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Mobile, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,800 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
Mobile:

$178,800
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,100 - $290,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $231,980
Here:

$231,980
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $214,325
Here:

$214,325
State:

$222,857

In 2-unit structures: $62,841
Here:

$62,841
State:

$191,282

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,776
Here:

$123,776
State:

$194,388

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $344,925
Here:

$344,925
State:

$307,073

Mobile homes: $99,922
Here:

$99,922
State:

$77,780

Total population: 194,675 (All urban)

Houses: 89,855 (77,479 occupied: 41,742 owner occupied, 35,737 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

46%
State:

30%

Housing density: 762 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $101,696.

Median contract rent in 2022: $763 (lower quartile is $568, upper quartile is $896)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,285


Median gross rent in Mobile, AL in 2022: $943

Housing units in Mobile with a mortgage: 25,121 (2,787 second mortgage, 234 home equity loan, 2,265 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 702

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $90,140

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $57,659

Median monthly housing costs: $945

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Mobile, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1973

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 183,282
  • Male householders: 31,339 (12,807 living alone), Female householders: 46,140 (17,685 living alone)
  • 25,561 spouses (25,199 opposite-sex spouses), 4,550 unmarried partners, (4,025 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 50,731 children (47,204 natural, 2,186 adopted, 1,341 stepchildren), 5,765 grandchildren, 3,026 brothers or sisters, 1,596 parents, 96 foster children, 4,497 other relatives, 3,446 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,535

Size of family households: 19,636 2-persons, 11,781 3-persons, 7,806 4-persons, 2,219 5-persons, 617 6-persons, 218 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 30,492 1-person, 4,335 2-persons, 340 3-persons, 35 4-persons.

15,387 married couples with children.
18,454 single-parent households (1,696 men, 16,758 women).

95.0% of residents of Mobile speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 7,564 (4.1%)
(52.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mobile, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mobile, Alabama
  • 111no bedroom
  • 2671 bedroom
  • 4,9172 bedrooms
  • 23,0483 bedrooms
  • 11,1104 bedrooms
  • 2,2895+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile, Alabama
  • 2,124no bedroom
  • 7,6431 bedroom
  • 13,7822 bedrooms
  • 10,7643 bedrooms
  • 1,4244 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 864no vehicle
  • 12,3061 vehicle
  • 18,8382 vehicles
  • 6,7913 vehicles
  • 2,2374 vehicles
  • 7065+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mobile in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,998no vehicle
  • 20,1021 vehicle
  • 8,2592 vehicles
  • 1,7443 vehicles
  • 4694 vehicles
  • 1655+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mobile, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mobile, Alabama
  • 1111 room
  • 242 rooms
  • 2583 rooms
  • 1,7324 rooms
  • 6,2365 rooms
  • 10,5596 rooms
  • 7,9397 rooms
  • 6,0398 rooms
  • 8,8449+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mobile, Alabama
  • 2,1241 room
  • 8872 rooms
  • 5,9923 rooms
  • 9,1054 rooms
  • 9,0265 rooms
  • 5,6616 rooms
  • 2,1757 rooms
  • 4368 rooms
  • 3319+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Mobile city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Mobile, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Mobile, AL in 2022
  • 7,391Less than $10,000
  • 9,475$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9,095$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,509$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,230$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5,391$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7,255$60,000 to $74,999
  • 7,478$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,550$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,110$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,207$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,788$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Mobile, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Mobile, AL in 2022
  • 224Less than $10,000
  • 88$10,000 to $14,999
  • 103$15,000 to $19,999
  • 391$20,000 to $24,999
  • 315$25,000 to $29,999
  • 222$30,000 to $34,999
  • 209$35,000 to $39,999
  • 1,066$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,523$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,221$60,000 to $69,999
  • 2,173$70,000 to $79,999
  • 1,138$80,000 to $89,999
  • 1,459$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,617$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,933$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,634$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,606$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,316$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,565$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,789$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,071$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,062$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,317$750,000 to $999,999
  • 224$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 374$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 102$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Mobile, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mobile, AL in 2022
  • 696Less than $100
  • 1,130$100 to $149
  • 809$150 to $199
  • 450$200 to $249
  • 575$250 to $299
  • 489$300 to $349
  • 750$350 to $399
  • 617$400 to $449
  • 1,177$450 to $499
  • 819$500 to $549
  • 1,886$550 to $599
  • 1,414$600 to $649
  • 1,980$650 to $699
  • 2,556$700 to $749
  • 4,061$750 to $799
  • 5,423$800 to $899
  • 2,774$900 to $999
  • 3,538$1,000 to $1,249
  • 758$1,250 to $1,499
  • 517$1,500 to $1,999
  • 86$2,000 to $2,499
  • 329$3,500 or more
  • 2,903No cash rent
Work and jobs in Mobile: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 7,327 (8.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,102
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,016
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 10,629
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 19,041
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 12,705
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,978
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 10,576
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,188
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,675
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,510
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,939
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,925
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Mobile

