Mobile County, Alabama

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Key figures

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	412,590	5,086,768	334,922,499	180th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,880	$63,999	$80,734	2181st of 3,221
Median Age	38.5	39.3	38.9	2471st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.0%	28.4%	35.7%	1106th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$190,700	$209,900	$332,700	1510th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,052	$1,007	$1,413	837th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	15.6%	12.5%	1055th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.7%	5.2%	1022nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	335.6	100.4	n/a	459th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.4%	4.0%	14.1%	1392nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.0	n/a	n/a	2443rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.0%	70.2%	65.2%	2661st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.1	25.5	26.4	1152nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.3%	8.8%	15.1%	1671st of 3,222
Uninsured	13.4%	n/a	n/a	957th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.9%	46.1%	46.9%	2715th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.3%	n/a	n/a	1983rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.9	52.8	61.4

Age in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	38.5	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	161,665	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.9%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.5%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.0%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.7%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	34.8%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,306	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.6%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.6%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.3%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	186,082	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.1%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.0%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$888	$788	n/a

Education in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	10.7%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.7%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.5%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.5%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.8%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Mobile County, Alabama

Statistic	Mobile County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.8%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	4.5%	16.7%

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