Best Places for Business and Careers 2019

Mobile, AL

Mobile, AL
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Mobile, AL

Mobile, AL
gross metro product
$20B
population
413.8K
median household income
$46,945
median home price
$151,000
cost of living
7% below nat'l avg
college attainment
23%
net migration
-140 (year: 2018)
unemployment
4.4%
major industries
Aerospace, Health care, Tourism
job growth
0.4% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
Located at the junction of the Mobile River and Mobile Bay on the northern Gulf of Mexico, the city is the only seaport in Alabama. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the city since its beginning, and is supplemented with growing sectors in aerospace and retail. One of the Gulf Coast's cultural centers, Mobile houses several art museums, a symphony orchestra, a professional opera, a professional ballet company, and a large concentration of historic architecture. Mobile is known for
having the oldest organized carnival celebrations in the United States, dating to the 18th century of its early colonial period.
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On forbes lists
#112
In Cost of Doing Business
#162
In Job Growth
#173
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
0.4% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
0.6%
Unemployment
4.4%
Median Household Income
$46,945
Household Income Growth
2.1%
High-Tech Employment
1.4%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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