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Mobile County, Alabama (AL)

County population in 2022: 411,411 (80% urban, 20% rural); it was 399,843 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 70,993
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 35,086
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 103,402
Renter-occupied apartments: 52,356 (it was 46,777 in 2000)
% of renters here:

31%
State:

30%

Land area: 1233 sq. mi.

Water area: 410.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 334 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Mobile County: 84.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (12.4%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Mobile County, AL (2022)
    • 226,99855.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 146,30335.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 13,2023.2%Two or more races
    • 13,1243.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 8,6702.1%Asian alone
    • 1,6860.4%Some other race alone
    • 1,1760.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2520.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

37.9 years
Alabama median age:

39.6 years
Males: 197,023  (47.9%)
Females: 214,388  (52.1%)
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Average household size:
Mobile County:

2.0 people
Alabama:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $54,300 ($33,710 in 1999)
This county:

$54,300
Alabama:

$59,674

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $738 (lower quartile is $524, upper quartile is $893)
This county:

$738
State:

$693


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $180,300 (it was $76,600 in 2000)
Mobile:

$180,300
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,500 - $278,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $233,234
Here:

$233,234
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $272,122
Here:

$272,122
State:

$222,857

In 2-unit structures: $82,830
Here:

$82,830
State:

$191,282

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,835
Here:

$181,835
State:

$194,388

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,952
Here:

$169,952
State:

$307,073

Mobile homes: $58,742
Here:

$58,742
State:

$77,780

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $76,556
Here:

$76,556
State:

$95,848

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,219
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $390

Institutionalized population: 3,171

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 10
  • Rapes: 16
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 231
  • Burglaries: 337
  • Thefts: 704
  • Auto thefts: 247

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 46
  • Burglaries: 161
  • Thefts: 357
  • Auto thefts: 105
Mobile County, AL map from a distance

Health of residents in Mobile County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is significantly worse than average.
67.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
43.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
42.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
62.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 204 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 172 pounds. This is more than average.

Health of residents in Mobile County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.
66.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
46.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
57.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
59.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 168 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 738 buildings, average cost: $246,600
  • 2021: 970 buildings, average cost: $226,500
  • 2020: 934 buildings, average cost: $209,400
  • 2019: 739 buildings, average cost: $224,000
  • 2018: 763 buildings, average cost: $229,300
  • 2017: 660 buildings, average cost: $211,900
  • 2016: 754 buildings, average cost: $223,300
  • 2015: 648 buildings, average cost: $183,400
  • 2014: 746 buildings, average cost: $166,500
  • 2013: 624 buildings, average cost: $150,100
  • 2012: 712 buildings, average cost: $148,800
  • 2011: 706 buildings, average cost: $149,000
  • 2010: 895 buildings, average cost: $126,700
  • 2009: 1217 buildings, average cost: $106,100
  • 2008: 1434 buildings, average cost: $117,300
  • 2007: 1828 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 2006: 2316 buildings, average cost: $109,100
  • 2005: 1861 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2004: 1749 buildings, average cost: $106,100
  • 2003: 1665 buildings, average cost: $97,000
  • 2002: 1640 buildings, average cost: $94,200
  • 2001: 1863 buildings, average cost: $88,300
  • 2000: 1746 buildings, average cost: $82,900
  • 1999: 1829 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 1998: 1795 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 1997: 1763 buildings, average cost: $93,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Mobile, AL residents
Average permit cost in Mobile, AL

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $899 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $625 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Mobile, AL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mobile, AL in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mobile, AL in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 19.1%
Mobile County:

19.1%
Alabama:

16.2%
(12.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.7% for Black residents, 18.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.0% for American Indian residents, 44.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 21.6% for other race residents, 17.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 37.9 years old
(Males: 36.7 years old, Females: 39.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.6 years old, Black residents: 34.3 years old, American Indian residents: 49.5 years old, Asian residents: 34.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.5 years old, Other race residents: 38.0 years old)

Area name: Mobile, AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mobile County is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $743 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mobile, Tanner-Williams, Prichard, Semmes, Tillmans Corner, Saraland, Theodore, Chickasaw, Satsuma, Grand Bay.

