Mobile County Has Sank in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 1.9%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: Mobile County, AL

According to the 2010 Census, Mobile County, Alabama decreased in number of total housing units by 13,095, or 8%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Alabama increased in total real estate dwellings by 208,142, or 10%.

Measured against the United States, Mobile County has a very high level of vacancy in residential housing. 19,761, or 11.1%, of residential units are vacant in Mobile County, Alabama. Among the 19,761 unoccupied properties, 14.8% are on the real estate market for sale, while 34.1% are trying to be rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Mobile County have decreased by 1.9%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 106,079 (67.0%) housing units occupied by owners, while 52,356 (33.0%) residential units were being rented. Mobile County has a greater portion of rental units than the State of Alabama, which had 30.3% of residential properties rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Mobile County has a very high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 29.7% of housing units are owned by minorities in Mobile County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Alabama 23.0% of homes are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian rents more often than other race\ethnic group in Mobile County. 60.8% the Native Hawaiian Census group reportedly were renters in 2010.

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

In Mobile County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,207 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: Mobile County, AL

In Mobile County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,207 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 204 4-digit NAICS industries, 104 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 99 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the support activities for air transportation industry has grown the most with 1,292 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in support activities for air transportation makes up 8.5% percent of the total employment growth in Mobile County, Alabama for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for air transportation (+1292)
2. Ship and boat building (+1019)
3. Remediation and other waste services (+1019)
4. Sea, coastal, and Great Lakes transportation (+863)
5. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (+827)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the general medical and surgical hospitals industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 6,076 jobs during the period. The employment lost in general medical and surgical hospitals make up 28.9% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Mobile County, Alabama for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (-6,076)
2. Employment services (-2,203)
3. School and employee bus transportation (-699)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-667)
5. General freight trucking (-608)

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).