Mobile, AL

Census Place

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2022 Population

186,316

0.602% 1-year decline

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.6

0.529% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

20.7%

3.56% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$48,524

8.36% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$158,400

14.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Mobile, AL had a population of 186k people with a median age of 37.6 and a median household income of $48,524. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mobile, AL declined from 187,445 to 186,316, a −0.602% decrease and its median household income grew from $44,780 to $48,524, a 8.36% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mobile, AL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (52.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (39.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.18%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.85%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.25%).

None of the households in Mobile, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Mobile, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Mobile, AL was $158,400, and the homeownership rate was 50.6%.

Most people in Mobile, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Mobile, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Mobile, AL employs 81.5k people. The largest industries in Mobile, AL are Health Care & Social Assistance (13,061 people), Retail Trade (10,166 people), and Manufacturing (8,142 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($125,294), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($102,609), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,244).

Employment

Occupations

81.5k

2022 Value

± 2,436

−0.219%

1 Year decline

± 4.11%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mobile, AL declined at a rate of −0.219%, from 81.7k employees to 81.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mobile, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (8,919 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,351 people), and Management Occupations (7,516 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mobile, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

81.5k

2022 Value

± 2,436

−0.219%

1 Year decline

± 4.11%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mobile, AL declined at a rate of −0.219%, from 81.7k employees to 81.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mobile, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (13,061 people), Retail Trade (10,166 people), and Manufacturing (8,142 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mobile, AL, though some of these residents may live in Mobile, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,963

Median earning men ± $2,458

$30,083

Median earning women ± $1,271

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($105,446), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,432), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,668).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($55,095), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,921), and Public Administration ($46,121).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.08%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Mobile, AL awarded 5,075 degrees. The student population of Mobile, AL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 5,883 male students and 12,144 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mobile, AL are White (2,960 and 59.2%), followed by Black or African American (1,398 and 28%), Hispanic or Latino (166 and 3.32%), and Asian (149 and 2.98%).

The median tuition costs in N/A are $21,732 for private four year colleges, and $8,616 and $17,232 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mobile, AL was $158,400 in 2022, which is 0.562 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $138,400 to $158,400, a 14.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Mobile, AL is 50.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Mobile, AL have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mobile, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$158,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$3,686

$39,424

Median Property Taxes

±$1,383

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mobile, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mobile, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Mobile, AL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$48,524

Median Household Income

± $1,887

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2022, the median household income of the N/A households in Mobile, AL grew to $48,524 from the previous year's value of $44,780.

The following chart displays the households in Mobile, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mobile, AL is from Alabama.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.7%)
Carpooled (7.73%)
Worked At Home (6.6%)

In 2022, 82.7% of workers in Mobile, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.73%) and those who worked at home (6.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mobile, AL have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.5% of the workforce in Mobile, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mobile, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mobile, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mobile, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mobile, AL (37.4k out of 181k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mobile, AL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89% of the population of Mobile, AL has health coverage, with 41.8% on employee plans, 20.9% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.69% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mobile County, AL see 1413 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.89% decrease from the previous year (1455 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1948 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 879 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,413 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mobile County, AL

Primary care physicians in Mobile County, AL see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 2.89% decrease from the previous year (1,455 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Mobile County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.6% were men and 54.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11%

Uninsured

41.8%

Employer Coverage

20.9%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

1.69%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mobile, AL declined by 0.72% from 11% to 11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mobile, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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