Mobile

Population: 185,097
Median household income: $51,090
Median home value: $170,300

Located in Mobile County, Alabama, Mobile is a community with a population of 185,097. The median household income of $51,090 is below the Mobile County median ($58,119).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mobile's population declined 2.8% from 190,432 to 185,097, while its median home value rose 37.8% from $123,600 to $170,300.

81.2% of workers drive to work alone. 66.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 185,097
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,090
Median home value: $170,300
Median gross rent: $1,029
Housing units: 90,744
Homeownership rate: 51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

190,432185,097

Median household income

$42,321$51,090

Median home value

$123,600$170,300

Median gross rent

$857$1,029

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	190,432	$42,321	$123,600	$857
2020	189,994	$43,456	$134,100	$873
2021	187,445	$44,780	$138,400	$918
2022	186,316	$48,524	$158,400	$985
2023	185,097	$51,090	$170,300	$1,029

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,229	5.5%
5 to 17	29,481	15.9%
18 to 24	19,153	10.3%
25 to 34	27,409	14.8%
35 to 44	22,039	11.9%
45 to 54	20,845	11.3%
55 to 64	24,359	13.2%
65 to 74	18,472	10.0%
75 and over	13,110	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	72,599	39.2%
Black or African American	97,626	52.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	291	0.2%
Asian	3,966	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	107	0.1%
Some other race	420	0.2%
Two or more races	4,272	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,816	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,822	9.4%
High school graduate	37,521	29.7%
Some college or associate's	37,118	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	25,221	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14,552	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66,712	81.2%
Carpooled	6,258	7.6%
Public transit	546	0.7%
Walked	1,117	1.4%
Bicycle	86	0.1%
Worked from home	6,625	8.1%
Other means	787	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,241	24.2%
15 to 29 min	36,964	49.0%
30 to 44 min	13,372	17.7%
45 to 59 min	3,257	4.3%
60+ min	3,672	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 18.9% (33,863 of 179,165)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,363	54.6%
Nonfamily households	35,224	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77,587	85.5%
Vacant	13,157	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39,849	51.4%
Renter-occupied	37,738	48.6%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	60,540	66.7%
1-unit, attached	1,272	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5,013	5.5%
5 to 19 units	14,912	16.4%
20 or more units	7,734	8.5%
Mobile home & other	1,273	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0150000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 151 sq mi
Water area: 41 sq mi
Center point: 30.6682, -88.1079