Mobile County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2023 air pollution in Mobile County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Baker County, Georgia , Washington County, Florida , Wilkinson County, Mississippi , Thomas County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Alabama:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Mobile, AL
County total employment by year in Mobile, AL
County average yearly wages by year in Mobile, AL

Current college students: 20,709
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,981 (59.6% naturalized citizens)

Mobile County:

3.2%
Whole state:

3.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 5,7232010 or later
  • 3,2142000 to 2009
  • 2,4171990 to 1999
  • 1,8271980 to 1989
  • 1,3971970 to 1979
  • 1,533Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.5%

Mobile County marital status for males Mobile County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 135,976
  • One, attached: 2,295
  • Two: 2,832
  • 3 or 4: 5,401
  • 5 to 9: 7,997
  • 10 to 19: 9,817
  • 20 to 49: 3,003
  • 50 or more: 4,263
  • Mobile homes: 14,011
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 624

Housing units in Mobile County with a mortgage: 63,516 (4,649 second mortgage, 234 home equity loan, 3,811 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,067

Here:

96.9% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Mobile County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant149,286354
Black Protestant34,12499
Catholic32,00335
Mainline Protestant30,31279
Other6,68430
Orthodox7242
None159,859-
Mobile County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 61
Mobile County:

1.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
Here:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
This county:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 246
Mobile County:

6.09 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

6.32 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 211
This county:

5.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Mobile County:

11.8%
Alabama:

11.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Mobile County:

29.9%
State:

31.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.9%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Mobile County:

Average size of farms: 136 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $101,446
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2190.65
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.57%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $83,230
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,995
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.83
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.26%
Corn for grain: 765 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 11141 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 172 harvested acres
Vegetables: 393 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3,208 acres

Earthquake activity:

Mobile County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from Mobile County center
On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 322.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 192.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 133.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 199.9 miles away from Mobile County center
On 9/3/2020 at 15:07:53, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Alabama Hurricane Zeta, Incident Period: October 28, 2020 - October 29, 2020, FEMA Id: 4573, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Alabama Hurricane Sally, Incident Period: September 14, 2020 - September 16, 2020, FEMA Id: 4563, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Alabama Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 10, 2018 - October 13, 2018, FEMA Id: 4406, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4176: May 02, 2014, FEMA Id: 4176, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Alabama Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4082: September 21, 2012, FEMA Id: 4082, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
  • Alabama Tropical Storm Ida, Incident Period: November 09, 2009 to November 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1866: December 22, 2009, FEMA Id: 1866, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Alabama Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1797: September 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1797, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
  • Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1789: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 1789, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Mobile County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 18, Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Mobile

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 157,566 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled: 13,743 (7.3%)
  • Bus: 359 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 30 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,240 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 45 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 2,096 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 13,920 (7.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Vietnam (15%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Guatemala (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Germany (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Mobile County


  • American (11%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (4%)
  • European (1%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • African (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Mobile County, Alabama in 2010:

  • 2,203 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,671 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,328 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 414 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 362 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 294 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 268 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 96 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 66 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 65 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 41 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals

People in group quarters in Mobile County, Alabama in 2000:

  • 2,793 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,900 people in nursing homes
  • 1,078 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 731 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 533 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 243 people in state prisons
  • 137 people in other group homes
  • 118 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 97 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 97 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 89 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 58 people in religious group quarters
  • 48 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 32 people in military ships
  • 28 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 24 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 21 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 19 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 19 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 7 people in other workers' dormitories
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $60,383.

4.11% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,985 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.11%
Alabama average:

6.87%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($193 average AGI)
Mobile County:

0.01%
Alabama average:

0.02%

1.37% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($17,525 average AGI)
2.73% relocated from other states ($35,267 average AGI)
Mobile County:

2.73%
Alabama average:

3.08%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Baldwin County, AL  0.59% ($61,260 average AGI)
from Jackson County, MS  0.16% ($47,876)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.13% ($56,439)
from Escambia County, FL  0.11% ($45,475)
from Washington County, AL  0.10% ($45,281)
from Harrison County, MS  0.10% ($40,080)
from Harris County, TX  0.07% ($52,926)


4.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,433 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.50%
Alabama average:

6.41%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.66% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($22,121 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($30,312 average AGI)
Mobile County:

2.84%
Alabama average:

