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Mobile, Alabama

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The 2000 Census showed that Mobile had a population of 198,915 people ^<1>. This represents 4.47% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	191,022	-3.97%	-0.12% since 2007
2007	191,242	-3.86%	-0.26% since 2006
2006	191,741	-3.61%	+0.94% since 2005
2005	189,958	-4.5%	-0.68% since 2004
2004	191,253	-3.85%	-0.75% since 2003
2003	192,699	-3.12%	-0.87% since 2002
2002	194,386	-2.28%	-1.31% since 2001
2001	196,961	-0.98%	-0.98% since 2000
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2000	198,915	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Birmingham	N	211 mi [339.6 km]	228,798	5.77% decrease
2	Montgomery	NE	157 mi [252.7 km]	202,696	0.56% increase
-3-	Mobile			191,022	3.97% decrease
4	Huntsville	N	290 mi [466.7 km]	176,645	11.65% increase
5	Tuscaloosa	N	179 mi [288.1 km]	90,221	15.81% increase
6	Hoover	N	201 mi [323.5 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
7	Dothan	E	163 mi [262.3 km]	66,505	15.19% increase

Mobile had 86,187 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Mobile has a total area of 159.4 square miles [412.9 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 117.9 square miles [305.4 km²]41.53 square miles [107.6 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Mobile had a 2000 population density of 1,687 people per square mile [651 people/km²], making it the state's 7th most densely populated area.

Mobile County

The coastal city of Mobile is located in Mobile County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 400,028 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 198,915 people, Mobile contained 49.73% of the Mobile County total.

In addition, where the community of Mobile has a population density of 1,687 people per square mile [651 people/km²], Mobile County averages 324.4 people per square mile [125.3 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Mobile County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Mobile. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	191,022	3.97% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	5	243,358	3.28% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	9	287,683	0.24% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	11	292,338	0.1% increase
25 mi [40 km]	14	306,043	0.59% increase
30 mi [48 km]	18	312,927	0.69% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Mobile. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Mobile, it also contains a comparison between Mobile and the state of Alabama.

Click here for the Mobile QuickFact (QF-0150000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Mobile County (QF-01097).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Mobile County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Washington	QF-01129	N	17,204	5.02% decrease
Baldwin	QF-01003	E	174,439	23.41% increase
Jackson (MS)	QF-28059	SW	130,694	0.87% decrease
George (MS)	QF-28039	W	22,406	16.73% increase
Greene (MS)	QF-28041	NW	13,818	3.86% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Mobile:

	State Code:	01 (Alabama)
	County Code:	097 (Mobile County)
	Place Code:	50000 (Mobile)

	State & County Code:	01097 (Alabama/Mobile County)

	State & Place Code:	0150000 (Alabama/Mobile)

Mobile is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Mobile.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Mobile and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Mobile. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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