Mobile County , Alabama
Population: 413,162 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $58,119 Home $176,600 Rent $1,021/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Mobile County's headline indicators land 22% below the national median on income ($58,119), with housing 42% below the US figure ($177,000 typical) — a profile closer to the broad US middle than to either tail of the distribution. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Mobile County in the top 2% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with hurricane exposure the dominant local risk.
$58,119
Median Income
household
$176,600
Home Value
median
$1,021/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $58,119 |
| Per Capita Income | $32,032 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3% |
| Median Home Value | $176,600 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,021/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 64.9% |
| Renter Occupied | 35.1% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 413,162 |
| Median Age | 38.4 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 25.2% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
39.0%
Obesity
14.1%
Diabetes
15.4%
Smoking
43.1%
High Blood Pressure
29.7%
No Physical Activity
22.1%
Depression
40.7%
Insufficient Sleep
79.6%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 98.0 · 98th national percentile
🌊 Flood
90.60
🌪️ Tornado
94.56
🌀 Hurricane
99.42
🔥 Wildfire
93.48
❄️ Winter Storm
81.25
🌍 Earthquake
84.76
☀️ Drought
86.23
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