Daphne is home to 246,989 people. Since 2000 the metro area has risen by half, up 106,574 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US metro areas for household income. At a median age of 43.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,775, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Daphne
What changed most since 1990
Population98,280 → 246,989(+151%)US over the same years: +35%
White share85.3% → 80.7%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$154,324 → $316,900(+105%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 24 metro and micro areas based in Alabama
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.3%(4,568)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(4,407)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.4%(8,320)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(772)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(141)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19,604 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Daphne, decade by decade
Daphne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
98,280
$61,711
$154,324
16.8%
31.9
2000
140,415
$73,322
$191,820
23.1%
31.0
2010
182,265
$72,140
$254,915
26.8%
36.5
2020
231,767
$74,851
$256,467
31.9%
42.8
2024
246,989
$78,775
$316,900
33.7%
42.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