2.60%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Baldwin County, AL  0.79% ($75,578 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MS  0.18% ($46,561)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.14% ($45,984)
to Escambia County, FL  0.10% ($45,056)
to Washington County, AL  0.09% ($40,371)
to Harris County, TX  0.09% ($44,279)
to George County, MS  0.09% ($54,187)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in Mobile County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Mobile County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Mobile County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mobile County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Mobile County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mobile County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mobile County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mobile County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Mobile County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 63,844 (48,608 aged, 15,236 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 8,370 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Mobile County, Alabama in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,571)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,328)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,945)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,517)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,827)
  • Unspecified dementia (2,485)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,412)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,377)
  • Congestive heart failure (2,291)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (1,455)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 97.0
  • Cut/Pierce - 10.4
  • Other - 25.8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 108.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 68.4
  • Suffocation - 18.6
  • Poisoning - 14.3
  • Other - 7.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 411,411
  • Male householders: 69,476 (24,925 living alone), Female householders: 93,129 (29,736 living alone)
  • 65,537 spouses (65,037 opposite-sex spouses), 9,244 unmarried partners, (8,616 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 123,051 children (114,138 natural, 3,412 adopted, 5,501 stepchildren), 15,723 grandchildren, 5,176 brothers or sisters, 5,215 parents, 175 foster children, 8,495 other relatives, 7,780 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,410

Size of family households: 44,168 2-persons, 25,859 3-persons, 17,788 4-persons, 8,528 5-persons, 2,300 6-persons, 1,006 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 54,661 1-person, 7,415 2-persons, 550 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 239 5-persons.

46,595 married couples with children.
34,359 single-parent households (6,651 men, 27,708 women).

95.2% of residents of Mobile speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,458,037,000 ($6,137 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $210,566,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,055,554,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $621,380,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,775,000
Federal grants: $420,902,000
Federal procurement contracts: $121,429,000 ($85,582,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $217,997,000 ($66,443,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,644,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $214,868,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,002,868,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 31,758
Here:

79 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 20,816
Here:

52 per 1000 residents
State:

53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,593
Here:

+6 per 1000 residents
State:

+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -11,560
Here:  -29 per 1000 residents
State:  +2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Mobile County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 136.03 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.7

Year house built in Mobile County, Alabama
  • Year house built in Mobile County, Alabama
  • 1,5572020 or later
  • 16,2582010 to 2019
  • 20,9242000 to 2009
  • 22,1851990 to 1999
  • 27,4841980 to 1989
  • 39,7121970 to 1979
  • 20,6261960 to 1969
  • 22,3781950 to 1959
  • 7,6481940 to 1949
  • 7,4471939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Mobile County, Alabama
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mobile County, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mobile County, Alabama
  • 2431 room
  • 4472 rooms
  • 1,3843 rooms
  • 6,9924 rooms
  • 18,2775 rooms
  • 27,1596 rooms
  • 21,3397 rooms
  • 13,6478 rooms
  • 17,6109+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile County, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile County, Alabama
  • 2,3971 room
  • 1,3002 rooms
  • 7,6913 rooms
  • 13,2954 rooms
  • 15,3635 rooms
  • 9,9836 rooms
  • 3,3877 rooms
  • 1,2718 rooms
  • 8209+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mobile County, Alabama
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mobile County, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mobile County, Alabama
  • 243no bedroom
  • 1,2131 bedroom
  • 10,1602 bedrooms
  • 63,4533 bedrooms
  • 27,2534 bedrooms
  • 4,7765+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile County, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile County, Alabama
  • 2,397no bedroom
  • 9,3901 bedroom
  • 20,6282 bedrooms
  • 19,5473 bedrooms
  • 3,2944 bedrooms
  • 2515+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,495no vehicle
  • 27,7891 vehicle
  • 45,7512 vehicles
  • 21,6723 vehicles
  • 6,4824 vehicles
  • 2,9095+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,781no vehicle
  • 28,8941 vehicle
  • 13,9482 vehicles
  • 3,4943 vehicles
  • 1,6674 vehicles
  • 7235+ vehicles

89.9% of Mobile County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Alabama.

