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Population in 2021: 184,952 (99% urban, 1% rural).
Population change since 2000: -7.0%
 
Males: 88,073  (47.6%)
Females: 96,879  (52.4%)
Median resident age:

37.8 years
Alabama median age:

39.8 years

Zip codes: 36575, 36602, 36603, 36604, 36605, 36606, 36607, 36608, 36609, 36613, 36615, 36617, 36618, 36619, 36688, 36693, 36695.

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Estimated median household income in 2021: $43,786 (it was $31,445 in 2000)
Mobile:

$43,786
AL:

$53,913

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $28,706 (it was $18,072 in 2000)

Mobile city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $158,200 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
Mobile:

$158,200
AL:

$172,800

Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $206,375; detached houses: $207,085; townhouses or other attached units: $226,950; in 2-unit structures: $45,114; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $220,201; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,513; mobile homes: $98,232

Median gross rent in 2021: $932.

March 2022 cost of living index in Mobile: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 21.9%
(11.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.3% for Black residents, 14.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.2% for American Indian residents, 17.7% for other race residents, 16.7% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Mobile, AL (2021)
    • 97,80552.4%Black alone
    • 74,62340.0%White alone
    • 5,0652.7%Two or more races
    • 5,0512.7%Hispanic
    • 3,8012.0%Asian alone
    • 5740.3%Other race alone
    • 2760.1%American Indian alone
    • 380.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

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According to our research of Alabama and other state lists, there were 466 registered sex offenders living in Mobile, Alabama as of September 30, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Mobile is 416 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.


Crime rates in Mobile by year

Type

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2018

2020
Murders
(per 100,000)		38
(15.0)		42
(16.7)		24
(9.7)		25
(10.0)		30
(11.9)		32
(12.7)		29
(11.6)		31
(12.4)		24
(9.6)		44
(17.6)		50
(20.1)		26
(10.6)		9
(3.7)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		23
(9.1)		27
(10.8)		37
(15.0)		59
(23.5)		48
(19.1)		45
(17.9)		88
(35.1)		136
(54.3)		116
(46.3)		89
(35.6)		142
(57.2)		168
(68.4)		43
(17.6)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		750
(295.5)		875
(348.5)		857
(348.1)		653
(260.0)		637
(252.9)		460
(182.9)		459
(183.2)		428
(170.8)		402
(160.6)		438
(175.3)		440
(177.1)		378
(154.0)		49
(20.1)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		333
(131.2)		260
(103.6)		1,076
(437.1)		965
(384.3)		904
(358.9)		777
(308.9)		965
(385.1)		893
(356.3)		987
(394.3)		1,138
(455.3)		1,207
(485.8)		1,041
(424.1)		236
(96.8)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		3,650
(1,438)		3,305
(1,317)		3,716
(1,510)		3,873
(1,542)		4,058
(1,611)		2,796
(1,112)		3,207
(1,280)		2,847
(1,136)		2,208
(882.0)		2,628
(1,052)		3,023
(1,217)		2,568
(1,046)		409
(167.7)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		9,361
(3,688)		9,470
(3,772)		9,457
(3,842)		9,279
(3,695)		8,891
(3,530)		8,755
(3,481)		9,123
(3,641)		8,225
(3,281)		7,977
(3,186)		8,261
(3,305)		9,267
(3,730)		8,442
(3,439)		1,647
(675.3)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		1,125
(443.2)		1,071
(426.6)		950
(385.9)		1,027
(409.0)		701
(278.3)		552
(219.5)		681
(271.8)		531
(211.8)		609
(243.3)		880
(352.1)		1,259
(506.8)		1,084
(441.6)		227
(93.1)
Arson
(per 100,000)		134
(52.8)		116
(46.2)		91
(37.0)		11
(4.4)		23
(9.1)		2
(0.8)		66
(26.3)		120
(47.9)		31
(12.4)		48
(19.2)		57
(22.9)		55
(22.4)		0
(0.0)
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City-data.com crime index in Mobile, AL

Crime rate in Mobile detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 601 (459 officers - 412 male; 47 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.89
Alabama average:

2.40
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Ancestries: American (6.6%), English (5.2%), Irish (3.6%), German (2.6%), African (1.4%), European (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1814

Elevation: 16 feet

Land area: 117.9 square miles.

Population density: 1,569 people per square mile   (low).

Mobile, Alabama map

6,434 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.9% Latin America, 0.4% Europe, 0.4% Africa).

