Mobile, Alabama Economy Profile

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Mobile, Alabama Economy

58.68% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Mobile, Alabama. Among them 29.17% are females aged 16 and over. 82.18% of Mobile, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.13% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point eight four percent of Mobile, Alabama residents work at home.

The total population of Mobile, Alabama is 198,915 people. The median household income in Mobile, Alabama is thirty-one thousand, four hundred and forty-five dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 34.02% of all occupations. 8.65% of Mobile, Alabama population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 27.41% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 13.26% of occupations.

16.95% of families in Mobile, Alabama have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Mobile, Alabama median household income is thirty-one thousand, four hundred and forty-five dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $31,629, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-two thousand, fifty-one dollars.

	Mobile, Alabama	%, Mobile, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	151,865		217,168,077
In labor force	89,118	58.68%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	88,593	58.34%	63.39%
- - Employed	81,223	53.48%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	7,370	4.85%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	525	0.35%	0.53%
Not in labor force	62,747	41.32%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	82,972	54.64%	51.66%
In labor force	44,296	29.17%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	44,269	29.15%	29.65%
- - Employed	40,151	26.44%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	16,146	10.63%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	9,814		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	80,085		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	65,813	82.18%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	9,894	12.35%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	906	1.13%	4.73%
Walked	1,248	1.56%	2.93%
Other means	748	0.93%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,476	1.84%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21.9	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	81,223		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	27,629	34.02%	33.65%
Service occupations	13,339	16.42%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	22,264	27.41%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	193	0.24%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	7,026	8.65%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	10,772	13.26%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	504	0.62%	1.87%
Construction	4,979	6.13%	6.78%
Manufacturing	9,240	11.38%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	3,261	4.01%	3.6%
Retail trade	10,233	12.6%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,829	4.71%	5.2%
Information	1,784	2.2%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	4,569	5.63%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	7,572	9.32%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	20,614	25.38%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	7,168	8.83%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	4,117	5.07%	4.87%
Public administration	3,353	4.13%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	63,767	78.51%	78.47%
Government workers	13,070	16.09%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	4,214	5.19%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	172	0.21%	0.31%

	Mobile, Alabama	%, Mobile, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	78,548		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	13,142	16.73%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,145	9.1%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	12,026	15.31%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	10,400	13.24%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	12,155	15.47%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	12,450	15.85%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,211	6.63%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,597	4.58%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,055	1.34%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,367	1.74%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,445		41,994
With earnings	59,815	39.39%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,585		56,604
With Social Security income	22,201	14.62%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,765		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,605	3.03%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,772		6,320
With public assistance income	2,245	1.48%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,848		3,032
With retirement income	13,946	9.18%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,334		17,376
Families	51,043		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	6,156	12.06%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,756	7.36%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,379	12.5%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,351	12.44%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,654	16.95%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,939	19.47%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,552	8.92%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,168	6.21%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	937	1.84%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	1,151	2.25%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	39,752		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,072		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	31,629		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,051		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	9,112		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	7,529	82.63%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	3,740	41.04%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	6,637		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	5,876	88.53%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,883	43.44%	42.27%
Individuals	40,864		33,899,812
18 years and over	24,485	59.92%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	3,827	9.37%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	16,262	39.8%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	11,083	27.12%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	10,027	24.54%	31.63%

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