Daphne, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Daphne, AL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 39,999. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DAPHNE-AL · Daphne, AL 2 ZIPs · 39,999 pop · #3763/25278 · Baldwin County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $104,470
  • RANK-TOP #3763/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Orange Beach
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-SMALL 39,999
  • SPREAD-MOD 36526→36527
  • HOME-MID $355,550

Nearest income peer: Orange Beach, AL ( $6,175 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Daphne

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Daphne on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Daphne, AL sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 15%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
39,999
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$104,470
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $104,470 and home value $355,550 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 45.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Daphne as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Harvest is the closest lower-income city and Wagarville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Daphne.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Daphne differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Daphne: $88,750 in ZIP 36526 to $120,189 in 36527. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

36526 to 36527

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

36526 to 36527

Poverty-rate spread
3.1 points

36527 to 36526

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 36526 swallows Daphne's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 36526 still holds about 70% of Daphne's 39,999 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Daphne

Citywide ZBP: 1,484 establishments, 18,501 employees , annual payroll $883,424k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36526 (1,014 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (232) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Daphne, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Baldwin County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Daphne. See the Baldwin County roll-up →

No other city sharing Baldwin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Daphne. Fairhope, Foley and Bay Minette sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bay Minette marks the far end of that range at $50,120, 52% below Daphne.

Side-by-side: Compare 36526 vs 36527 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36526 27,890 $88,750 1,014 288
36527 12,109 $120,189 470 114

Daphne roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Daphne, .