This city:

3.4%
Alabama:

3.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $975 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $682 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (126.6 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (439.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities:

Prichard, AL (2.2 miles ),
Chickasaw, AL (2.5 miles ),
Tanner-Williams, AL (2.7 miles ),
Tillmans Corner, AL (3.0 miles ),
Theodore, AL (3.2 miles ),
Saraland, AL (3.2 miles ),
Spanish Fort, AL (3.3 miles ),
Satsuma, AL (3.5 miles )

Latitude: 30.68 N, Longitude: 88.10 W

Mobile nicknames or aliases (official or unofficial): The Azalea City, The City of Six Flags, The Home of Mardi Gras

Daytime population change due to commuting: +53,159 (+28.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 63,524 (80.6%)

Area code: 251

Distribution of median household income in Mobile, AL in 2021
Distribution of house value in Mobile, AL in 2021

Mobile satellite photo by USGS

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 99 buildings, average cost: $228,800
  • 2020: 119 buildings, average cost: $180,600
  • 2019: 133 buildings, average cost: $206,100
  • 2018: 106 buildings, average cost: $224,200
  • 2017: 114 buildings, average cost: $193,400
  • 2016: 92 buildings, average cost: $207,800
  • 2015: 70 buildings, average cost: $264,300
  • 2014: 109 buildings, average cost: $204,000
  • 2013: 84 buildings, average cost: $211,900
  • 2012: 106 buildings, average cost: $217,600
  • 2011: 120 buildings, average cost: $202,200
  • 2010: 155 buildings, average cost: $182,700
  • 2009: 187 buildings, average cost: $194,800
  • 2008: 248 buildings, average cost: $219,500
  • 2007: 266 buildings, average cost: $216,300
  • 2006: 370 buildings, average cost: $194,400
  • 2005: 212 buildings, average cost: $261,800
  • 2004: 191 buildings, average cost: $224,500
  • 2003: 234 buildings, average cost: $150,800
  • 2002: 245 buildings, average cost: $133,700
  • 2001: 302 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 2000: 288 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 1999: 284 buildings, average cost: $88,200
  • 1998: 307 buildings, average cost: $79,800
  • 1997: 287 buildings, average cost: $81,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Mobile, AL residents
Average permit cost in Mobile, AL
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

2.6%
Alabama:

1.9%
Unemployment by year
Historical population in Mobile, AL
Historical housing units in Mobile, AL

Population change in the 1990s: +644 (+0.3%).
Most common industries in Mobile, AL (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2021
  • Health care (15.2%)
  • Accommodation & food services (10.0%)
  • Educational services (9.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (6.3%)
  • Construction (4.9%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.4%)
  • Finance & insurance (4.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2021
  • Construction (9.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (7.3%)
  • Health care (6.4%)
  • Educational services (5.5%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.2%)
  • Transportation equipment (4.0%)
Most common industries for females in 2021
  • Health care (23.3%)
  • Educational services (12.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (11.9%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
  • Finance & insurance (4.7%)
  • Social assistance (4.6%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
Most common occupations in Mobile, AL (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2021
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.2%)
  • Cashiers (3.7%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3.3%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (2.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (2.6%)
Most common occupations for males in 2021
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3.5%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
Most common occupations for females in 2021
  • Cashiers (5.7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4.3%)
  • Registered nurses (4.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)

Average climate in Mobile, Alabama

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Mobile, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO SO2 Ozone PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 65.8. This is about average.

City:

65.8
U.S.:

74.2
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2003 was 0.329. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.329
U.S.:

0.267
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.487. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.487
U.S.:

1.789
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 24.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

24.6
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 7.99. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.99
U.S.:

8.46
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2003 was 0.00337. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00337
U.S.:

0.00984

Tornado activity:

Mobile-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1950, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the Mobile city center injured 15 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 11/3/1968, a category F3 tornado 6.3 miles away from the city center injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Mobile-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 58.1 miles away from Mobile 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 319.2 miles away from Mobile 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 195.0 miles away from Mobile center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 136.6 miles away from Mobile center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 197.3 miles away from Mobile 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 59.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

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).
Mobile topographic map

Main business address for: COMPUTER PROGRAMS & SYSTEMS INC (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES), ENERGYSOUTH INC (NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION), INTEGRITY MEDIA INC (PHONOGRAPH RECORDS & PRERECORDED AUDIO TAPES & DISKS).

