Mobile is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 198,887 people and 85 constituent neighborhoods, Mobile is the third largest community in Alabama.

Mobile is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mobile is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mobile who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.73%), sales jobs (13.68%), and management occupations (7.15%).

One of the nice things about Mobile is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Mobile Information and Demographics

The education level of Mobile citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 24.94% of adults in Mobile have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mobile in 2000 was $18,072, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,288 for a family of four.

Mobile is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mobile home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mobile is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mobile include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Mobile is English. Some people also speak Spanish.