Mobile AL
Alabama · Pop. 203,416
Mobile, AL: median household income of $53,558, median rent of $1,068/mo, 5.6% unemployment. Our verdict: It Depends.
Score Breakdown
Key Metrics
Median Income
$53,558
per year
Median Rent
$1,068
per month
Median Home
$193k
home value
Unemployment
5.6%
of labor force
Poverty Rate
18.4%
below poverty line
Avg. Commute
23 min
one way
City Reality Check honest
"Mobile, AL Reality Check"
In Mobile, the rent-to-income burden runs around 24% — refreshingly manageable by national standards. Median income sits at $53,558 and median rent is $1,068/month. 51% of renters are cost-burdened (30%+ of income on housing). Landlords are winning; everyone else is treading water. Median home value: $193,300 — that's 3.6× the median income. Employment picture: 5.64% unemployment — a average employment landscape. Poverty rate: 18.4% — well above the national average. The headline economic numbers hide a bifurcated city. Average commute: 23 minutes — acceptable. Mobile was founded in 1702 — that's 324 years of history baked into the streets. The city covers 179.8 sq miles at 1,131 people/sq mile — sprawling. Elevation: 10 ft — essentially flat — floods are a real conversation. Mobile has 12 sister cities — cosmopolitan on paper, at least. RoastMyCity overall score: 64/100 — It Depends.