Hospitals in Mobile:

  • BAYPOINTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (5800 SOUTHLAND DRIVE)
  • DESTINY HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE SPECIALTY SERVICES (3759 GOVERNMENT BLVD)
  • INFIRMARY HOSPICE CARE INC (2601 B EMOGENE STREET)
  • MERCY HOSPICE MOBILE (3712 DAUPHIN STREET)
  • MOBILE INFIRMARY (Voluntary non-profit - Private, 5 MOBILE INFIRMARY CIRCLE)
  • PROVIDENCE HOSPICE OF SETON HH SVCS (6051 AIRPORT BLVD)
  • PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (Voluntary non-profit - Church, 6801 AIRPORT BOULEVARD)
  • SOUTHERNCARE MOBILE (3100 COTTAGE HILL ROAD SUITE 112)
  • SPRINGHILL MEMORIAL HOSPICE (3719 DAUPHIN ST)
  • UNIV OF S AL CHILDREN'S & WOMEN'S HOS (Government - State, 1700 CENTER STREET)

Airports and heliports located in Mobile:

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Amtrak station:

MOBILE (11 GOVERNMENT ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Mobile:

  • University of South Alabama (Full-time enrollment: 13,228; Location: 307 N University Blvd; Public; Website: www.southalabama.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • Bishop State Community College (Full-time enrollment: 2,822; Location: 351 North Broad Street; Public; Website: www.bishop.edu)
  • University of Mobile (Full-time enrollment: 1,434; Location: 5735 College Parkway Drive; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.umobile.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • Spring Hill College (Full-time enrollment: 1,293; Location: 4000 Dauphin St; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.shc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • Remington College-Mobile Campus (Full-time enrollment: 793; Location: 828 Downtowner Loop W; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.remingtoncollege.edu/mobile-alabama-colleges-campus)
  • Fortis College-Mobile (Full-time enrollment: 654; Location: 3590 Pleasant Valley Rd; Private, for-profit; Website: www.fortiscollege.edu)
  • ITT Technical Institute-Mobile (Full-time enrollment: 618; Location: 3100 Cottage Hill Rd Bldg 3; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
  • Virginia College-Mobile (Full-time enrollment: 446; Location: 3725 Airport Blvd, Suite 165; Private, for-profit; Website: www.vc.edu)
  • Fortis College School of Cosmetology (Full-time enrollment: 226; Location: 300-F Azalea Rd; Private, for-profit; Website: www.fortiscollege.edu)
  • Blue Cliff Career College (Full-time enrollment: 100; Location: 2970 Cottage Hill Rd., Suite 175; Private, for-profit; Website: www.blue.edu)
  • Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound (Full-time enrollment: 49; Location: 2936 North McVay Drive; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ultrasound.edu)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Mobile:

  • James H Faulkner State Community College (about 23 miles; Bay Minette, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,703)
  • Columbia Southern University (about 37 miles; Orange Beach, AL; FT enrollment: 14,996)
  • The University of West Florida (about 54 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 10,240)
  • Pensacola State College (about 56 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 8,740)
  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (about 63 miles; Perkinston, MS; FT enrollment: 8,320)
  • William Carey University (about 83 miles; Hattiesburg, MS; FT enrollment: 3,510)
  • University of Southern Mississippi (about 86 miles; Hattiesburg, MS; FT enrollment: 14,294)

Biggest public high schools in Mobile:

Biggest private high schools in Mobile:

  • FAITH ACADEMY (Students: 1,918, Location: 8650 TANNER WILLIAMS RD, Grades: PK-12)
  • ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 1,339, Location: 161 DOGWOOD LN, Grades: PK-12)
  • UMS-WRIGHT PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 1,265, Location: 65 MOBILE ST, Grades: PK-12)
  • MCGILL-TOOLEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,138, Location: 1501 OLD SHELL RD, Grades: 9-12)
  • ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 687, Location: 3975 JAPONICA LN, Grades: PK-11)
  • MOBILE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 550, Location: 5900 COTTAGE HILL RD, Grades: PK-12)
  • COTTAGE HILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - WEST CAMPUS (Students: 232, Location: 7355 CREEKWOOD DR, Grades: 9-12)
  • THE LEARNING TREE (Students: 119, Location: 4979 LOTT RD, Grades: UG-12)
  • AL-IMAN ACADEMY OF MOBILE (Students: 85, Location: 63 EAST DR, Grades: PK-12)
  • MOBILE JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 23, Location: 1900 CODY RD S, Grades: KG-9)

Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Mobile:

Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Mobile:

  • ST IGNATIUS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 531, Location: 3650 SPRINGHILL AVE, Grades: PK-8)
  • CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL (Students: 527, Location: 6300 MCKENNA DR, Grades: KG-8)
  • ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 504, Location: 107 N LAFAYETTE ST, Grades: PK-8)
  • ST DOMINIC SCHOOL (Students: 504, Location: 4160 BURMA RD, Grades: PK-8)
  • KNOLLWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 465, Location: 1501 KNOLLWOOD DR, Grades: PK-8)
  • ST PIUS X SCHOOL (Students: 355, Location: 217 S SAGE AVE, Grades: PK-8)
  • COTTAGE HILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AT CHURCH CAMPUS (Students: 352, Location: 4255 COTTAGE HILL RD, Grades: PK-8)
  • COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 215, Location: 7150 HITT RD, Grades: PK-8)
  • GOVERNMENT STREET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 185, Location: 3401 GOVERNMENT BLVD, Grades: PK-8)
  • MOST PURE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL (Students: 169, Location: 310 SENGSTAK ST, Grades: PK-8)
See full list of schools located in Mobile

