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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Mobile County
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
391,705
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
188,542
186,422
190,662
Female
203,163
201,043
205,283
Under 5 years
29,815
29,181
30,449
5 to 9 years
24,857
20,920
28,794
10 to 14 years
35,394
31,304
39,484
15 to 19 years
27,533
24,507
30,559
20 to 24 years
29,692
25,932
33,452
25 to 34 years
49,237
45,614
52,860
35 to 44 years
59,922
57,833
62,011
45 to 54 years
53,683
52,259
55,107
55 to 59 years
22,212
19,942
24,482
60 to 64 years
13,715
11,240
16,190
65 to 74 years
25,772
24,853
26,691
75 to 84 years
16,692
15,359
18,025
85 years and over
3,181
1,907
4,455
 
Median age (years)
34.9
34.4
35.4
 
18 years and over
283,814
282,585
285,043
21 years and over
266,865
262,717
271,013
62 years and over
53,655
51,396
55,914
65 years and over
45,645
44,889
46,401
Male
18,642
18,208
19,076
Female
27,003
26,397
27,609
 
RACE
One race
385,680
382,593
388,767
White
242,738
240,565
244,911
Black or African American
132,338
129,163
135,513
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,924
654
3,195
Asian
6,860
6,438
7,282
Asian Indian
N
N
N
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
N
N
N
Filipino
N
N
N
Japanese
N
N
N
Korean
N
N
N
Vietnamese
N
N
N
Other Asian
N
N
N
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0
546
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
1,820
0
3,714
Two or more races
6,025
2,938
9,112
Two races including Some other race
271
0
776
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
5,754
2,636
8,873
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
246,029
243,470
248,588
Black or African American
135,539
134,264
136,814
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,211
4,320
10,102
Asian
6,860
6,438
7,282
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0
546
Some other race
2,091
161
4,022
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
391,705
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,742
*****
*****
Mexican
460
0
1,005
Puerto Rican
0
0
546
Cuban
675
0
1,746
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,607
2,495
4,719
Not Hispanic or Latino
386,963
*****
*****
White alone
241,037
239,201
242,873
Black or African American alone
130,922
128,252
133,592
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
1,924
654
3,195
Asian alone
6,634
6,088
7,180
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0
0
546
Some other race alone
1,558
0
3,394
Two or more races:
4,888
1,902
7,875
Two races including Some other race
0
0
546
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
4,888
1,902
7,875
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
391,705
*****
*****
Householder
151,150
145,725
156,575
Spouse
69,920
64,805
75,035
Child
118,111
110,140
126,082
Other relatives
32,880
26,442
39,318
Nonrelatives
19,644
14,899
24,389
Unmarried partner
6,857
4,253
9,461
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
153,402
149,792
157,012
Family households (families)
107,434
101,294
113,574
With own children under 18 years
51,644
46,206
57,082
Married-couple families
71,811
65,432
78,190
With own children under 18 years
31,519
26,168
36,870
Female householder, no husband present
27,291
22,184
32,398
With own children under 18 years
15,005
11,205
18,805
Nonfamily households
45,968
40,020
51,916
Householder living alone
37,664
31,295
44,033
65 years and over
10,951
8,146
13,756
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
61,135
55,317
66,953
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
35,554
33,333
37,775
 
Average household size
2.55
2.48
2.62
Average family size
3.05
2.92
3.18
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
167,956
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
153,402
149,792
157,012
Vacant housing units
14,554
10,944
18,164
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
0.2
0.0
0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
13.7
7.9
19.5
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
153,402
149,792
157,012
Owner-occupied
107,786
101,986
113,586
Renter-occupied
45,616
39,937
51,295
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.57
2.47
2.67
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.52
2.32
2.72
 

The 2001 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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