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 113,730 (85.4%)
  • Carpooled: 9,077 (6.8%)
  • Bus: 324 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 19 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,013 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 31 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 1,522 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 6,738 (5.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.4%Males
  • 9.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 2.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mobile, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Mobile, Alabama
  • 3,0852010 or later
  • 1,7582000 to 2009
  • 8831990 to 1999
  • 9061980 to 1989
  • 7421970 to 1979
  • 879Before 1970
Ancestries in Mobile, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 8,097 (7.6%)
  • American: 5,231 (4.9%)
  • Irish: 4,697 (4.4%)
  • German: 3,204 (3.0%)
  • African: 1,573 (1.5%)
  • European: 1,215 (1.1%)
  • Italian: 1,162 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 1,100 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 878 (0.8%)
  • French: 553 (0.5%)
  • British: 390 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 285 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 269 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 242 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 187 (0.2%)
  • Polish: 183 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 175 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 147 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 146 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 126 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 115 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 107 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 106 (0.10%)
  • Egyptian: 102 (0.10%)
  • Austrian: 102 (0.10%)
  • West Indian: 90 (0.08%)
  • Nigerian: 77 (0.07%)
  • Iraqi: 66 (0.06%)
  • Eastern European: 59 (0.06%)
  • Hungarian: 58 (0.05%)
  • Syrian: 56 (0.05%)
  • Ukrainian: 50 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 48 (0.05%)
  • Cajun: 47 (0.04%)
  • Northern European: 36 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 33 (0.03%)
  • Danish: 28 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 25 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 21 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 20 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 19 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 17 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 16 (0.02%)
  • Canadian: 16 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 15 (0.01%)
  • Armenian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 12 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 12 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Portuguese: 10 (0.01%)
  • Zimbabwean: 7 (0.01%)
  • British West Indian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Jordanian: 7 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam
Mobile:

10.7% (735)
Alabama:

3.6% (6,414)

Philippines
Mobile:

6.1% (416)
Alabama:

2.9% (5,154)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Mobile:

6.0% (412)
Alabama:

4.6% (8,075)

Guatemala
Mobile:

5.8% (397)
Alabama:

8.6% (15,159)

Dominican Republic
Mobile:

5.0% (342)
Alabama:

0.7% (1,182)

India
Mobile:

4.2% (287)
Alabama:

5.5% (9,672)

Mexico
Mobile:

3.4% (234)
Alabama:

26.4% (46,832)

Tanzania
Mobile:

3.4% (233)
Alabama:

0.1% (244)

Germany
Mobile:

2.9% (200)
Alabama:

3.9% (6,831)

Congo
Mobile:

2.8% (194)
Alabama:

0.1% (265)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Mobile:

2.7% (185)
Alabama:

0.1% (248)

Nicaragua
Mobile:

2.5% (173)
Alabama:

0.3% (444)

Pakistan
Mobile:

2.5% (171)
Alabama:

1.1% (2,005)

Taiwan
Mobile:

2.4% (165)
Alabama:

0.7% (1,221)

Chile
Mobile:

1.9% (131)
Alabama:

0.4% (630)

England
Mobile:

1.9% (130)
Alabama:

1.1% (1,877)

Jamaica
Mobile:

1.9% (129)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,382)

El Salvador
Mobile:

1.8% (121)
Alabama:

1.7% (3,005)

Honduras
Mobile:

1.5% (104)
Alabama:

1.9% (3,447)

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

  • This state: 137,602
  • Other state: 36,807
  • Northeast: 3,586
  • Midwest: 7,672
  • South: 22,901
  • West: 2,648

88.3% of Mobile residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39.9% lived in Alabama.


Mobile:

88.3%
State average:

87.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 967
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 132
  • 5th and 6th grade: 225
  • 7th and 8th grade: 178
  • 9th grade: 839
  • 10th grade: 949
  • 11th grade: 959
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,202
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,204
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,346
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,433
  • Associate degree: 4,255
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,161
  • Master's degree: 3,938
  • Professional school degree: 1,539
  • Doctorate degree: 652
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 850
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 65
  • 5th and 6th grade: 227
  • 7th and 8th grade: 235
  • 9th grade: 906
  • 10th grade: 1,418
  • 11th grade: 1,223
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 993
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 19,563
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,103
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,895
  • Associate degree: 7,922
  • Bachelor's degree: 13,312
  • Master's degree: 6,091
  • Professional school degree: 966
  • Doctorate degree: 494
Educational Attainment for Females
Mobile marital status for males
Mobile marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 61,195
  • One, attached: 1,175
  • Two: 1,710
  • 3 or 4: 3,951
  • 5 to 9: 6,389
  • 10 to 19: 8,283
  • 20 to 49: 2,243
  • 50 or more: 3,823
  • Mobile homes: 950
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 136

Median worth of mobile homes: $135,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 6.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 7.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Mobile
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mobile, AL
  • 58.8%Utility gas
  • 39.4%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mobile, AL
  • 73.3%Electricity
  • 24.5%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,857
Here:

15.4%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,394
Here:

32.5%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,840
Here:

17.7%
Alabama:

14.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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
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