Library in Mobile:

  • MOBILE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,972,630; Location: 701 GOVERNMENT STREET; 539,695 books; 65,620 audio materials; 52,813 video materials; 10 local licensed databases; 81 state licensed databases; 884 print serial subscriptions)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • In addition to the public high schools on your list, you need to add the Alabama School of Math and Science, although it is a boarding school, it is considered a public high school, since it is state run, and students do not pay tuition. www.asms.net
  • St. Mary Catholic School (Students: 280; Location: 107 North Lafayette St.; Grades: PK - 8)
  • Please update the address for St. Luke's Episcopal School. Our new address is 3975 Japonica Lane Mobile, AL 36693 Thanks!!
  • Left out Jimmy Buffet in famous people growing up in Mobile section.

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Mobile: Gulf Fishing and Hunting Club (A), Mobile Country Club (B), Mobile Waterworks (C), Mobile Yacht Club (D), Square One Plaza (E), Linksman Golf Club (F), Mannings Marketplace (G), Wolf Ridge Plaza (H), Cottage Crest Shopping Village (I), Crichton Place Retail Center (J), Shoppes of Midtown (K), University of South Alabama Main Campus Tholos of Delphi Replica (L), University of South Alabama Main Campus Maintenance Garage (M), University of South Alabama Main Campus Central Utilities Plant (N), Spring Hill College Peace Garden (O), Spring Hill College Viragh South Parking Lot (P), Spring Hill College Toolen Parking Lot (Q), Spring Hill College Stewart Field Parking Lot (R), Spring Hill College Quinlan Parking Lot (S), Spring Hill College O'Leary Hall Parking Lot (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Plaza de Malaga Shopping Center (1), Hillwood Plaza Shopping Center (2), Hillcrest - Grelot Shopping Center (3), Town West Village Shopping Center (4), Forest Park Plaza Shopping Center (5), Saint Stephens Square Shopping Center (6), Carriage Town Square Shopping Center (7), K and B Shopping Center (8), Lloyd Place Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Main business address in Mobile include: COMPUTER PROGRAMS & SYSTEMS INC (A), ENERGYSOUTH INC (B), INTEGRITY MEDIA INC (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Mobile include: Mount Hebron Church (A), Nazarene Church (B), Saints Simon and Jude Church (C), Williams African Methodist Episcopal Zion Chapel (D), Texas Street African Methodist Episcopal Church (E), Stewart Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (F), Smith Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church (G), Saint Stephens African Methodist Episcopal Church (H), Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oaklawn Cemetery (1), Old Spring Hill Cemetery (2), Noel Cemetery (3), Little Magnolia Cemetery (4), Jewish Cemetery (5), Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Saint Austin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Duck Lake (A), McLean Lake (B), Bienville Reservoir (C), Spring Hill Lake (D), Saraland Reservoir (E), Municipal Park Lake Number One (F), Crystal Lake (G), Wragg Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stone Branch (A), Spring Creek (B), Spencer Branch (C), Shell Bayou (D), Second Creek (E), Robinson Bayou (F), Rattlesnake Bayou (G), Pretty Branch (H), Moore Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Mobile include: Baumhauer Park (1), Carver Park (2), Cottage Hill Park (3), Crestview Park (4), Demotropolis Park (5), Denton Park (6), Doyle Park (7), Fulton Ridge Park (8), Gorgas Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: National African American Archives (Museums; 564 Drive Martin L King Jr) (1), Fort Conde Museum (150 South Royal Street) (2), Oakleigh House Museum (350 Oakleigh Place) (3), Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Drive) (4), U S S Alabama Battleship Commission (Museums; 2703 Battleship Parkway) (5), Conde Charlotte Museum House (104 Theatre Street) (6), Gulf Coast Exploreum (Museums; 65 Government Street) (7), Mobile Botanical Gardens (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5151 Museum Drive) (8), Mobile City - Public Libraries- Branches and Bookmobile- West Regional Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5555 Grelot Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Taylor Motel (2598 Government Boulevard) (1), Scenic Motel (5308 Moffett Rd) (2), Extended Stay America - Mobile (508 Spring Hill Plaza Ct) (3), Budget Inn (555 Government Street) (4), Star Motel (1085 South Bessemer Avenue) (5), Hampton Inn Mobile-I-65/Airport Blvd (930 West I-65 Service Road South) (6), Days Inn (3650 Airport Blvd) (7), Econo Lodge (156 West I65 Service Road South) (8), TownePlace Suites Mobile (1075 Montlimar Drive) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: U S Government - Federal Courts- U S Pretrial Services (201 Saint Michael Street Suite 100) (1), Mobile County - Community Corrections Center- Mobile County Drug Court (111 Canal Street) (2), Chickasaw City - Clerk of Court (224 North Drive Martin L King Jr) (3), Mobile County - Community Corrections Center- Court Referral (111 Canal Street) (4), Mobile City - Municipal Court- North Tower (205 Government Street) (5), U S Government - Shulman William S Bankruptcy Judge- Federal Courts- U S District C (201 Saint Louis Street) (6), Master Cleaners-Office (4300 Midmost Drive Suite D) (7), Summerville Court (214 Upham) (8), Sessions Jeff Senator (41 West I65 Service Road North) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Birthplace of: Satchel Paige - Baseball player and coach, Paul Bearer - Professional wrestling manager, Alva Belmont - Suffragette, John Mitchell (American football coach) - Football player and coach, William March - Marine, Gregory Benford - Novelist, Vince Dooley - Football coach, Sanford Bishop - Politician, Hank Aaron - (1934-), baseball player, Bill Dooley - Football player and coach.

