COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mobile vs Daphne
PLACE A
Mobile, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Daphne, Alabama
Mobile is 540% larger than Daphne. Daphne earns more, with a median household income $33,692 higher. Daphne has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs -4%).
MOBILEDAPHNEDIFFERENCE
Total population200,82431,396+540% vs Daphne
Population density1,4401,646−206
Population growth-4.1%27.3%−31.5 pts
Median age37.338.3−1.0
Male46.7%48.0%−1.3 pts
Female53.3%52.0%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born4.3%4.4%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%73.6%−32.5 pts
Black50.2%15.4%+34.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%6.1%−2.3 pts
Asian2.2%2.0%+0.2 pts
Other2.7%2.8%−0.1 pts
Median household income$53,558$87,250−$33,692
Per capita income$33,935$42,956−$9,021
Poverty rate18.4%7.2%+11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.396+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%42.9%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree11.8%15.8%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%2.3%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation59.7%65.7%−6.0 pts
Median home value$193,300$323,400−$130,100
Median gross rent$1,068$1,388−$320
Owner-occupied54.0%71.5%−17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%7.1%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households50.9%34.1%+16.8 pts
Average commute22.825.2−2.4
Worked from home9.3%14.6%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured9.9%7.0%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025