Mobile County:

89.9%
State average:

87.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 304,840
  • Other state: 90,854
  • Northeast: 8,729
  • Midwest: 15,136
  • South: 60,176
  • West: 6,813
Year householders moved into unit in Mobile County, AL
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Mobile County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 58.4%Electricity
  • 38.8%Utility gas
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 76.3%Electricity
  • 20.1%Utility gas
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7,897
Here:

18.2%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4,323
Here:

20.8%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,130
Here:

16.9%
Alabama:

14.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Mobile County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,883,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,703,000
  • Charges - Other: $32,448,000
    Other: $28,251,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
    Regular Highways: $502,000
    Parks and Recreation: $373,000
    Parks and Recreation: $361,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,303,000
    Regular Highways: $17,187,000
    Health - Other: $3,610,000
    Health - Other: $906,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $49,020,000
    Police Protection: $46,009,000
    Health - Other: $43,209,000
    Health - Other: $38,932,000
    Regular Highways: $35,642,000
    Financial Administration: $34,222,000
    Financial Administration: $32,164,000
    Regular Highways: $30,500,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,974,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,331,000
    General - Other: $10,084,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,294,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,064,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,806,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,854,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,744,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,486,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,055,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,663,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,602,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,410,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,712,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,591,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,560,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,402,000
    Local Fire Protection: $308,000
    Local Fire Protection: $285,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $14,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,899,000
    Other: $4,569,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,759,000
    Public Welfare: $2,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,369,000
    Public Welfare: $733,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,761,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,508,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,551,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,890,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,629,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,326,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,925,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,965,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,303,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,936,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,822,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,352,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $946,000
    Sale of Property: $875,000
    Interest Earnings: $847,000
    Rents: $443,000
    Rents: $397,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $32,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $467,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Regular Highways: $233,000
    Regular Highways: $93,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $88,000
    Corrections - Other: $88,000
    General Public Building: $69,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Financial Administration: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $267,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $188,928,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,687,000
    Highways: $10,318,000
    Highways: $8,272,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,380,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,422,000
    Public Welfare: $916,000
    Public Welfare: $728,000
    General Local Government Support: $58,000
    Other: $53,000
    General Local Government Support: $53,000
  • Tax - Property: $92,612,000
    Property: $87,427,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $67,543,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $59,524,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,975,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,665,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,840,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,806,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,550,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,537,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,307,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,263,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $403,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $233,000
    Other: $197,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $35,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $28,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $123,793,000
    : $92,967,000

Mobile County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,883,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,703,000
  • Charges - Other: $32,448,000
    Other: $28,251,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
    Regular Highways: $502,000
    Parks and Recreation: $373,000
    Parks and Recreation: $361,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,303,000
    Regular Highways: $17,187,000
    Health - Other: $3,610,000
    Health - Other: $906,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $49,020,000
    Police Protection: $46,009,000
    Health - Other: $43,209,000
    Health - Other: $38,932,000
    Regular Highways: $35,642,000
    Financial Administration: $34,222,000
    Financial Administration: $32,164,000
    Regular Highways: $30,500,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,974,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,331,000
    General - Other: $10,084,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,294,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,064,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,806,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,854,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,744,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,486,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,055,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,663,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,602,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,410,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,712,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,591,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,560,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,402,000
    Local Fire Protection: $308,000
    Local Fire Protection: $285,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $14,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,899,000
    Other: $4,569,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,759,000
    Public Welfare: $2,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,369,000
    Public Welfare: $733,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,761,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,508,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,551,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,890,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,629,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,326,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,925,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,965,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,303,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,936,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,822,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,352,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $946,000
    Sale of Property: $875,000
    Interest Earnings: $847,000
    Rents: $443,000
    Rents: $397,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $32,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $467,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Regular Highways: $233,000
    Regular Highways: $93,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $88,000
    Corrections - Other: $88,000
    General Public Building: $69,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Financial Administration: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $267,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $188,928,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,687,000
    Highways: $10,318,000
    Highways: $8,272,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,380,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,422,000
    Public Welfare: $916,000
    Public Welfare: $728,000
    General Local Government Support: $58,000
    Other: $53,000
    General Local Government Support: $53,000
  • Tax - Property: $92,612,000
    Property: $87,427,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $67,543,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $59,524,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,975,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,665,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,840,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,806,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,550,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,537,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,307,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,263,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $403,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $233,000
    Other: $197,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $35,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $28,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $123,793,000
    : $92,967,000