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Mobile and their reported violations in the past:

MOBILE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMM. (Population served: 305,850, Surface water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 21 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This city:

2.4 people
Alabama:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

61.7%
Whole state:

67.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

5.4%
Whole state:

4.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Mobile in 2010:

  • 1,716 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,315 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 1,196 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 389 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 296 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
  • 65 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 56 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 3 people in residential treatment centers for adults

People in group quarters in Mobile in 2000:

  • 2,538 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,512 people in nursing homes
  • 1,067 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 598 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 118 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 102 people in other group homes
  • 63 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 51 people in religious group quarters
  • 32 people in military ships
  • 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 26 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 19 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 19 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally ill

Arenas or stadiums:

  • Ladd Peebles Stadium. Capacity: 40,646. no home team, used for annual Senior Bowl and GMAC Bowl games.
  • Mitchell Center. University of South Alabama.
  • Mobile Civic Center. Capacity: 10,676.

Banks with most branches in Mobile (2011 data):

  • Regions Bank: 21 branches. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: 14 branches. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Compass Bank: 11 branches. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $63,107.0 mil, Deposits: $46,232.4 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 720 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • BankTrust: Banktrust, Springhill Branch, Tillman's Corner Branch, Hillcrest Financial Center, Dauphin/65 Branch, Schillinger Road Branch. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $2,083.8 mil, Deposits: $1,812.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 50 total offices, Holding Company: Banctrust Financial Group, Inc.
  • Whitney Bank: Dauphin Street / I-65 Branch, Royal Street Branch, Schillinger Branch, Tillman's Corner Branch, Hillcrest Branch. Info updated 2011/06/14: Bank assets: $14,882.3 mil, Deposits: $11,630.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 189 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company
  • Commonwealth National Bank: 2861 Springhill Ave Branch, Downtown Office Branch, at 2214 St. Stephens Road. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $65.1 mil, Deposits: $59.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Bancorp, Inc.
  • Community Bank, National Association: at 6808 Airport Boulevard, Mobile Branch, Infirmary 65. Info updated 2007/12/27: Bank assets: $95.4 mil, Deposits: $87.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares Of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • First Community Bank: Cottage Hill Road Branch, Zeigler Corners Branch, Montlimar Branch. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $322.1 mil, Deposits: $279.7 mil, headquarters in Chatom, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Bancshares, Inc.
  • 11 other banks with 20 local branches

For population 15 years and over in Mobile:

Marital status in Mobile, AL
  • Never married: 40.0%
  • Now married: 39.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

For population 25 years and over in Mobile:

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.7
Alabama average:

11.7

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Mobile
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Neighborhoods in Mobile:

(Mobile, Alabama Neighborhood Map)

Religion statistics for Mobile, AL (based on Mobile County data)

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-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

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
Mobile County:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
Mobile 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.
Alabama:

5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.8%
Alabama:

11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Mobile County:

29.9%
Alabama:

31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Mobile County:

10.9%
State:

13.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

50.4%
State:

49.0%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

48.3%
Alabama:

45.7%

Average BMI:
Mobile:

29.2
Alabama:

28.9

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

18.7%
Alabama:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Mobile:

12.2%
Alabama:

11.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Mobile:

34.8%
Alabama:

34.4%

General health condition:
Here:

56.5%
Alabama:

55.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Mobile:

81.1%
Alabama:

