Alabama · Census place 50000
Mobile city, AL
Quick answer
Mobile city has 185,097 residents, ranking #4 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $51,090, the median home is worth $170,300 and median gross rent runs $1,029 a month.
- Population
- 185,097Mobile city residents
- Median household income
- $51,090Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $170,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,029Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mobile city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mobile city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.9% of residents and 51.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Huntsville city 218,814
- Birmingham city 199,322
- Montgomery city 198,440
- Tuscaloosa city 107,699
- Hoover city 92,401
- Auburn city 78,738
- Dothan city 71,118
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