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Mobile Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mobile Area is $23,009, which is about the same as the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mobile Area median household income is $43,844. On average Mobile Area residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #474

Mobile Area	23,009 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mobile Area	27,273 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mobile Area	35,214 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mobile Area	21,586 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #514

Mobile Area	43,844 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mobile Area	59,046 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mobile Area	8.32%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mobile Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mobile Area		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.44%	$12,606, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.77%	$16,820, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.11%	$2,502, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.00%	$20,001, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mobile Area	53,289 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mobile Area	68,891 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
White	$53,205, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$27,726, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,802, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$47,357, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,393, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$80,147, see rank	$95,848	$53,370
One Race, Other	$24,536, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,250, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$19,545, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,378, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,182, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$35,256, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	324,724, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	152,587, 46.99%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	97,587, 63.95%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	791, 0.52%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	96,796, 63.44%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	85,975, 88.82%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,821, 11.18%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	55,000, 36.05%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	172,137, 53.01%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	94,176, 54.71%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	134, 0.08%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	94,042, 54.63%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	83,720, 89.02%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,322, 10.98%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	77,961, 45.29%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	167,645, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	142,845, 85.21%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,420, 9.20%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	980, 0.58%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	1,558, 0.93%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	1,295, 0.77%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,547, 3.31%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mobile Area	23.8 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	169,695	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	85,975, 50.66%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23,688, 27.55%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	12,327, 14.34%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,841, 16.10%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	766, 0.89%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,941, 10.40%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20,408, 23.74%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	83,720, 49.34%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29,470, 35.20%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17,598, 21.02%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32,180, 38.44%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	72, 0.09%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	422, 0.50%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,833, 4.58%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	169,695, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,346, 1.38%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	11,499, 6.78%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	19,906, 11.73%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,870, 2.87%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22,335, 13.16%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,305, 5.48%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	2,849, 1.68%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,897, 5.24%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	16,982, 10.01%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39,659, 23.37%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	15,515, 9.14%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,669, 3.93%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,863, 5.22%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mobile Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	80,412	19.89%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16,758	16.18%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.