County3,883
Every figure in this section is published for Baldwin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Daphne.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Daphne questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Daphne, Alabama?
29,453, in 11,470 households. Daphne city covers 20.26 square miles of land, which is 1,454 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Daphne in?
Baldwin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Daphne?
$87,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $323,400. Median gross rent is $1,388 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Daphne businesses?
44 7(a) approvals totaling $22.8 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $216,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $5.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Daphne, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Daphne borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Daphne. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Daphne in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Daphne appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Daphne, city of, community 010005, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Daphne figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Baldwin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Daphne.
Is zoning published for Daphne?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.