Latest news about poverty in Mobile, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
22.9% of Mobile, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.0% greater than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 15.6% of high school graduates and 43.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.1%. For comparison, it was 26.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mobile, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mobile:
22.9%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mobile:
8.7%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mobile:
25.2%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mobile:
14.8%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.1%
Residents above poverty level:
26.4%
Poverty by age in Mobile, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mobile,AL (percentage below poverty level)
46.2%Under 5 years
53.2%5 years
32.2%6 to 11 years
28.0%12 to 14 years
17.2%15 years
7.8%16 and 17 years
20.5%18 to 24 years
8.3%25 to 34 years
14.9%35 to 44 years
12.4%45 to 54 years
14.1%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
8.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mobile,AL (percentage below poverty level)
43.2%Under 5 years
12.6%5 years
46.0%6 to 11 years
40.8%12 to 14 years
30.1%15 years
17.8%16 and 17 years
41.0%18 to 24 years
33.2%25 to 34 years
26.2%35 to 44 years
17.1%45 to 54 years
20.1%55 to 64 years
17.5%65 to 74 years
20.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mobile,AL (% below half of poverty level)
20.1%Under 6 years
12.8%6 to 11 years
5.8%12 to 17 years
15.4%18 to 24 years
11.8%25 to 34 years
6.5%35 to 44 years
6.8%45 to 54 years
5.4%55 to 64 years
3.5%65 to 74 years
1.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mobile, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mobile, AL (%)
12.0%White
32.1%Black
8.5%American Indian
15.7%Asian
36.3%Native Hawaiian
15.0%Other race
16.7%2+ races
15.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mobile, AL (absolute numbers)
8,686White
29,675Black
26American Indian
580Asian
33Native Hawaiian
277Other race
1,4582+ races
811Hispanic
22.8%Below poverty level
77.2%Above poverty level
24.3%Below poverty level
75.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mobile, AL
Children below poverty level:
Mobile, Alabama:
35.6%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mobile:
15.6%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mobile:
43.2%
Alabama:
30.1%
17.8%Married-couple family
9.8%Male, no wife present
72.4%Female, no husband present
12.6%Worked full-time, year-round
19.5%Worked part-time
67.9%Did not work
3.8%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
25.1%One full-time, other didn't work
19.5%Both worked part-time
10.3%One part-time, other didn't work
41.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
7.5%1980 to 1989
16.4%1970 to 1979
20.4%1960 to 1969
23.1%1950 to 1959
15.2%1940 to 1949
11.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
4.9%1990 to 1994
12.1%1980 to 1989
20.5%1970 to 1979
19.9%1960 to 1969
21.6%1950 to 1959
8.6%1940 to 1949
8.4%1939 or earlier
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