Mobile vs Hoover
Mobile, AL compared with Hoover, AL · 202 miles apart
Mobile has 200,824 residents to Hoover’s 93,550. Mobile comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Hoover does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Mobile, AL | Hoover, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200,824 | 93,550 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,331 | 1,883 |
| Median household income | $53,558 | $109,253 |
| Median home value | $193,300 | $412,200 |
| Median rent | $1,068 | $1,457 |
| Homeownership | 54% | 71.1% |
| Average commute | 22.8 min | 25.2 min |
| Median age | 37.3 | 38.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 32% | 62.6% |
| Poverty rate | 18.4% | 5.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 3.5% |
| Price to income | 3.6× | 3.8× |
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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