79.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Mobile, AL Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2019)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 499$2,157,330$51,8800$0
Firefighters 436$2,027,796$55,8110$0
Other and Unallocable 265$1,114,824$50,4836$6,924
Parks and Recreation 181$584,308$38,73985$111,848
Water Supply 157$725,199$55,4290$0
Streets and Highways 151$519,228$41,2630$0
Police - Other 138$454,794$39,54768$88,155
Sewerage 135$603,716$53,6642$2,518
Solid Waste Management 125$351,711$33,7641$1,952
Financial Administration 104$456,537$52,6773$6,041
Local Libraries 101$318,476$37,83967$58,183
Other Government Administration 63$277,171$52,79413$27,919
Judicial and Legal 62$262,289$50,7665$8,888
Natural Resources 45$125,955$33,5880$0
Fire - Other 31$104,415$40,4190$0
Health 18$44,627$29,7510$0
Housing and Community Development (Local) 13$58,032$53,5681$1,639
Totals for Government 2,524$10,186,407$48,430251$314,066

Mobile government finances - Expenditure in 2020 (per resident):

  • Construction - Sewerage: $21,218,000 ($114.72)
    Water Utilities: $14,145,000 ($76.48)
    General - Other: $2,088,000 ($11.29)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $54,192,000 ($293.01)
    Sewerage: $36,404,000 ($196.83)
    Parks and Recreation: $33,009,000 ($178.47)
    General - Other: $31,283,000 ($169.14)
    Local Fire Protection: $31,268,000 ($169.06)
    Water Utilities: $24,269,000 ($131.22)
    Regular Highways: $13,749,000 ($74.34)
    Transit Utilities: $10,293,000 ($55.65)
    Correctional Institutions: $9,834,000 ($53.17)
    Libraries: $8,971,000 ($48.50)
    Health - Other: $8,617,000 ($46.59)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,675,000 ($41.50)
    Solid Waste Management: $7,137,000 ($38.59)
    Parking Facilities: $6,353,000 ($34.35)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,982,000 ($32.34)
    Financial Administration: $5,580,000 ($30.17)
    Central Staff Services: $5,046,000 ($27.28)
    General Public Buildings: $3,846,000 ($20.79)
    Housing and Community Development: $3,208,000 ($17.35)
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,159,000 ($11.67)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $13,176,000 ($71.24)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Transit Utilities: $3,176,000 ($17.17)
    Sewerage: $2,684,000 ($14.51)
    Water Utilities: $1,789,000 ($9.67)
    Parks and Recreation: $194,000 ($1.05)
    Health - Other: $180,000 ($0.97)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $29,733,000 ($160.76)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,438,000 ($13.18)

Mobile government finances - Revenue in 2020 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $66,699,000 ($360.63)
    Parks and Recreation: $14,594,000 ($78.91)
    Other: $7,840,000 ($42.39)
    Parking Facilities: $622,000 ($3.36)
    Housing and Community Development: $26,000 ($0.14)
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($0.10)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $3,299,000 ($17.84)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $544,000 ($2.94)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,859,000 ($26.27)
    Interest Earnings: $3,480,000 ($18.82)
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,995,000 ($16.19)
    Special Assessments: $206,000 ($1.11)
    Sale of Property: $144,000 ($0.78)
    Rents: $119,000 ($0.64)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,774,000 ($236.68)
    Transit Utilities: $1,171,000 ($6.33)
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,632,000 ($35.86)
    Transit Utilities: $5,656,000 ($30.58)
    General Local Government Support: $95,000 ($0.51)
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $204,646,000 ($1106.48)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $37,344,000 ($201.91)
    Property: $22,310,000 ($120.63)
    Other Selective Sales: $19,547,000 ($105.69)
    Motor Fuels Sales: $10,476,000 ($56.64)
    Other License: $3,416,000 ($18.47)
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,917,000 ($15.77)
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,307,000 ($12.47)
    Tobacco Products Sales: $2,230,000 ($12.06)
    Motor Vehicle License: $647,000 ($3.50)

Mobile government finances - Debt in 2020 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $470,109,000 ($2541.79)
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $469,217,000 ($2536.97)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,095,000 ($227.60)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,203,000 ($222.78)

Mobile government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020 (per resident):

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,429,000 ($132.08)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $206,869,000 ($1118.50)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,390,000 ($164.31)

