Mobile's Living Circumstances

Mobile County School District Overview

University of Mobile located in Mobile County School District area. A total of 146,741 households are located in Mobile County School District area. Among them, 44,447 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.31 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 117,958 and 93,583 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.47% (5,578) of residents are non-citizens and 4.57% (17,367) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Mobile County School District, Alabama
Household	146,741
Population	379,980
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	44,447 (30.29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	117,958
Total Students	93,583
Pre-Kindergarten	5,883
Kindergarten	4,844
Grade 1-8	39,782
Grade 9-12	21,243
College/Graduate School	21,831
Veterans	296,171
Non-citizen	5,578
Non-English Home Language	17,367
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

307,271 residents are over the age of 16 and 174,592 people are in labor force. Among them, 173,845 people are in civilian labor force and 747 are in armed labor force. 163,684 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Mobile County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	161,821	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	138,880	85.82%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	11,721	7.24%
Public transportation	759	0.47%
Walked	1,776	1.10%
Other method	1,715	1.06%
Worked from home	6,970	4.31%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	163,684	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	54,046	33.02%
Service	28,948	17.69%
Sales and office	36,556	22.33%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	17,399	10.63%
Production, transportation, and material moving	26,735	16.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	163,684	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,695	1.04%
Construction	12,072	7.38%
Manufacturing	19,514	11.92%
Wholesale trade	4,999	3.05%
Retail trade	19,519	11.92%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	9,800	5.99%
Information	2,157	1.32%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	8,261	5.05%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	16,219	9.91%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	39,175	23.93%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	14,707	8.98%
Other services, except public administration	9,255	5.65%
Public administration	6,311	3.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	163,684	-
Private wage and salary workers	133,755	81.72%
Government workers	21,888	13.37%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,812	4.77%
Unpaid family workers	229	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,633 for the 146,741 households in Mobile County School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $30,948. 338,694 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.59%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	146,741	-
Less than $10,000	14,150	9.64%
$10,000 - $14,999	8,416	5.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	18,579	12.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	15,760	10.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	19,682	13.41%
$50,000 - $74,999	26,604	18.13%
$75,000 - $99,999	16,171	11.02%
$100,000 - $149,999	16,661	11.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,923	4.04%
More than $200,000	4,795	3.27%
Median Household Income	$47,070	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,633	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	93,865	-
Less than $10,000	5,379	5.73%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,108	3.31%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,945	9.53%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,789	9.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,702	13.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	19,247	20.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	12,497	13.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,005	14.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,091	5.42%
More than $200,000	4,102	4.37%

Median Family Income	$60,270	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$76,934	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,948	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,897	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,897	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	382,326	-
With health insurance coverage	338,694	88.59%
Public coverage	148,870	38.94%
Private health insurance	234,486	61.33%
Without health insurance coverage	43,632	11.41%

Housing

There are 172,899 housing units in Mobile County School District area, Alabama with 146,741 units (84.87%) occupied. 94,095 houses (64.12%) are occupied by owner and 52,646 houses (35.88%) are rented. The average housing value is $129,100 and the average rental cost is $852. 2,317 houses (1.34%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 14,351 houses (8.30%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,899	-
Occupied	146,741	84.87%
Owner Occupied	94,095	64.12%
Renter Occupied	52,646	35.88%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	124,555	72.04%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,524	0.88%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	32,381	18.73%
Mobile Homes	14,165	8.19%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	274	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,899	-
Built 2014 or later	2,317	1.34%
Built 2010 - 2013	5,356	3.10%
Built 2000 - 2009	22,839	13.21%
Built 1990 - 1999	24,134	13.96%
Built 1980 - 1989	26,972	15.60%
Built 1970 - 1979	35,618	20.60%
Built 1960 - 1969	21,573	12.48%
Built 1950 - 1959	19,739	11.42%
Built 1949 or earlier	14,351	8.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,899	-
1 room	2,057	1.19%
2 rooms	2,277	1.32%
3 rooms	11,003	6.36%
4 rooms	23,363	13.51%
5 rooms	41,699	24.12%
6 rooms	38,412	22.22%
7 rooms	24,015	13.89%
8 rooms	14,769	8.54%
9 rooms or more	15,304	8.85%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	172,899	-
no bedroom	2,243	1.30%
1 bedroom	13,228	7.65%
2 bedrooms	37,793	21.86%
3 bedrooms	88,322	51.08%
4 bedrooms	27,360	15.82%
5 bedrooms or more	3,953	2.29%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	94,095	-
Less than $50,000	11,321	12.03%
$50,000 - $99,999	22,298	23.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,206	23.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	16,104	17.11%
$200,000 - $299,999	13,307	14.14%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,029	6.41%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,225	2.36%
$1,000,000 or more	605	0.64%
Median House Value	$129,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	47,993	-
Less than $500	6,683	13.92%
$500 - $999	25,940	54.05%
$1,000 - $1,499	13,347	27.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,751	3.65%
$2,000 - $2,499	173	0.36%
$2,500 - $2,999	43	0.09%
$3,000 or more	56	0.12%
Median Rental Costs	$852	-

Demographic

A total of 387,747 people lives in Mobile County School District area, Alabama with 185,278 male and 202,469 female. The males to female ratio is 47.78 to 52.22. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	387,747	-
Male	185,278	47.78%
Female	202,469	52.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	387,747	-
Under 5 years	25,196	6.50%
5 - 9 years	24,297	6.27%
10 - 14 years	25,703	6.63%
15 - 19 years	25,189	6.50%
20 - 24 years	25,706	6.63%
25 - 34 years	54,608	14.08%
35 - 44 years	45,807	11.81%
45 - 54 years	48,621	12.54%
55 - 59 years	25,782	6.65%
60 - 64 years	25,736	6.64%
65 - 74 years	37,097	9.57%
75 - 84 years	17,694	4.56%
85 years and older	6,311	1.63%
Median Age	37.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	387,747	-
One Race	380,727	98.19%
White	222,817	57.46%
Black or African American	142,935	36.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,876	0.74%
Asian	7,742	2.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	36	0.01%
Other	4,321	1.11%

Two or more races	7,020	1.81%
White and Black or African American	2,322	0.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,861	0.48%
White and Asian	1,206	0.31%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	400	0.10%