Mobile County, AL Population

Overview

414,620

Total Population

38.3

Median age

52.15%

Female population %

91.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12,318

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mobile County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mobile County is 38.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mobile County's population under 18 was 23.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mobile County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mobile County, 19.58% were under the age of 15, 19.91% aged 15 to 29, 44.23% aged 30 to 64, 14.71% aged 65 to 84, and 1.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17,820 more females than males in Mobile County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.15% females and 47.85% males in Mobile County, AL.
The Mobile County, AL gender ratio is 91.8:100 i.e. 91.8 men to 100 women (0.918).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 14,542.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 15,264.

Mobile County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mobile County population: 57.41% are White, 36.06% are Black or African American, 0.50% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.02% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.24% are some other race and 2.75% are multiracial.
Mobile County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 12,318 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 402,302 (97.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mobile County is White with a population of 238,047 (57.41% of the total population).

Mobile County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 415,169 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Mobile County's population increased by 13,163 (3.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mobile County's population increased by 1,025 (0.25%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mobile County's population was lowest in year 2004 at 398,497.