Population

200,824

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$193,300

Owner-occupied units

Mobile, AL

Alabama · 30.668° N, 88.108° W · 151 sq mi

Mobile is a city in Alabama, with a population of 200,824 and about 1,331 residents per square mile. The median household earns $53,558 a year, and the median home is worth $193,300.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

151 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,331

People per square mile

Rank by population

#132

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#47

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$53,558

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,068

Per month

Homeownership

54%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.8 min

One way

People

Median age

37.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

32%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

4.3%

Households

84,639

2.33 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.5^%

Retail trade 12.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.5^%

Professional & business services 10.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Alabama

Name

Jimmy Rane

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$1.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Abbeville

Source of wealth

Lumber

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Alabama · private sector

Employer

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Alabama

Company

Regions Financial

Revenue

$7.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Birmingham

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Alabama

State bird

Yellowhammer

State flower

Camellia

State capital

Montgomery

Nickname

Yellowhammer State

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Metairie, LA132 mi · 139,729
Kenner, LA136 mi · 65,136
Montgomery, AL159 mi · 195,300