Census Reporter

Mobile, AL

189,994 Population
139.5 square miles 1,362.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,810 ±$896 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: $26,915 ±$585
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $28,934 ±$214
$43,456 ±$1,564 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: $49,370 ±$1,279
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Alabama: $52,035 ±$377

20.1% ±1.2% (37,085  ±2,231) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 17.8% 75,081 (±1% / ±4,182)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 16% 762,642 (±0.2% / ±11,016)

22.3 minutes ±0.5 (1,736,150  ±51,708) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 25.8 4,394,900 (±0.5 / ±98,105)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alabama: 25.2 50,359,400 (±0.2 / ±365,196)

Families

78,089 ±1,250 Number of households
  • the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 163,387 ±1,351
  • Alabama: 1,888,504 ±5,749
2.4 ±0 (184,119  ±871) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 2.6 422,849 (±0 / ±863)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,776,007 (±0)

5.6% ±0.9% (2,644  ±434) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 6.2% † 6,358 (±0.7% / ±705)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 5.1% 58,758 (±0.2% / ±2,122)

Housing

92,398 ±1,008 Number of housing units
  • the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 192,924 ±334
  • Alabama: 2,270,398 ±320

$134,100 ±$3,196 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: $137,200 ±$2,087
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alabama: $149,600 ±$973

14.3% ±1.1% (26,826  ±2,000.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 11.5% 48,641 (±0.7% / ±3,083.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 13.2% 636,737 (±0.2% / ±9,893.7)

Social

89.4% ±1.7% (115,599  ±2,525.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 87.3% 253,839 (±1.4% / ±3,931.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 86.9% 2,905,059 (±0.4% / ±13,768.7)
31% ±1.2% (40,138  ±1,621) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 24% 69,844 (±0.7% / ±2,053.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 26.2% 877,044 (±0.2% / ±7,339.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.4% ±0.4% (6,482  ±840) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 3.1% 13,141 (±0.2% / ±1,009)
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 3.4% 168,053 (±0.1% / ±3,145)

8% ±0.6% (11,937  ±838) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Mobile, AL Metro Area: 8.9% 29,124 (±0.4% / ±1,225)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 8.6% 324,857 (±0.1% / ±4,568)
11,937 Total veterans ±838 10,839 Male ±771 1,098 Female ±234

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