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Mobile, Alabama county Economy Profile

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 Mobile, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Total population399,843 281,421,906
Male191,044138,053,563
Female208,799143,368,343
Median age (years)34.435.3
Total households150,179105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)33,71041,994

Mobile, Alabama county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Mobile, Alabama equals one hundred and thirty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty-eight. Government workers comprise fourteen point one seven percent of workers in Mobile, Alabama. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.74% of Mobile, Alabama labor force. There are three hundred and ninety-eight unpaid family workers in Mobile, Alabama.

8.34% of population are involved in construction, fourteen point two seven percent are in manufacturing, and four point three three percent are in wholesale trade. Eight point four one percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Mobile, Alabama. 7.45% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Mobile, Alabama.

fifty-nine point three nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Mobile, Alabama. 82.72% of Mobile, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point eight four percent of Mobile, Alabama residents work at home. 0.76% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Mobile, Alabama %, Mobile, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over301,859  217,168,077
In labor force179,280 59.39%63.92%
- Civilian labor force178,196 59.03%63.39%
- - Employed164,654 54.55%59.73%
- - Unemployed13,542 4.49%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.6  5.8
- Armed Forces1,084 0.36%0.53%
Not in labor force122,579 40.61%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over161,296 53.43%51.66%
In labor force84,789 28.09%29.72%
- Civilian labor force84,729 28.07%29.65%
- - Employed77,626 25.72%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years32,911 10.9%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force18,881  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over162,389  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone134,335 82.72%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled20,379 12.55%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)1,234 0.76%4.73%
Walked2,032 1.25%2.93%
Other means1,418 0.87%1.19%
Worked at home2,991 1.84%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25.2 0.02%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over164,654  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations47,784 29.02%33.65%
Service occupations25,016 15.19%14.86%
Sales and office occupations44,351 26.94%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations948 0.58%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations19,933 12.11%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations26,622 16.17%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining1,834 1.11%1.87%
Construction13,734 8.34%6.78%
Manufacturing23,488 14.27%14.1%
Wholesale trade7,135 4.33%3.6%
Retail trade21,131 12.83%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities9,007 5.47%5.2%
Information3,002 1.82%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing8,846 5.37%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services13,850 8.41%9.3%
Educational, health and social services35,145 21.34%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services12,260 7.45%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)8,650 5.25%4.87%
Public administration6,572 3.99%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers131,458 79.84%78.47%
Government workers23,339 14.17%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business9,459 5.74%6.63%
Unpaid family workers398 0.24%0.31%
 Mobile, Alabama %, Mobile, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households150,255  105,539,122
Less than $10,00022,226 14.79%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99912,828 8.54%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99921,973 14.62%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99920,386 13.57%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99924,999 16.64%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99926,276 17.49%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99911,449 7.62%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9996,413 4.27%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9991,575 1.05%2.2%
$200,000 or more2,130 1.42%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)33,710  41,994
With earnings116,670 38.65%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)45,137  56,604
With Social Security income41,079 13.61%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,651  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income8,715 2.89%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,731  6,320
With public assistance income3,870 1.28%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,904  3,032
With retirement income25,843 8.56%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,337  17,376
 
Families107,338  72,261,780
Less than $10,00011,170 10.41%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9997,243 6.75%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99913,582 12.65%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99914,193 13.22%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99919,394 18.07%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99922,492 20.95%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99910,362 9.65%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9995,700 5.31%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991,357 1.26%2.75%
$200,000 or more1,845 1.72%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)40,378  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)17,178  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers32,329  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,986  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families16,720  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years13,440 80.38%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years6,299 37.67%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present10,697  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years9,498 88.79%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years4,385 40.99%42.27%
 
Individuals72,549  33,899,812
18 years and over43,847 60.44%65.35%
- 65 years and over6,751 9.31%9.7%
Related children under 18 years28,361 39.09%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years19,759 27.24%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over16,264 22.42%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.