COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mobile vs Saraland
PLACE A
Mobile, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Saraland, Alabama
Mobile is 1106% larger than Saraland. Saraland earns more, with a median household income $7,951 higher. Saraland has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -4%).
MOBILESARALANDDIFFERENCE
Total population200,82416,652+1106% vs Saraland
Population density1,440482+958
Population growth-4.1%20.6%−24.8 pts
Median age37.343.7−6.4
Male46.7%49.5%−2.8 pts
Female53.3%50.5%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born4.3%1.0%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%80.1%−39.0 pts
Black50.2%13.1%+37.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%0.9%+2.9 pts
Asian2.2%0.4%+1.8 pts
Other2.7%5.4%−2.7 pts
Median household income$53,558$61,509−$7,951
Per capita income$33,935$41,516−$7,581
Poverty rate18.4%10.1%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.514−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%25.0%+7.0 pts
Graduate degree11.8%9.2%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%3.6%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation59.7%57.8%+2.0 pts
Median home value$193,300$217,600−$24,300
Median gross rent$1,068$1,060+$8
Owner-occupied54.0%78.6%−24.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%8.2%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households50.9%58.5%−7.5 pts
Average commute22.825.9−3.1
Worked from home9.3%5.3%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured9.9%7.0%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025