Mobile City

Population: 316
Median home value: $22,300

Located in Rockwall County, Texas, Mobile City is a community with a population of 316. At $22,300, its median home value sits below Rockwall County's $386,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Mobile City's population grew 152.8% from 125 to 316.

The typical home was built around 1986. 54.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 316
Median age: 19.3 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $22,300
Median gross rent: $1,162
Housing units: 130
Homeownership rate: 33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

125316

Median household income

$34,583$40,272

Median home value

$17,000$22,300

Median gross rent

$845$1,162

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	125	$34,583	—	$845
2020	206	$38,043	—	$940
2021	279	$40,272	—	$955
2022	277	—	$17,000	$1,127
2023	316	—	$22,300	$1,162

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

Age distribution

Under 516.1%

5 to 1733.5%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3424.1%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 640.9%

65 to 740.6%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	16.1%
5 to 17	106	33.5%
18 to 24	9	2.8%
25 to 34	76	24.1%
35 to 44	34	10.8%
45 to 54	35	11.1%
55 to 64	3	0.9%
65 to 74	2	0.6%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15	4.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	301	95.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	8.0%
High school graduate	75	50.0%
Some college or associate's	63	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled21.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	75.3%
Carpooled	21	21.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	42.1%
15 to 29 min	16	16.8%
30 to 44 min	12	12.6%
45 to 59 min	7	7.4%
60+ min	20	21.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 54.7% (173 of 316)

	Count	Share
Family households	111	88.1%
Nonfamily households	15	11.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	126	96.9%
Vacant	4	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42	33.3%
Renter-occupied	84	66.7%

1-unit, detached4.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other95.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6	4.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	124	95.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4848858
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.9228, -96.4111