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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Mobile Area is $124,500, which is about the same as the state average of $123,800 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Mobile Area was built is 1977, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1981 and is about the same as the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 102,973 Owner Occupied Houses in Mobile Area, #427

Mobile Area	124,500 USD
Alabama	123,800 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mobile Area	9.98%
Alabama	45.48%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Mobile Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	180,277, see rank, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	154,400, 85.65%, see rank	84.09%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	102,973, 57.12%, see rank	58.17%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	51,427, 28.53%, see rank	25.93%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	25,877, 14.35%, see rank	15.91%	12.45%
For Rent	7,063, 3.92%, see rank	2.61%	2.34%
For Sale Only	2,868, 1.59%, see rank	1.54%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	2,043, 1.13%, see rank	1.25%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	2,846, 1.58%, see rank	3.76%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	55, 0.03%, see rank	0.03%	0.03%
Other Vacant	11,002, 6.10%, see rank	6.71%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #376

Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
1977	1981	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Mobile Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	102,973	100%	1,274,196	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	64,885	63.01%, see rank	58.96%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	38,088	36.99%, see rank	41.04%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Mobile Area	1,199 USD
Alabama	1,159 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Mobile Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
$299 or Less	161	0.25%, see rank	0.23%	0.20%
$300 to $499	1,541	2.37%, see rank	2.96%	1.59%
$500 to $699	4,762	7.34%, see rank	9.57%	5.01%
$700 to $999	15,271	23.54%, see rank	24.89%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	24,432	37.65%, see rank	34.17%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	10,914	16.82%, see rank	16.11%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	5,848	9.01%, see rank	9.13%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	1,956	3.01%, see rank	2.95%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Mobile Area	22.60% of the Total Income
Alabama	21.70% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Mobile Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
10% or Less	4,066	6.27%, see rank	7.30%	5.86%
10% to 20%	22,886	35.27%, see rank	37.14%	31.95%
20% to 30%	17,462	26.91%, see rank	25.71%	27.64%
30% to 40%	7,348	11.32%, see rank	11.45%	13.74%
40% or More	12,626	19.46%, see rank	17.78%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Mobile Area	374 USD
Alabama	349 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Mobile Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
$199 or Less	4,180	10.97%, see rank	11.83%	7.76%
$200 to $299	7,944	20.86%, see rank	24.55%	14.70%
$300 to $499	16,697	43.84%, see rank	42.72%	34.63%
$500 to $699	6,375	16.74%, see rank	14.46%	21.16%
$700 or More	2,892	7.59%, see rank	6.44%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Mobile Area	11.90% of the Total Income
Alabama	11.40% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Mobile Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
10% or Less	15,710	41.25%, see rank	43.66%	40.19%
10% to 20%	12,394	32.54%, see rank	30.25%	31.47%
20% to 30%	4,136	10.86%, see rank	11.03%	12.24%
30% to 40%	2,049	5.38%, see rank	5.23%	5.64%
40% or More	3,127	8.21%, see rank	8.16%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	180,277, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	131,241, 72.80%, see rank	68.53%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	1,987, 1.10%, see rank	1.66%	5.82%
2 Units	3,627, 2.01%, see rank	2.09%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	5,757, 3.19%, see rank	2.93%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	9,301, 5.16%, see rank	4.20%	4.78%
10 or More Units	12,903, 7.16%, see rank	6.84%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	15,461, 8.58%, see rank	13.74%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	180,277, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
1 Room	1,863, 1.03%, see rank	1.12%	1.95%
2 Rooms	2,320, 1.29%, see rank	1.17%	2.48%
3 Rooms	11,318, 6.28%, see rank	5.77%	9.13%
4 Rooms	24,903, 13.81%, see rank	15.10%	16.60%
5 Rooms	41,652, 23.10%, see rank	23.28%	20.41%
6 Rooms	41,656, 23.11%, see rank	20.97%	18.06%
7 Rooms	25,305, 14.04%, see rank	13.59%	12.27%
8 Rooms	16,042, 8.90%, see rank	8.86%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	15,218, 8.44%, see rank	10.13%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.70, see rank	5.70	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	180,277, 100%	2,190,638	132,741,033
No Bedroom	1,994, 1.11%, see rank	1.21%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	14,152, 7.85%, see rank	6.20%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	40,015, 22.20%, see rank	23.92%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	91,395, 50.70%, see rank	49.95%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	28,462, 15.79%, see rank	15.40%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	4,259, 2.36%, see rank	3.33%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Total Housing Units	154,400, 100%	1,842,174	116,211,092
Utility Gas	60,497, 39.18%, see rank	29.16%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	2,263, 1.47%, see rank	7.18%	4.86%
Electricity	90,451, 58.58%, see rank	61.92%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	84, 0.05%, see rank	0.21%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	467, 0.30%, see rank	1.11%	2.12%
Solar Energy	15, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.05%
Other Fuel	128, 0.08%, see rank	0.09%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	495, 0.32%, see rank	0.31%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	46,799, 100%	505,136	39,201,928
$199 or Less	890, 1.90%, see rank	2.18%	1.50%
$200 to $299	2,127, 4.54%, see rank	5.01%	3.18%
$300 to $499	4,495, 9.60%, see rank	14.15%	7.37%
$500 to $699	10,718, 22.90%, see rank	26.64%	16.01%
$700 to $999	17,994, 38.45%, see rank	32.35%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	9,211, 19.68%, see rank	15.87%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	1,006, 2.15%, see rank	2.54%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	358, 0.76%, see rank	1.26%	6.10%
Median	$773, see rank	$715	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Mobile Area	Alabama	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	154,400, 100%	1,842,174	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	10,892, 7.05%, see rank	6.48%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	54,577, 35.35%, see rank	32.94%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	57,545, 37.27%, see rank	37.28%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	31,386, 20.33%, see rank	23.30%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.