Washington County vs. Mobile County

Washington County (AL)Mobile County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)16,378413,757
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-6.8%0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)17,581413,145
Population, Census, April 1, 201017,581412,992
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%16.2%
Female persons, percent50.8%52.4%
White alone, percent66.2%59.2%
Black or African American alone, percent23.5%36.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent7.9%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.9%2.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.1%56.7%
Veterans, 2014-20181,05027,976
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.1%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)8,573184,688
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201883.8%64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,200$126,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,039$1,165
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$347$380
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$709$846
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20132.0%17.4%
Households, 2014-20186,007155,831
Persons per household, 2014-20182.752.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.9%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20180.9%4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.0%82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201858.3%72.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.4%86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201811.1%22.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201818.5%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.9%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.6%56.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201838.9%52.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)75,7205,102,565
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$4,426$12,327
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.825.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,794$46,166
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,776$25,215
Persons in poverty, percent17.6%20.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172088,813
Total employment, 20175,214151,127
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)396,1836,689,577
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.7%-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,04330,649
All firms, 20121,17635,912
Men-owned firms, 201258317,396
Women-owned firms, 201240215,511
Minority-owned firms, 201234113,509
Nonminority-owned firms, 201278921,087
Veteran-owned firms, 20121323,705
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201299830,590
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%18.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%29.5%
Population per square mile, 201016.3335.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,080.211,229.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washington county (AL) and Mobile county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.