Cities / Alabama / Mobile

Mobile, AL

203,416 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 95°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Mobile)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 7.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PNS

53 mi — Pensacola International Airport

Population & People

Population

203,416

Median age

37.3

Median household income

$53,558

Poverty rate

18.4%

Unemployment rate

5.6%

Bachelor's degree+

32.0%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$193,300

Median gross rent

$1,068/mo

Homeownership rate

53.95%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,083

HUD Fair Market Rent (Mobile County, 9 mi from Mobile), 2026. Efficiency $854, 1BR $919, 2BR $1083, 3BR $1414, 4BR $1445. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alabama commercial electricity

14.52¢/kWh

Alabama industrial electricity

7.73¢/kWh

Alabama residential electricity

16.1¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

341154.2

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

260648

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alabama

540.51

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Source: FRED, Alabama-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PNS

Pensacola International Airport

53 mi away

MSY

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

141 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

212 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alabama energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alabama economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).