Mobile County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,883,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,703,000
  • Charges - Other: $32,448,000
    Other: $28,251,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
    Regular Highways: $502,000
    Parks and Recreation: $373,000
    Parks and Recreation: $361,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,303,000
    Regular Highways: $17,187,000
    Health - Other: $3,610,000
    Health - Other: $906,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $49,020,000
    Police Protection: $46,009,000
    Health - Other: $43,209,000
    Health - Other: $38,932,000
    Regular Highways: $35,642,000
    Financial Administration: $34,222,000
    Financial Administration: $32,164,000
    Regular Highways: $30,500,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,974,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,331,000
    General - Other: $10,084,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,294,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,064,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,806,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,854,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,744,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,486,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,055,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,663,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,602,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,410,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,712,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,591,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,560,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,402,000
    Local Fire Protection: $308,000
    Local Fire Protection: $285,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $14,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,899,000
    Other: $4,569,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,759,000
    Public Welfare: $2,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,369,000
    Public Welfare: $733,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,761,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,508,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,551,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,890,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,629,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,326,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,925,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,965,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,303,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,936,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,822,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,352,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $946,000
    Sale of Property: $875,000
    Interest Earnings: $847,000
    Rents: $443,000
    Rents: $397,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $32,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $467,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Regular Highways: $233,000
    Regular Highways: $93,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $88,000
    Corrections - Other: $88,000
    General Public Building: $69,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Financial Administration: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $267,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $188,928,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,687,000
    Highways: $10,318,000
    Highways: $8,272,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,380,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,422,000
    Public Welfare: $916,000
    Public Welfare: $728,000
    General Local Government Support: $58,000
    Other: $53,000
    General Local Government Support: $53,000
  • Tax - Property: $92,612,000
    Property: $87,427,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $67,543,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $59,524,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,975,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,665,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,840,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,806,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,550,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,537,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,307,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,263,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $403,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $233,000
    Other: $197,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $35,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $28,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $123,793,000
    : $92,967,000

