County profile
Mobile County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#195 of 3,127 US counties by GDP56th-percentile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$30.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
157,810
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,960
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
411,658
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$58.9k±$1.3k
Bachelor's degree+
26.0%±0.8%
Poverty rate
16.2%±0.8%
Business applications
6,320 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,468
35.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1TruBridge, Inc.Healthcare$346.8M75B+2ThermaFreeze Products CorporationConsumer Cyclical$0——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care20%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation16%
Construction15%
Admin & support15%
Manufacturing15%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
411,658
residents · 2025 · -0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $53.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−4,713
International migration+2,466
Natural change−454
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$21.4B2019
$21.5B2020
$24.6B2021
$26.8B2022
$28.7B2023
$30.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$190.7k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$22/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±0.6%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$303.3M
1,102 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 99Lightning 98Heat wave 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3772016
3892017
4102018
4292019
4492020
5072021
5802022
6312023
6482024
6632025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 8% since 20211,0222021
7502022
9172023
1,7152024
1,1022025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.0 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
CN
Nearest port
13.1 km
HOOKS MARINE TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
10.4 km
MOBILE RGNL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):52,180,346 short tons/yr · Mobile, AL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mobile?
Mobile's economy produced $30.1B in 2024, growing 4.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.