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County:

Mobile County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1097

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

531,768

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

25.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

51

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

317,308

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

364,980

15.0%

4.2%

10.8%

1990:

378,643

3.7%

-5.5%

9.3%

2000:

399,843

5.6%

-1.7%

7.3%

2005:

401,427

0.4%

-2.3%

2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

249,763

62.5%

0-to-19:

121,942

30.5%

Black:

132,845

33.2%

20-to-39:

111,210

27.8%

Hispanic:

4,887

1.2%

40-to-59:

102,970

25.8%

American Indian:

2,636

0.7%

60-plus:

63,721

15.9%

Other:

9,712

2.4%

Median Age:

34.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

324.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.6%

Median Family Income:

$40,378

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.6%

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