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Mobile AL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	198,915	91 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 494) (99%)
Average Income	$31,445	15,235 (39%)	205 (59%)
Median House Value	$81,400	11,051 (56%)	134 (73%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	50.4%	22,989 (of 25,150) (9%)	416 (of 494) (16%)
% Black Population	46.3%	1,143 (95%)	81 (84%)
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	13,345 (47%)	150 (70%)
% Asian Population	1.5%	3,972 (84%)	18 (96%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,334 (47%)	305 (38%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	80.5%	12,340 (of 25,150) (51%)	81 (of 494) (84%)
% College Graduates	24.9%	4,913 (80%)	45 (91%)
% Never Married	30.5%	3,261 (87%)	70 (86%)
% Married	46.3%	21,832 (13%)	412 (17%)
% Seperated	2.9%	4,688 (81%)	140 (72%)
% Divorced	11.5%	8,412 (67%)	197 (60%)
% Foreign Born	2.9%	8,996 (64%)	49 (90%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	86,152	85 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 494) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	8.5%	17,496 (30%)	250 (49%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.6%	10,527 (58%)	154 (69%)
Average Rooms in House	5.5	10,138 (60%)	185 (63%)
% Households with No Car	10.8%	5,923 (76%)	166 (66%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.5%	18,388 (27%)	442 (11%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	2,796 (89%)	68 (86%)
Median House Value	$81,400	11,051 (56%)	134 (73%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	11.2%	6,212 (75%)	226 (54%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.5%	4,856 (81%)	47 (90%)
Average Monthly Rent	$482	10,598 (58%)	86 (83%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	58.7%	16,069 (of 25,150) (36%)	208 (of 494) (58%)
% Drive Alone to Work	82.2%	7,807 (69%)	281 (43%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.1%	5,781 (77%)	40 (92%)
% Walk to Work	1.6%	15,312 (39%)	180 (64%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	21.9	15,429 (39%)	363 (27%)
% Households making less than $10,000	16.7%	5,221 (79%)	235 (52%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.7%	5,181 (79%)	84 (83%)
Median Household Income	$31,445	15,235 (39%)	205 (59%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.9%	11,295 (55%)	173 (65%)
Per Capita Income	$18,072	9,844 (61%)	131 (73%)
Male Worker Income	$31,629	12,065 (52%)	178 (64%)
Female Worker Income	$22,051	12,795 (49%)	154 (69%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	17.9%	3,906 (84%)	136 (72%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	21.2%	4,306 (83%)	157 (68%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New Orleans, Louisiana	118 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.89

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.94
Montgomery, Alabama	0.94
Augusta, Georgia	0.94
Columbus, Georgia	0.93
Richmond, Virginia	0.92
Akron, Ohio	0.90
Little Rock, Arkansas	0.90
Norfolk, Virginia	0.89
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.89
Chattanooga, Tennessee	0.88

Mobile AL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Black or African American Population	92,068	37
Black Plus Other Race Population	92,888	38
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	3,229	39
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	7,288	40
Houseowners with Costs as a Percent of income Not Computed	688	40

Mobile AL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 494)
Vietnamese Population	1,185	1
Cuban Population	262	1
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	1,315	1
People Born in Asia	2,848	1
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People (English less Than "Very Well")	1,140	1

Mobile AL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	51.1%	23,128
Percent White Population	50.4%	22,989
Percent Married Couple Family Households	41.1%	22,299
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	49.8%	22,115
Percent Spouse in Household Population	16.2%	22,052

Mobile AL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 494)
Percent Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	1.0%	467
Percent Mobile Homes	1.4%	462
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	59.3%	455
Percent Native Population	97.1%	446
Percent of Households with Three or More Cars	13.5%	442

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Mobile AL	Shreveport, Louisiana
Total Population	198,915	200,145
Average Age	34.3	34.3
Average Income	$31,445	$30,526
Median House Value	$81,400	$73,200
% White Population	50.4%	46.7%
% Black Population	46.3%	50.8%
% Asian Population	1.5%	0.8%
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	1.6%

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