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Mobile County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Mobile County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mobile County is a port-anchored economy of 413,162 residents, with median household income at $58,880 and median home values at $176,600 keeping occupancy costs well below national norms. The labor force of 58.1% participation has 89.0% high school attainment and 25.2% bachelor's degree holders, with median worker earnings of $38,315 and an unemployment rate of 5.3%. Population edged down 0.4% over five years, and a poverty rate of 16.3% alongside a GDP per capita of $56,645 signal a productivity gap relative to output that may reflect the county's concentration in capital-intensive industries.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

412,339

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$58,880

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

Mobile County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone229,432 (55.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone147,984 (35.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races11,831 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone8,896 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,718 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,863 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,629
  2. 2.Vietnamese3,011
  3. 3.Other Indo-European1,386
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,078
  5. 5.Arabic877

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

24,214

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$56,645

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,032

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance42,552
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)22,608
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)20,767
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services17,383
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services16,650

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations64,081
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations37,679
  3. 3.Service Occupations31,192
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations29,999
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations17,433

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.26×)22,510
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)9,521
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.09×)13,560
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.07×)4,401
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)11,092

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$176,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,021/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99915,463 (14.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99912,637 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99911,065 (10.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99910,090 (9.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9997,900 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9997,441 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,315

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone146,233 (82.5%)
  • Worked At Home14,684 (8.3%)
  • Carpooled12,326 (7.0%)
  • Walked1,742 (1.0%)
  • Other1,128 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit716 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.