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People QuickFacts |
Mobile |
Alabama |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
193,464 | 4,500,752 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-2.9% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
198,915 | 4,447,100 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
0.3% | 10.1% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.3% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.5% | 25.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.7% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.2% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
50.4% | 71.1% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
46.3% | 26.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
1.4% | 1.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
54.9% | 57.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.4% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.5% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.9% | 19.0% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.9 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
86,187 | 1,963,711 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.3% | 72.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$81,400 | $85,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
78,480 | 1,737,080 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$31,445 | $34,135 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,072 | $18,189 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
21.2% | 16.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Mobile |
Alabama |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,669,040 | 40,986,328 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,573,227 | 36,623,327 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$12,838 | $8,477 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
301,597 | 3,881,782 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
15,697 | 285,206 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
15.7% | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
25.8% | 24.4% |
