Mobile County vs. Washington County

	Mobile County (AL)	Washington County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	413,757	16,378
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	-6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	413,145	17,581
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	412,992	17,581
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.2%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	52.4%	50.8%
White alone, percent	59.2%	66.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	36.1%	23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	7.9%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.7%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,976	1,050
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.3%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	184,688	8,573
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.9%	83.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$126,600	$85,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,165	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$380	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$846	$709
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.4%	2.0%
Households, 2014-2018	155,831	6,007
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.5%	92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.8%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.5%	76.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.2%	58.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.2%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.9%	11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	18.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	44.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	38.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,102,565	75,720
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,327	$4,426
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	34.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,166	$40,794
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,215	$22,776
Persons in poverty, percent	20.8%	17.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,813	208
Total employment, 2017	151,127	5,214
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	6,689,577	396,183
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	30,649	1,043
All firms, 2012	35,912	1,176
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,396	583
Women-owned firms, 2012	15,511	402
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,509	341
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	21,087	789
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,705	132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	30,590	998
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.8%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.5%	25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	335.9	16.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,229.44	1,080.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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