Mobile County Information
Mobile in
Alabama occupies
1,644 square miles and has a 2006 population of
404,157, a change from a 2000 population of
399,843 and
378,643 in 1990.
14.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13% percent is 25-35, and
13.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,818 acts of violent crime reported in
Mobile in 2004, a change from
2,430 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
6,861 people:
3.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.4%.
Read more about
Mobile, Alabama in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Mobile | |
| State | Alabama | |
| Land Area | 1,644 sq. miles | Ranked 407 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 404,157 | Ranked 159 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 399,851 | |
| Population 2000 | 399,843 | Ranked 148 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 378,643 | Ranked 134 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 62.2% | |
| African American | 34.5% | |
| Asian American | 1.6% | |
| Native American | .7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,818 | 2,430 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 34 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 171 | |
| Robberies | 857 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 756 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 22,728 | 23,165 |
| Burglaries | 5,804 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 15,037 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,887 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 184,720 | 186,720 |
| Unemployed Population | 6,861 | 8,147 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 4.4% |
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