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%

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)
Businesses in Mobile, AL
NameCountNameCount
AMF Bowling3Kincaid2
AT&T7Kohl's1
Abercrombie & Fitch1La Quinta2
Abercrombie Kids1La-Z-Boy1
Academy Sports + Outdoors2Lane Bryant1
Ace Hardware4Lane Furniture6
Advance Auto Parts8LensCrafters2
Aeropostale1Little Caesars Pizza4
American Eagle Outfitters1Lowe's3
Ann Taylor1Marriott7
Applebee's2Marshalls1
Arby's5MasterBrand Cabinets4
Ashley Furniture1Mazda1
Audi1McDonald's18
AutoZone8Men's Wearhouse3
BMW1Motel 62
Baskin-Robbins2Motherhood Maternity1
Bath & Body Works1New Balance8
Baymont Inn2New York & Co1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Nike14
Best Western2Nissan1
Blockbuster5Office Depot2
Budget Car Rental1OfficeMax2
Buffalo Wild Wings1Old Navy1
Burger King8Olive Garden1
Burlington Coat Factory1Outback1
CVS11Outback Steakhouse1
Cache1Pac Sun1
Catherines1Panera Bread2
Charlotte Russe1Papa John's Pizza4
Chevrolet2Payless4
Chick-Fil-A3Penske3
Chuck E. Cheese's1PetSmart1
Church's Chicken7Pier 1 Imports1
Cinnabon 1Pizza Hut9
Circle K14Popeyes5
Coldwater Creek1Quality2
Comfort Inn1Quiznos4
Comfort Suites2RadioShack5
Cracker Barrel2Red Lobster1
Curves1Red Roof Inn2
DHL1Rite Aid12
Dairy Queen1Rodeway Inn2
Days Inn2Rooms To Go2
Decora Cabinetry3Ruby Tuesday4
Dennys1Rue211
Domino's Pizza6Ryan's Grill1
DressBarn1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Dressbarn1SAS Shoes2
Econo Lodge2SONIC Drive-In5
Express1Sam's Club1
Extended Stay America1Sears4
FedEx51Sephora1
Finish Line1Spencer Gifts1
Firestone Complete Auto Care5Sprint Nextel2
Foot Locker1Staples1
Ford2Starbucks8
Forever 211Steak 'n Shake2
GNC8Subaru1
GameStop5Subway24
Gap1Super 82
Goodwill2T-Mobile13
Gymboree1T.G.I. Driday's1
H&R Block5T.J.Maxx1
Hardee's5Taco Bell7
Havertys Furniture1Talbots1
Haworth1Target2
Hilton4The Limited1
Hobby Lobby1The Room Place1
Holiday Inn4Toyota2
Hollister Co.1Toys"R"Us2
Home Depot2True Value1
Honda1U-Haul14
Hot Topic1UPS50
Hyundai1Vans3
IHOP2Verizon Wireless3
InTown Suites2Victoria's Secret1
J. Jill1Volkswagen1
JCPenney1Waffle House11
JoS. A. Bank1Walgreens8
Jones New York2Walmart6
Journeys1Wingate2
Justice1World Gym1
KFC5YMCA4

Strongest AM radio stations in Mobile:

  • WNTM (710 AM; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBHY (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WABB (1480 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
  • WKSJ (1270 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMOB (1360 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: BUDDY TUCKER ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WLPR (960 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WGOK (900 AM; 1 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLVV (1410 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WLVV, INC.)
  • WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WBCA (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mobile:

  • WDLT-FM (98.3 FM; CHICKASAW, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZEW (92.1 FM; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: BALDWIN BROADCASTING COMPANY, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • WRKH (96.1 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXC (99.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WABB-FM (97.5 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
  • WBHY-FM (88.5 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WHIL-FM (91.3 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: SPRING HILL COLLEGE)
  • WJLQ (100.7 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMEZ (94.1 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBLX-FM (92.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYOK (104.1 FM; ATMORE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKSJ-FM (94.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAVH (106.5 FM; DAPHNE, AL; Owner: BALDWIN BROADCASTING COMPANY, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • WPCS (89.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)
  • WYCL (107.3 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOSM (103.1 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: CHARLES H. COOPER)
  • WNSP (105.5 FM; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: COM+, LLC)
  • WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WKNN-FM (99.1 FM; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJY (93.7 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Mobile:

  • WRBM-LP (Channel 60; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: UPPER GULF COAST, L.L.C.)
  • W52BF (Channel 52; MOBILE, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WKRG-TV (Channel 5; MOBILE, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W50CF (Channel 50; MOBILE, AL; Owner: FRANKLIN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WEAR-TV (Channel 3; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: WEAR LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WALA-TV (Channel 10; MOBILE, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMPV-TV (Channel 21; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPMI (Channel 15; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJTC (Channel 44; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEIQ (Channel 42; MOBILE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WHBR (Channel 33; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PENSACOLA/MOBILE, INC.)
  • WBPG (Channel 55; GULF SHORES, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WSRE (Channel 23; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: DST .BD. OF TRUSTEES PENSACOLA JR. COLLEGE)
  • WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • WMOE-LP (Channel 12; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Medal of Honor Recipients

Medal of Honor Recipients born in Mobile: Edward J. Houghton, John Dury New.

