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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.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
2008191,022-3.97%-0.12% since 2007
2007191,242-3.86%-0.26% since 2006
2006191,741-3.61%+0.94% since 2005
2005189,958-4.5%-0.68% since 2004
2004191,253-3.85%-0.75% since 2003
2003192,699-3.12%-0.87% since 2002
2002194,386-2.28%-1.31% since 2001
2001196,961-0.98%-0.98% since 2000
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2000198,915The 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
CommunityDirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change Since 2000
1Birmingham   N211 mi [339.6 km]228,7985.77% decrease
2Montgomery   NE157 mi [252.7 km]202,6960.56% increase
-3-Mobile  191,0223.97% decrease
4Huntsville   N290 mi [466.7 km]176,64511.65% increase
5Tuscaloosa   N179 mi [288.1 km]90,22115.81% increase
6Hoover   N201 mi [323.5 km]71,02013.19% increase
7Dothan   E163 mi [262.3 km]66,50515.19% 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>

 RadiusNo of
Communities
2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 5 mi [8 km]1191,0223.97% decrease
 10 mi [16 km]5243,3583.28% decrease
 15 mi [24 km]9287,6830.24% decrease
 20 mi [32 km]11292,3380.1% increase
 25 mi [40 km]14306,0430.59% increase
 30 mi [48 km]18312,9270.69% 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.

  CountyCensus
QuickFact
Direction2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 WashingtonQF-01129   N17,2045.02% decrease
 BaldwinQF-01003   E174,43923.41% increase
 Jackson (MS)QF-28059   SW130,6940.87% decrease
 George (MS)QF-28039   W22,40616.73% increase
 Greene (MS)QF-28041   NW13,8183.86% 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.




Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Mobile. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



Other Roadside Stops

About Alabama
About Mobile County
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Off-the-Road Links

U.S. Census Bureau

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Mobile:

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Panoramio.com

Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Mobile? Please visit the Map Page for Mobile.


Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<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.

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<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).

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<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.

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<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.

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<6>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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