Mobile is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 184,952 people and 86 constituent neighborhoods, Mobile is the fourth largest community in Alabama.
One thing that you will notice about Mobile is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Mobile a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
Mobile is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In terms of college education, Mobile is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.21% of adults in Mobile have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mobile in 2018 was $28,905, 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 $115,620 for a family of four. However, Mobile contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mobile is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mobile home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mobile residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mobile include Irish, English, German, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Mobile is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.