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State of Alabama - County of Mobile

Mobile County Demography

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  • Table 1. Mobile County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Mobile County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Mobile County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Mobile County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Mobile County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Mobile County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Mobile County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Mobile County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 1,233
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 399,773
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 149
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 399,843
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 148
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 324.30
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 378,643
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 134
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 364,980
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 -70
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 21,200
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 13,663
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 (Z)%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 5.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 3.70%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 4,887
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 1.20%


    TABLE 2. Mobile County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 399,843
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 29,334
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 7.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 80,547
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 20.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 39,993
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 10.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 114,613
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 28.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 87,437
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 21.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 26,035
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 6.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 16,568
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 4.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 5,316
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 34.40
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 191,044
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 208,799
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 91.50
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 252,199
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 63.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 133,465
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 33.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 2,682
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 5,628
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 1.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 101
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 1,600
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 4,168
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.00%


    TABLE 3. Mobile County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 8,068
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 4,003
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 150,179
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 136,899
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 9.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 391,775
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.61
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 37,205
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 24.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 58,747
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 39.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 34,852
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 23.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 106,745
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 51,662
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 48.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 74,335
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 33,426
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 45.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 26,561
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 15,557
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 58.60%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 43,434
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 36,085
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 20.40%


    TABLE 4. Mobile County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 398,229
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 6,219
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 15.60
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 3,894
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 9.80
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 86
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 13.80
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 32
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 2,336
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 56,706
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 46,501


    TABLE 5. Mobile County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 65,324
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 64,645
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 67,092
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 232,254
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 162,914
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 70.10%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 36,078
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 15.50%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 29,943
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 22,994
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 30.20%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 80,068
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 755
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 31,547
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 20.10%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 28.80%


    TABLE 6. Mobile County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 23,916
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 2,542
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 21,374
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 27,861
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 399,938
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 5,980
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 378,149
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 7,368
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 165,101
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 9.20%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 150,179
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 103,391
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 68.80%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 2,158
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 1,746
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 80.90%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 410
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 19.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 164,464


    TABLE 7. Mobile County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 7,996,750
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 5,551,671
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 44.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 398,886
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 20,048
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 73.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 1,476,073
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 6,163,783
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 1,608,757
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 26.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 1,007,142
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 16.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 4,531,750
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 73.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 624,683
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 10.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 309,676
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 5.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 1,683,218
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 27.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 1,015,383
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 16.50%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 1,007,142
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 1,009,106
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 973,235




     









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