Mobile vs Decatur
Mobile, AL compared with Decatur, AL · 278 miles apart
Mobile has 200,824 residents to Decatur’s 58,056. Mobile comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Decatur does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Mobile, AL | Decatur, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200,824 | 58,056 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,331 | 1,064 |
| Median household income | $53,558 | $61,563 |
| Median home value | $193,300 | $210,200 |
| Median rent | $1,068 | $896 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 63.3% |
| Average commute | 22.8 min | 21.1 min |
| Median age | 37.3 | 39.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 32% | 22.4% |
| Poverty rate | 18.4% | 13.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 3.6× | 3.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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