COMPARING TWO PLACES
George County vs Mobile County
PLACE A
George County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Mobile County, Alabama
George County is 94% smaller than Mobile County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. George County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 0%).
GEORGE COUNTYMOBILE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population26,331411,658−94% vs Mobile County
Population density55335−280
Population growth7.8%0.4%+7.4 pts
Median age36.338.5−2.2
Male50.5%47.8%+2.7 pts
Female49.5%52.2%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born0.7%3.4%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.1%54.8%+30.3 pts
Black7.2%35.7%−28.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%3.5%−0.3 pts
Asian0.1%2.2%−2.0 pts
Other4.5%3.8%+0.6 pts
Median household income$59,758$58,880+$878
Per capita income$28,843$33,306−$4,463
Poverty rate18.3%16.2%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.471−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%26.0%−8.5 pts
Graduate degree4.9%9.2%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%5.3%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation51.5%58.5%−7.0 pts
Median home value$166,900$190,700−$23,800
Median gross rent$844$1,052−$208
Owner-occupied82.1%66.0%+16.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%13.1%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households20.6%48.9%−28.3 pts
Average commute34.426.1+8.3
Worked from home4.6%8.3%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured12.5%10.4%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025