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Population (year 2000): 1,371. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,544 (+12.6% change)
 

Males: 723  (52.7%)
Females: 648  (47.3%)

Mobile County

Median resident age:  44.6 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36528.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,800 (it was $44,219 in 2000)
Dauphin Island  $47,800
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $169,000 (it was $139,000 in 2000)
Dauphin Island  $169,000
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Dauphin Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.1%), Irish (14.4%), English (14.2%), German (10.1%), French (8.8%), Scottish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 6.20 square miles.

Population density: 246 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dauphin Island

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dauphin Island town

  • Never married: 15.2%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 15.8%

31 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.4% Asia).

This town:  2.3%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dauphin Island:  0.3% ($365)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Dauphin Island satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Mobile, AL (29.3 miles , pop. 198,915).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (134.3 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (499.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Bayou La Batre, AL (13.2 miles ), Theodore, AL (20.7 miles ), Grand Bay, AL (21.2 miles ), Point Clear, AL (22.3 miles ), Tillmans Corner, AL (23.2 miles ), Fairhope, AL (24.4 miles ), Gulf Shores, AL (29.1 miles ), Mobile, AL (29.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 70 buildings, average cost: $92,400
  • 1997: 63 buildings, average cost: $96,800
  • 1998: 51 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 37 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2000: 23 buildings, average cost: $137,600
  • 2001: 37 buildings, average cost: $103,000
  • 2002: 33 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2003: 59 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2004: 54 buildings, average cost: $131,500
  • 2005: 67 buildings, average cost: $135,600
  • 2006: 62 buildings, average cost: $135,800

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Latitude: 30.26 N, Longitude: 88.13 W


3 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Area code: 251

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Population change in the 1990s: +538 (+64.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Dauphin Island by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001001
    per 100,000 0.00.069.50.00.064.6
Robberies 001010
    per 100,000 0.00.069.50.066.10.0
Assaults 221222
    per 100,000 145.3144.669.5138.8132.3129.3
Burglaries 98217117
    per 100,000 654.1578.5139.11179.7727.5452.5
Thefts 3626817
    per 100,000 218.0433.8139.1416.4529.11098.9
Auto thefts 000140
    per 100,000 0.00.00.069.4264.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 83.686.8105.7132.5139.6153.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.89
US city average:  3.00

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Dauphin Island-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.6 miles away from the Dauphin Island town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/18/1950, a category 3 tornado 29.1 miles away from the town center injured 15 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dauphin Island:
  • UNIV OF SOUTH AL KNOLLWOOD PK LTC HOSP (about 26 miles; MOBILE, AL)
  • USA KNOLLWOOD PARK LTC HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MOBILE, AL)
  • MOBILE INFIRMARY (about 28 miles; MOBILE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dauphin Island:
  • MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 26 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: BFM)
  • TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 31 miles; PASCAGOULA, MS; ID: PQL)
  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 31 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dauphin Island:
  • DAUPHIN ISLAND (about 1 miles; DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL; ID: 4R9)
  • ROY E. RAY (about 15 miles; BAYOU LA BATRE, AL; ID: 5R7)
  • ST ELMO (about 20 miles; ST ELMO, AL; ID: 2R5)

Local government website: www.gulfinfo.com/ditown

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dauphin Island:
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 31 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 31 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 66 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 67 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
Public elementary/middle school in Dauphin Island:
  • DAUPHIN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 85; Location: 1501 BIENVILLE BLVD; Grades: KG - 06)

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Notable locations in Dauphin Island: Colony Cove Yacht Club (A), Dauphin Island Marina (B), Gulfside Golf Course (C), Isle Dauphin Country Club (D), Dauphin Island Town Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dauphin Island include: Dauphin Island Baptist Church (A), Dauphin Island Methodist Church (B), Saint Francis Episcopal Church (C), Saint Edmund by the Sea Catholic Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Oleander Pond (A), Alligator Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Dauphin Island include: Cadillac Square (1), Jefferies Park (2), Indian Mound Park (3), Penalver Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Dauphin Beach (A), Bienville Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Dauphin Island Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Tourist Information (PO Box 610) (1), Dauphin Island Kayaks (Arcades & Amusements; 319 Conde Avenue) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotel: Harbor Lights Inn-Water View (1506 Cadillac Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dauphin Island and their reported violations in the past:

DAUPHIN ISLAND WATER & SEWER (Population served: 5769, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-25-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-18-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-08-2004), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-04-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005)
  • 7 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-11-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-14-2005)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1997 and OCT-22-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-17-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-03-1997), St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-1998)
  • 85 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.7%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.2%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  7.3%

Dauphin Island compared to Alabama state average:

Dauphin Island, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dauphin Island (2007 data):
  • Bay Bank: Lemoyne Branch at 650 Lemoyne, branch established on 1999-09-22. Info updated 2007-02-09: Bank assets: $62.3 mil, Deposits: $47.5 mil, headquarters in Theodore, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bcb Holding Company, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Natural Resources 2$2,914$17,4840$0
Police - Other 5$9,436$22,6460$0
Streets and Highways 8$14,203$21,3050$0
Other and Unallocable 3$5,852$23,4080$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$21,664$32,4962$1,787
Judicial and Legal 2$3,875$23,2500$0
Financial Administration 1$2,717$32,6040$0
Other Government Administration 1$3,381$40,5726$2,601
Totals for Government 30$64,040$25,6168$4,388


Dauphin Island government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $470,000
    Regular Highways: $435,000
    Police Protection: $424,000
    General - Other: $392,000
    Parks & Recreation: $170,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,099,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,056,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $43,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $284,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $122,000
    Police Protection: $52,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $183,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $917,000
    Highways: $120,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $285,000
    Property: $193,000
    Other Selective Sales: $147,000
    NEC: $130,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $566,000

4.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,796 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.82%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)
Mobile County:  0.11%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Baldwin County, AL  0.46% ($33,627 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MS  0.30% ($43,555)
from Harrison County, MS  0.18% ($30,987)


4.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.36%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($383 average AGI)
Mobile County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Baldwin County, AL  0.64% ($54,758 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.16% ($31,976)
to Montgomery County, AL  0.12% ($31,634)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dauphin Island:
  • WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNTM (710 AM; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WBHY (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLPR (960 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMOB (1360 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: BUDDY TUCKER ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WBCA (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WZZJ (1580 AM; 5 kW; PASCAGOULA-MOSS POIN, MS; Owner: JUDAH BROADASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKSJ (1270 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WABB (1480 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
  • WLVV (1410 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WLVV, INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dauphin Island:
  • WRKH (96.1 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXC (99.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WABB-FM (97.5 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
  • WJLQ (100.7 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBLX-FM (92.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYOK (104.1 FM; ATMORE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKSJ-FM (94.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMEZ (94.1 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHIL-FM (91.3 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: SPRING HILL COLLEGE)
  • WPCS (89.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)
  • WKNN-FM (99.1 FM; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJY (93.7 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
  • WOSM (103.1 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: CHARLES H. COOPER)
  • WDLT-FM (98.3 FM; CHICKASAW, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Dauphin Island:
  • WKRG-TV (Channel 5; MOBILE, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WEAR-TV (Channel 3; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: WEAR LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRBM-LP (Channel 60; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: UPPER GULF COAST, L.L.C.)
  • WMPV-TV (Channel 21; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPMI (Channel 15; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJTC (Channel 44; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHBR (Channel 33; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PENSACOLA/MOBILE, INC.)
  • WALA-TV (Channel 10; MOBILE, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBPG (Channel 55; GULF SHORES, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WEIQ (Channel 42; MOBILE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

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