Mobile
County, Alabama
\n
Mobile
County is a
county
of the
State of
Alabama.
Its name is in honor of a tribe of
Indians,
the
Maubila tribe. As of
2000
its population was 399,843. Its
county
seat is
Mobile.
History
\nMobile County
was established on
December
18,
1812.
Geography
\nAccording
to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,258
km²
(1,644
mi²).
3,194 km² (1,233 mi²) of it is land and 1,064 km² (411 mi²)
of it is water. The total area is 25.00% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 399,843 people,
150,179 households, and 106,777 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 125/km² (324/mi²). There are 165,101 housing units at
an average density of 52/km² (134/mi²). The racial makeup of the county
is 63.07%
White,
33.38%
Black
or
African
American, 0.67%
Native
American, 1.41%
Asian,
0.03%
Pacific
Islander, 0.40% from
other
races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 150,179 households out of which 34.40% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% are married couples living together, 17.70%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% are non-families.
24.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.80% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and
the average family size is 3.13. In the county the population is spread out with
27.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 21.90%
from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
34 years. For every 100 females there are 91.50 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 87.10 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $33,710, and the median income for a family is $40,378. Males have a median
income of $32,329 versus $21,986 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $17,178. 18.50% of the population and 15.60% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 26.20% are under the age of 18
and 14.60% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Bayou
La Batre\n*
Chickasaw\n*
Citronelle\n*
Creola\n*
Dauphin
Island\n*
Grand
Bay\n*
Mobile\n*
Mount
Vernon\n*
Prichard\n*
Saraland\n*
Satsuma\n*
Theodore\n*
Tillmans
Corner
