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Let’s Do Business:
Mobile is a city of great diversity and energy. The city is experiencing a period of steady, healthy economic growth and workforce development programs are preparing young people to fill the jobs new industries are bringing to our area.
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2000 Census Data
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| General Characteristics |
Estimate |
Percent |
U.S. |
Margin of Error |
| Total population |
193,332 |
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+/-8,455 |
| Male |
89,121 |
46.1 |
49.0% |
+/-4,489 |
| Female |
104,211 |
53.9 |
51.0% |
+/-5,041 |
| Median age (years) |
34.8 |
(X) |
36.4 |
+/-1.3 |
| Under 5 years |
14,480 |
7.5 |
7.0% |
+/-1,788 |
| 18 years and over |
142,641 |
73.8 |
74.6% |
+/-6,111 |
| 65 years and over |
26,157 |
13.5 |
12.1% |
+/-1,508 |
| One race |
191,491 |
99.0 |
98.1% |
+/-8,401 |
| White |
95,172 |
49.2 |
74.7% |
+/-5,683 |
| Black or African American |
90,230 |
46.7 |
12.1% |
+/-5,845 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
422 |
0.2 |
0.8% |
+/-375 |
| Asian |
3,953 |
2.0 |
4.3% |
+/-1,197 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0.0 |
0.1% |
+/-270 |
| Some other race |
1,714 |
0.9 |
6.0% |
+/-1,110 |
| Two or more races |
1,841 |
1.0 |
1.9% |
+/-828 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
2,946 |
1.5 |
14.5% |
+/-845 |
| Household population |
193,332 |
100.0 |
100.0% |
+/-8,455 |
| Group quarters population |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
| Average household size |
2.45 |
(X) |
2.60 |
+/-0.07 |
| Average family size |
3.18 |
(X) |
3.18 |
+/-0.11 |
| Social Characteristics |
Estimate |
Percent |
U.S. |
Margin of Error |
| Population 25 years and over |
123,424 |
|
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+/-4,799 |
| High school graduate or higher |
(X) |
84.9 |
84.2% |
(X) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
(X) |
26.2 |
27.2% |
(X) |
Civilian veterans
(civilian population 18 years and over) |
17,373 |
12.2 |
10.9% |
+/-1,867 |
Disability status
(population 5 years and over) |
36,307 |
20.3 |
14.9% |
+/-3,470 |
| Foreign born |
7,765 |
4.0 |
12.4% |
+/-3,220 |
| Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
32,781 |
48.1 |
55.9% |
+/-2,281 |
| Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
32,240 |
39.0 |
51.0% |
+/-2,380 |
| Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
N |
100.0 |
19.4% |
N |
| Economic Characteristics |
Estimate |
Percent |
U.S. |
Margin of Error |
| In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
90,841 |
61.4 |
65.9% |
+/-5,681 |
| Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
20 |
(X) |
25 |
+/-1.7 |
| Median household income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
31,107 |
(X) |
46,242 |
+/-2,048 |
| Median family income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
37,803 |
(X) |
55,832 |
+/-4,467 |
| Per capita income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
20,532 |
(X) |
25,035 |
+/-1,245 |
| Families below poverty level |
(X) |
20.5 |
10.2 |
(X) |
| Individuals below poverty level |
(X) |
24.0 |
13.3 |
(X) |
Additional Statistical and demographic information is provided by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. – download .pdf file here.
Downtown Market Overview – page currently being updated
Tourism in Mobile:
As one of the most historic cities along the Gulf Coast, Mobile attracts tourists from around the globe. Some fast facts about Mobile Bay Tourism:
- Mobile’s annual tourism spending increased by 18% in 2005 with more than $661 million spent, a sizeable increase compared to the $558 million spent in 2004
- The Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest in the state in terms of travel-related spending.
- Mobile is the second most visited county in the state with 3,041,056 visitors in 2005. This is an increase of more than 15% from 2004.
- Travel related employment increased by 17% from 2004 to 2005 to a total of 14,168 travel related jobs in Mobile County.
For more detailed information concerning tourism statistics, go to www.southalabama.edu/mcob/cber
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