Fatal accident count
See more detailed statistics of Mobile fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 342Number of bridges
  • 17,884ft / 5,451mTotal length
  • $2,276,753,000Total costs
  • 5,331,403Total average daily traffic
  • 449,063Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Mobile, AL - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 51920-1929
  • 131930-1939
  • 21940-1949
  • 181950-1959
  • 941960-1969
  • 701970-1979
  • 361980-1989
  • 731990-1999
  • 192000-2009
  • 102010-2019
  • 22020-2022
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Mobile, AL
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mobile)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2,814 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Mobile, AL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 167 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 209 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 68 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 846 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mobile)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Mobile)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 155 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 62 full and 9 partial 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 ORIGINATED708$120,614484$163,9532,324$155,205146$55,89711$2,352,909267$101,6554$21,640
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED27$128,02321$142,041222$136,73217$57,6130$012$87,2509$37,062
APPLICATIONS DENIED134$118,931120$107,6711,102$126,898217$43,9411$2,185,000108$67,4557$59,923
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN96$121,29374$139,328785$143,91643$82,5310$058$90,3790$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS37$109,08926$157,801276$138,35630$66,2690$028$77,7890$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed mortgage data for all 71 tracts in Mobile, AL

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 46 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED98$184,72768$174,0423$181,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED19$211,18128$175,8592$32,110
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$153,36824$175,8321$45,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN10$210,69410$157,9174$147,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$109,6003$162,4775$82,852
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

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 475. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 1,272 took place in 2011, and the least - 54 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Mobile, AL When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (38.6%), and Outside Fires (37.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Mobile, AL
    • 2,58238.6%Structure Fires
    • 2,48737.2%Outside Fires
    • 1,21318.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 4086.1%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Mobile, AL

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Mobile, Alabama:

  • Comfort Inn, 180 S Beltline, Mobile, Alabama 36608 , Phone: (251) 343-9345, Fax: (251) 342-5366
  • Drury Inn Mobile, 824 W I-65 Service Rd S, Mobile, Alabama 36609 , Phone: (251) 344-7700
  • Family Inns, 900 S Beltline, Mobile, Alabama 36609 , Phone: (251) 344-5500, Fax: (251) 342-4744
  • Hampton Inn, 930 S Beltline Hwy, Mobile, Alabama 36616 , Phone: (251) 344-4942
  • La Quinta Motor Inn, 816 S Beltline Hwy, Mobile, Alabama 36609 , Phone: (251) 343-4051, Fax: (251) 343-2897
  • Red Roof Inn, 1 S Beltline Hwy, Mobile, Alabama 36606 , Phone: (251) 479-5333, Fax: (251) 471-4937
  • The Admiral Hotel, 251 Government St, Mobile, Alabama 36602 , Phone: (251) 432-8000, Fax: (251) 460-3155
  • Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 S Water St, Mobile, Alabama 36602 , Phone: (251) 438-4000, Fax: (251) 415-0123
  • 60 other hotels and motels
All 68 fire-safe hotels and motels in Mobile, Alabama
Most common first names in Mobile, AL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary2,23877.9 years
James2,08770.9 years
John1,94772.8 years
William1,79572.9 years
Robert1,25269.9 years
Willie1,17072.1 years
George95273.3 years
Charles90070.1 years
Annie82578.4 years
Joseph77171.9 years
Most common last names in Mobile, AL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams1,28573.0 years
Smith1,14773.6 years
Johnson91071.7 years
Jones86172.4 years
Davis74273.6 years
Brown59872.0 years
Jackson59771.8 years
Robinson46073.0 years
Harris45773.2 years
Moore44572.2 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mobile, AL
  • 59.4%Utility gas
  • 39.1%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mobile, AL
  • 70.6%Electricity
  • 27.4%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Coal or coke


Mobile compared to Alabama state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • House age above state average.

Mobile, AL compared to other similar cities:

Mobile on our top lists:

  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average yearly precipitation (population 50,000+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of parking facilities per resident (population 10,000+)"
  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of high school students in private schools (3,000+ students)"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index decrease from 2011 to 2012 (population 50,000+)"
  • #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest percentage of English-only speaking households, population 50,000+"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (population 50,000+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: extraction workers (population 50,000+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 50,000+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (population 50,000+)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (population 50,000+)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers (population 50,000+)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers (population 50,000+)"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of murders to rapes between 2002 and 2012 (population 50,000+)"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: accommodation and food services (population 50,000+)"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest house values disparities (population 50,000+)"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health care and social assistance (population 50,000+)"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people born in the same U.S. state as the city (population 50,000+)"
  • #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest household incomes disparities (population 50,000+)"
  • #32 (36617) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of taxpayers reporting net capital gain/loss in 2012 (pop 1,000+)"
  • #79 (36617) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Subsaharan African first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
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