Median household income (1999): $36,136
Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,748
| This zip code |  $35,748 | | Alabama: |  $36,879 |
Nearest zip codes: 36693, 36608, 36606, 36618, 36607, 36695.
Housing units in zip code 36609 with a mortgage: 3,507 (310 second mortgage, 369 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,276
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $817
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $270
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 16.0% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Neon Palace- The (Arcades & Amusements; 3985 Cottage Hill Road), Springdale Travel (Tours & Charters; 1087 Downtowner Boulevard Suite 500).
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 153
- 1995 to 1998: 614
- 1990 to 1994: 696
- 1980 to 1989: 2,021
- 1970 to 1979: 4,696
- 1960 to 1969: 1,696
- 1950 to 1959: 983
- 1940 to 1949: 255
- 1939 or earlier: 118
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mobile, AL (36609):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 64
- 2 bedrooms: 520
- 3 bedrooms: 3,092
- 4 bedrooms: 1,320
- 5 or more bedrooms: 150
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 250
- 1 bedrooms: 1,961
- 2 bedrooms: 1,785
- 3 bedrooms: 933
- 4 bedrooms: 135
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 36609 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 149
- 1 vehicle: 1,591
- 2 vehicles: 2,396
- 3 vehicles: 804
- 4 vehicles: 137
- 5 or more vehicles: 69
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 574
- 1 vehicle: 2,725
- 2 vehicles: 1,568
- 3 vehicles: 169
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 36609:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 14
- $25,000 to $29,999: 11
- $30,000 to $34,999: 27
- $35,000 to $39,999: 48
- $40,000 to $49,999: 75
- $50,000 to $59,999: 392
- $60,000 to $69,999: 499
- $70,000 to $79,999: 605
- $80,000 to $89,999: 505
- $90,000 to $99,999: 537
- $100,000 to $124,999: 852
- $125,000 to $149,999: 523
- $150,000 to $174,999: 299
- $175,000 to $199,999: 131
- $200,000 to $249,999: 141
- $250,000 to $299,999: 70
- $300,000 to $399,999: 21
- $400,000 to $499,999: 14
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 36609:
- Less than $100: 205
- $100 to $149: 100
- $150 to $199: 67
- $200 to $249: 112
- $250 to $299: 34
- $300 to $349: 257
- $350 to $399: 890
- $400 to $449: 809
- $450 to $499: 846
- $500 to $549: 466
- $550 to $599: 479
- $600 to $649: 211
- $650 to $699: 54
- $700 to $749: 88
- $750 to $799: 56
- $800 to $899: 42
- $1,000 to $1,249: 39
- $1,250 to $1,499: 42
- $2,000 or more: 19
- No cash rent: 248
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,268
- Black or African American householders: $94,707
- Asian householders: $104,842
- Some other race householders: $135,727
- Two or more races householders: $128,850
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $113,649
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,875
- One, attached: 162
- Two: 162
- 3 or 4: 695
- 5 to 9: 1,392
- 10 to 19: 1,129
- 20 to 49: 408
- 50 or more: 1,367
- Mobile homes: 42
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,547 (85%)
- Carpooled: 1,348 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
- Walked: 134 (1%)
- Other means: 95 (1%)
- Worked at home: 136 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 240
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1224
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1795
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2631
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2046
- 25 to 29 minutes: 686
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1298
- 35 to 39 minutes: 212
- 40 to 44 minutes: 120
- 45 to 59 minutes: 556
- 60 to 89 minutes: 152
- 90 or more minutes: 188
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 23,584
- In family households: 18,703 (4,391 male householders, 1,877 female householders)
4,362 spouses, 6,855 children (6,314 natural, 212 adopted, 329 stepchildren), 368 grandchildren, 264 brothers or sisters, 127 parents, 255 other relatives, 204 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,881 (1,742 male householders (1,424 living alone)), 2,288 female householders (1,889 living alone)), 851 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 27 (21 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,884 2-persons, 1,489 3-persons, 1,172 4-persons, 491 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 103 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,313 1-person, 624 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
3,457 married couples with children.
2,130 single-parent households (213 men, 1,917 women).
90.6% of residents of 36609 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 15% well, 17% not well, 3% not at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 26% well, 5% not well).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% very well, 28% well, 25% not well, 12% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (54% very well, 39% well, 7% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,611 (6.7%)
(38.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam (28%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Poland (5%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Iraq (4%)
- Korea (4%)
- Canada (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 615
- 1990 to 1994: 347
- 1985 to 1989: 198
- 1980 to 1984: 84
- 1975 to 1979: 157
- 1970 to 1974: 57
- 1970 to 1974: 36
- 1965 to 1969: 117
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 7555
- United States or American: 2162
- English: 1560
- German: 1472
- Irish: 1446
- Scotch-Irish: 514
- Italian: 480
- Scottish: 315
- Subsaharan African:: 275
- Arab:: 263
- French (except Basque): 261
- European: 202
- African: 164
- Polish: 133
- Russian: 100
- British: 92
- Lebanese: 84
- French Canadian: 84
- Ethiopian: 79
- Swedish: 78
- Welsh: 77
- Norwegian: 72
- Croatian: 61
- Yugoslavian: 55
- Greek: 54
- Palestinian: 52
- Arab/Arabic: 49
- Egyptian: 40
- Ukrainian: 36
- Iranian: 35
- Dutch: 35
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34
- Romanian: 32
- Other Arab: 29
- Hungarian: 27
- Canadian: 27
- Swiss: 27
- Finnish: 26
- Belgian: 24
- Austrian: 24
- Slovak: 23
- Czech: 22
- Ghanian: 20
- Northern European: 18
- Danish: 13
- Pennsylvania German: 12
- Nigerian: 12
- British West Indian: 12
- Scandinavian: 11
- Iraqi: 9
- Bermudan: 9
- Jamaican: 8
- Australian: 6
- Celtic: 6
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $83,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (54%)
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14446
- Northeast: 842
- Midwest: 1257
- South: 4590
- West: 631
48% of the 36609 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Alabama.
Population in 1990: 23,687. Population change in the 1990s: +195 (+0.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 684
| Here: | 25.6% | | Alabama: | 10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 250
| Here: | 23.2% | | Alabama: | 10.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 233
| Here: | 14.1% | | Alabama: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Finance and Insurance: Claims Adjusting (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 6 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (500-999: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (500-999: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 2, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 12, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Information: Software Publishers (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in nursing homes
- 2 people in other group homes
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