COMPARING TWO PLACES
Seaford vs Daphne
PLACE A
Seaford, DE
VS
PLACE B
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
Seaford and Daphne are close in size. Seaford earns more, with a median household income $2,722 higher. Daphne has grown faster since 2000 (27% vs 20%).
SEAFORDDAPHNEDIFFERENCE
Total population277,140267,761+4% vs Daphne
Population density296168+128
Population growth20.4%27.2%−6.8 pts
Median age51.943.9+8.0
Male48.5%48.7%−0.2 pts
Female51.5%51.3%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born8.4%4.1%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.3%80.7%−8.4 pts
Black9.8%8.0%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%5.8%+5.7 pts
Asian1.3%1.0%+0.2 pts
Other5.1%4.4%+0.7 pts
Median household income$81,497$78,775+$2,722
Per capita income$46,684$42,357+$4,327
Poverty rate10.9%10.1%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%33.7%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree14.1%12.3%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.0%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation54.1%58.9%−4.8 pts
Median home value$382,600$316,900+$65,700
Median gross rent$1,238$1,277−$39
Owner-occupied81.6%77.6%+4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.9%25.5%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.9%42.3%+5.6 pts
Average commute27.327.0+0.3
Worked from home13.4%11.6%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.1%+0.4 pts
Uninsured7.0%8.3%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025