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Dauphin Island, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Dauphin Island is a Census town of 1,852 people across 6.26 square miles of land, in Mobile County. Median household income is $67,206, 97.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $965,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dauphin Island
What Dauphin Island is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.26 sq mi
- Water area159.69 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land296 plus or minus 66
- County holding the largest share of its areaMobile 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 Dauphin Island
- Population1,852 plus or minus 414
- Median age62.2
- Population under 18173 plus or minus 60
- Share under 189.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Population 65 and over681 plus or minus 186
- Share 65 and over36.8 percent
- Households872 plus or minus 197
- Family households610 plus or minus 163
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dauphin Island
- Median household income$67,206 plus or minus $26,222
- Per capita income$57,139
- Civilian labor force764 plus or minus 185
- Employed655
- Unemployed109 plus or minus 120
- Unemployment rate14.3 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Adults 25 and over1,622 plus or minus 398
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent plus or minus 31.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dauphin Island
- Housing units2,262
- Occupied units872 plus or minus 197
- Vacant units1,390
- Vacancy rate61.5 percent
- Owner occupied850 plus or minus 198
- Renter occupied22 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate97.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$432,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,844
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.9 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Single family units1,910
- Share single family84.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more334 plus or minus 115
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dauphin Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute515 plus or minus 103
- Commuting under 15 minutes142 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more311 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.4 percent
- Drove alone63.5 percent
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home20.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dauphin Island (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$965,000
- Average approval$965,000
- Median approval$965,000
- Largest approval$965,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dauphin Island, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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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Flood risk in Dauphin Island
- NFIP communityTown of Dauphin Island
- NFIP community number010418
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The Town of Dauphin Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010418 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mobile County, not Dauphin Island
Mobile County context, not Dauphin Island figures
- Establishments in Mobile County8,960
- Covered employment, Mobile County175,327
- Average annual pay, Mobile County$61,700
- Housing units permitted, Mobile County1,715
Every figure in this section is published for Mobile County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dauphin Island.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Dauphin Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dauphin Island, Alabama?
1,852, in 872 households. Dauphin Island town covers 6.26 square miles of land, which is 296 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dauphin Island in?
Mobile 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 Dauphin Island?
$67,206. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $432,200. Median gross rent is $1,844 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dauphin Island businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $965,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $965,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dauphin Island, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dauphin Island borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dauphin Island. Only 0 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 Dauphin Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dauphin Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dauphin Island, town of, community 010418, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Dauphin Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mobile 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 Dauphin Island.
Is zoning published for Dauphin Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.