COMPARING TWO PLACES
Theodore vs Mobile
PLACE A
Theodore, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Mobile, Alabama
Theodore is 98% smaller than Mobile. Theodore earns more, with a median household income $14,306 higher. Theodore has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -4%).
THEODOREMOBILEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,964200,824−98% vs Mobile
Population density6221,440−818
Population growth2.3%-4.1%+6.4 pts
Median age43.137.3+5.8
Male44.2%46.7%−2.5 pts
Female55.8%53.3%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born4.2%4.3%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.4%41.1%+21.3 pts
Black19.5%50.2%−30.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%3.7%−0.5 pts
Asian6.0%2.2%+3.8 pts
Other8.8%2.7%+6.1 pts
Median household income$67,864$53,558+$14,306
Per capita income$33,217$33,935−$718
Poverty rate20.7%18.4%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3240.495−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%32.0%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree9.4%11.8%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%5.6%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation63.7%59.7%+4.0 pts
Median home value$154,900$193,300−$38,400
Median gross rent$1,244$1,068+$176
Owner-occupied91.9%54.0%+37.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%14.0%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households29.8%50.9%−21.2 pts
Average commute25.322.8+2.5
Worked from home3.2%9.3%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured15.3%9.9%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024