Mobile County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,883,000
    Cash and Securities: $40,703,000
  • Charges - Other: $32,448,000
    Other: $28,251,000
    Regular Highways: $516,000
    Regular Highways: $502,000
    Parks and Recreation: $373,000
    Parks and Recreation: $361,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
    Solid Waste Management: $37,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $17,303,000
    Regular Highways: $17,187,000
    Health - Other: $3,610,000
    Health - Other: $906,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $49,020,000
    Police Protection: $46,009,000
    Health - Other: $43,209,000
    Health - Other: $38,932,000
    Regular Highways: $35,642,000
    Financial Administration: $34,222,000
    Financial Administration: $32,164,000
    Regular Highways: $30,500,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,974,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,552,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,331,000
    General - Other: $10,084,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,887,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,294,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,064,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,242,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,806,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,854,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,744,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,486,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,055,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,663,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,602,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,410,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,712,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,652,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,591,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,560,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,402,000
    Local Fire Protection: $308,000
    Local Fire Protection: $285,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $14,484,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,899,000
    Other: $4,569,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,759,000
    Public Welfare: $2,352,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,369,000
    Public Welfare: $733,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,761,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,508,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,551,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $164,890,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,629,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $141,326,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $125,925,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,965,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,303,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,936,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,822,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,352,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $946,000
    Sale of Property: $875,000
    Interest Earnings: $847,000
    Rents: $443,000
    Rents: $397,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $32,000
    Sale of Property: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $467,000
    Police Protection: $448,000
    Regular Highways: $233,000
    Regular Highways: $93,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $88,000
    Corrections - Other: $88,000
    General Public Building: $69,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Financial Administration: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $33,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $267,641,000
    Cash and Securities: $188,928,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,687,000
    Highways: $10,318,000
    Highways: $8,272,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,380,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,422,000
    Public Welfare: $916,000
    Public Welfare: $728,000
    General Local Government Support: $58,000
    Other: $53,000
    General Local Government Support: $53,000
  • Tax - Property: $92,612,000
    Property: $87,427,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $67,543,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $59,524,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,975,000
    Tobacco Products Sales: $4,665,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,840,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,806,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,550,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,537,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,307,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,263,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $403,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $233,000
    Other: $197,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $35,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $28,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $123,793,000
    : $92,967,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 13,711
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,274
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 12,437
  • Number of recipients under 18: 2,373
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 8,765
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 2,573
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 4,844
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 6,082
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 113 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,984$131,5301,165$152,6586,012$150,957368$47,95716$1,790,500600$115,397163$36,945
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED86$113,186117$115,744539$140,78853$70,9060$035$127,51489$45,528
APPLICATIONS DENIED326$123,822362$90,0612,838$136,241488$42,9241$2,185,000238$92,870209$45,014
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN269$128,335180$137,4721,964$147,511101$85,7430$0120$124,30831$69,129
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS91$119,20971$133,620688$145,46156$72,4820$046$96,82618$64,056
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 83 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED214$188,766214$183,9256$203,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED55$214,50987$191,7823$87,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED30$211,83349$176,7351$45,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN20$205,80023$165,8265$160,400
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$111,14314$188,2866$91,833
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Mobile, AL
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Mobile, AL - Value
Most common first names in Mobile County, AL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary2,57877.6 years
James2,56270.6 years
John2,30072.8 years
William2,16272.7 years
Robert1,50470.1 years
Willie1,35172.1 years
George1,13873.1 years
Charles1,12169.5 years
Annie95678.3 years
Joseph90971.6 years
Most common last names in Mobile County, AL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams1,51872.7 years
Smith1,36473.7 years
Johnson1,04271.6 years
Jones97472.5 years
Davis86773.6 years
Brown70972.0 years
Jackson68672.0 years
Harris52473.4 years
Robinson52273.0 years
Moore51472.3 years
Businesses in Mobile County, AL
NameCountNameCount
AMF Bowling3Kohl's1
AT&T9La Quinta3
Abercrombie & Fitch1La-Z-Boy1
Abercrombie Kids1Lane Bryant1
Academy Sports + Outdoors2Lane Furniture7
Ace Hardware5LensCrafters2
Advance Auto Parts12Little Caesars Pizza7
Aeropostale1Lowe's3
American Eagle Outfitters1Marriott7
Ann Taylor1Marshalls1
Applebee's2MasterBrand Cabinets5
Arby's7Mazda1
Ashley Furniture1McDonald's28
Audi1Men's Wearhouse3
AutoZone12Microtel1
BMW1Motel 62
Baskin-Robbins2Motherhood Maternity1
Bath & Body Works1New Balance7
Baymont Inn2New York & Co1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Nike15
Best Western3Nissan1
Blockbuster7Office Depot2
Budget Car Rental1OfficeMax2
Buffalo Wild Wings1Old Navy1
Burger King11Olive Garden1
CVS16Outback1
Cache1Outback Steakhouse1
Catherines1Pac Sun1
Charlotte Russe1Panera Bread2
Chevrolet2Papa John's Pizza4
Chick-Fil-A3Payless5
Chuck E. Cheese's1Penske4
Church's Chicken12PetSmart1
Cinnabon 1Pier 1 Imports1
Circle K18Pizza Hut11
Coldwater Creek1Popeyes6
Comfort Inn1Quality3
Comfort Suites3Quiznos4
Cracker Barrel2RadioShack6
Curves4Red Lobster1
DHL2Red Roof Inn2
Dairy Queen1Rite Aid17
Days Inn3Rodeway Inn2
Decora Cabinetry3Rooms To Go2
Dennys1Ruby Tuesday5
Domino's Pizza6Rue211
DressBarn1Ryan's Grill1
Dressbarn1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Econo Lodge3SAS Shoes2
Express1SONIC Drive-In7
Extended Stay America1Sam's Club1
FedEx60Sears4
Finish Line1Sephora1
Firestone Complete Auto Care5Spencer Gifts1
Foot Locker1Sprint Nextel2
Ford2Staples1
Forever 211Starbucks8
GNC9Steak 'n Shake2
GameStop8Subaru1
Gap1Subway38
Goodwill4Super 82
Gymboree1T-Mobile17
H&R Block7T.G.I. Driday's1
Hardee's9T.J.Maxx1
Havertys Furniture1Taco Bell8
Haworth1Talbots1
Hilton5Target2
Hobby Lobby1The Limited1
Holiday Inn5The Room Place1
Hollister Co.1Toyota2
Home Depot2Toys"R"Us2
Honda1True Value1
Hot Topic1U-Haul28
Hyundai1UPS61
IHOP2Vans2
InTown Suites2Verizon Wireless3
J. Jill1Victoria's Secret1
JCPenney1Volkswagen1
JoS. A. Bank1Waffle House20
Jones New York3Walgreens10
Journeys1Walmart8
Justice1Wingate2
KFC6World Gym1
Kincaid2YMCA4

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  • #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
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