Mobile ( moh-BEEL, French: [mɔbil] ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023, Mobile's population increased to 204,689 residents, making it the second-most populous city in Alabama. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile metropolitan area.
Alabama's only saltwater port, Mobile is located on the Mobile River at the head of Mobile Bay on the north-central Gulf Coast. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the...
Ethnicity | Mobile | USA |
---|---|---|
White | 42.1% | 60.1% |
African American | 50.9% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.8% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 1.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 2.7% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.3% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Mobile | USA |
---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 10.8% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 11% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 14.2% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 16.9% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 10% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 10.2% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3.5% | 7.1% |
Education | Mobile | USA |
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< 9th Grade | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 8% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 29% | 27.0% |
Other College | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 20% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 8% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |