Statistical Abstract Mobile Bay Area www.mobilechamber.com LOCATION EDUCATION Mobile is located in Southwest Alabama at Public & Private Schools the head of Mobile Bay, thirty-one miles from Schools Teachers Students the Gulf of Mexico. It is the second largest Elementary 61 2,218 32,112 metropolitan area in Alabama and the Middle School 23 742 15,664 state’s major port. The Mobile Bay Area, High School which includes Mobile and Baldwin Counties, 14 1,091 17,415 Parochial & covers an area of 2,828 square miles. The 44 1,160 14,750 dominant urban area is the City of Mobile, Private Schools which includes 158 square miles of the 1,238 square miles in Mobile County. State Vo-Tech Schools Students Bishop State Community College 1,027 COMMUNITY FACILITIES Carver & Southwest Campuses Enterprise-Ozark Community College/ 300 Places of Worship/Protestant 635 Aviation Center at Mobile Places of Worship/Catholic 34 Places of Worship/Jewish 3 Two-Year Colleges Number of Hotels/Motels 77 Students Number of Hotel/Motel Rooms 6,333 Bishop State Community College 3,081 Faulkner State Community College 4,000 Regional Shopping Malls 4 Regional Outlet Malls 1 Public Libraries/6 Branches 550,871 Four-Year Colleges Volumes Students Spring Hill College 1,343 Banks 11 University of Mobile 1,790 Bank Locations/Branches 108 University of South Alabama 13,328 Savings & Loan 2 Source: Individual Institutions Savings & Loan Branches 4 RECREATIONAL FACILTIES Educational Levels Amateur Theatre 7 Parks 66+ Persons 25 Years Old & Over Bowling 3 3% 11% Skating Rinks 5 25% Golf Courses (Public & Private) 25+ College (4+ Years) Swimming Pools (Public) 6 College (1-3 Years) Auto Race Track 1 Greyhound Race Track 1 High School (4 Years) Tennis Courts (Public) 94 High School (1-3 Years) Movie Theatres 85 IMAX Theater & Exploreum 1 Less Than 9th Grade 33.5% Other facilities include museums, art galleries, Gulf beaches, Mobile Civic Center, Ladd- 27.5% Peebles Stadium, Mobile Convention Center Source: Decision Data Resource; 2005 Estimate www.mobilechamber.com 2 MEDICAL UTILITIES CUSTOMERS Hospitals 8 Hospital Beds 2,710 250,000 225,000 Nursing Homes 28 200,000 Nursing Home Beds 2,928 175,000 Doctors 1,048 150,000 Dentists 330 125,000 100,000 Source: Individual Facilities 75,000 50,000 25,000 CLIMATE 0 Annual Average 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 67.5° F Temperature January Average 49.9° F Gas Water Electric July Average 82.3° F Source: Respective Utilities Annual Average 63.9” Rainfall Snowfall 0” GOVERNMENT Source: NOAA City Government Type - Mayor/Council UTILITIES & SERVICES County Government Type - Commission Electricity FT Law Enforcement Personnel - 790 Supplier Alabama Power Company (All Municipalities & Sheriff’s Department) Water FT Fire Department Personnel - 441 Supplier Mobile Area Water & Sewer (Includes All Municipalities) System Source (1) Converse Lake System Vol. Fire Department Personnel - 365 (2) Mobile River Fire Insurance Rating - Class 3 Maximum daily capacity (City of Mobile) (1) 125,000,000 gallons (2) 360,000,000 gallons COMMUNICATIONS Average Consumption Potable 40,000,000 GPD Newspapers - Daily 1 Raw Industry 110,000,000 GPD Newspapers - Weekly 4 Storage capacity Elevated 9 million gallons Radio Stations - AM 10 Ground 48 million gallons Radio Stations - FM 17 Sewerage Television Stations - Network 5 Treatment Plant Type Secondary treatment in all plants Television Stations - Independent 2 Capacity 42,800,000 GPD Television Stations - Educational 1 Present Load 36,000,000 GPD Biosolids Land Application Telephone Services 35 Natural Gas Telegraph Services 2 Supplier Gulf South Pipeline Company LP Post Office Locations 51 Distributors Clarke-Mobile County Gas District, Mobile Gas Service Corp., South Alabama Utilities www.mobilechamber.com 3 MUNICIPALITY POPULATIONS Mobile 1990 2000 Percent County Census Census Change Mobile County 378,643 399,843 +5.6 Bayou La Batre 2,446 2,313 -5.4 Chickasaw 6,747 6,364 -5.7 Citronelle 3,695 3,659 -1.0 Creola 1,961 2,002 +1.8 Dauphin Island 822 1,371 +66.8 Mobile 198,417 198,915 +0.3 Mount Vernon 970 844 -13.0 Prichard 33,711 28,633 -15.1 Baldwin Saraland 12,164 12,288 +1.0 County Satsuma 5,292 5,687 +7.5 Unincorporated Area 110,904 137,767 +24.2 Baldwin County 98,280 140,415 +42.9 COST OF LIVING Bay Minette 7,216 7,820 +8.4 All Items Daphne 11,725 16,581 +41.4 City & State Index* Elberta 458 552 +20.5 Atlanta , GA 97.5 Fairhope 9,248 12,480 +34.9 New Orleans, LA 95.5 Foley 5,778 7,590 +31.4 Jackson, MS 94.0 Gulf Shores 3,272 5,044 +54.2 Charleston, SC 99.0 Charlotte, NC 91.1 Loxley 1,161 1,348 +16.1 Dallas, TX 95.8 Orange Beach 2,244 3,784 +68.6 Houston, TX 90.2 Orlando, FL 102.9 Robertsdale 2,485 3,782 +52.2 Los Angeles, CA 158.2 Silverhill 565 616 +9.0 Memphis, TN 92.7 Spanish Fort 2,696 5,423 +101.1 Mobile, AL 91.0 Summerdale 552 655 +18.7 Montgomery, AL 95.1 Pittsburgh, PA 93.3 Unincorporated Area 51,719 74,740 +44.5 St. Louis, MO 95.6 San Francisco, CA 170.6 Source: Census 2000 Internet Release *U. 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City Average = 100 Source: ACCRA, 1st Quarter 2006 www.mobilechamber.com 4 AVERAGE HOME PRICE $160,000 $151,096 $150,000 The average cost $141,284 $140,000 of a home purchased $130,000 $126,241 during 2005 $132,085 $130,573 was $151,096, $120,000 well below $120,934 the national $110,000 average. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Mobile County Source: Mobile Area Association of Realtors MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME PER CAPITA INCOME $45,000 $18,841 $18,843 $40,000 $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $22,192 $17,512 $20,000 $34,319 $37,094 $43,644 $39,186 City of M obile M obile County Baldwin M obile Bay City of Mobile Mobile County County Area Baldwin County Mobile Bay Area Source: Decision Data Resources 08-06 Source: Decision Data Resources 08-06 RESIDENTIAL SALES 7,500 7,132 7,000 6,500 Mobile's cost of living is consistently one of 6,000 6,235 the 10 lowest out of 5,500 the 80 largest U.S. 5,000 4,726 5,390 metropolitan areas 4,500 according to the 4,501 4,510 ACCRA survey. 4,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Mobile County Source: Mobile Area Association of Realtors www.mobilechamber.com 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION City of Mobile Baldwin Mobile Mobile County County Bay Area Median Age 35.3 35.3 39.6 36.7 % by Age Groups Under 4 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.9 5 - 24 29.3 29.3 26.1 28.2 25 - 44 26.5 27.0 25.7 27.0 45 - 64 22.7 24.0 25.8 24.0 65 - 84 12.1 10.7 14.4 12.1 85 & Over 2.1 1.6 2.0 1.8 Source: Decision Data Resources (2005 est) POPULATION GROWTH M o bile B ay A rea - In Tho usands 600 500 400 300 200 10 0 0 1980 1990 2000 2005 Mobile Bay Area Mobile County City of Mobile Baldwin County Source: 1980, 1990, 2000 Bureau of the Census POPULATION COMPOSITION Mobile Baldwin Mobile City of Bay Area County County Mobile Total Population 558,130 158,412 399,727 190,935 % by Race American Indian .5 % .6 % .5 % .2 % Asian .6 % .4 % .6 % .7 % Black 29.0 % 10.4 % 36.5 % 48.9 % White 68.4 % 87.0 % 61.0 % 48.8 % Other .4 % .6 % .4 % .5 % Multi-Racial 1.0 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 1.0 % Source: Decision Data Resources (2005 est) www.mobilechamber.com 6 PROPERTY TAXES LODGING TAX REVENUES Assessment Rates City of Mobile - (in Millions) 2.5 Residential 10% $2.40 Commercial 20% 2.4 Utilities 30% 2.3 Rate Per $1,000 Of 2.2 $2.15 $2.15 Assessed Valuation 2.1 $2.07 Inside Outside $2.05 City City 2 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 City $ 7.00 $ - County 20.50 20.50 Source: City of Mobile Audited Financial Report School 29.50 17.50 State 6.50 6.50 Total $63.50 $44.50 Source: Mobile County Revenue Commissioner’s Office SALES TAX REVENUE $113.00 $112.00 $111.20 $111.00 $110.90 RETAIL SALES TAX $110.00 $109.00 $108.20 $107.70 $108.00 The City of Mobile has a 4% general sales tax & Mobile $107.00 $107.50 $106.00 County has a 1% tax in addition $106.40 to the 4% state sales tax. $105.00 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 (City of Mobile-in Millions) Source: City of Mobile Audited Financial Report ASSESSED VALUATION Real & Personal Property - (inBillions) AVERAGE EXPENDITURES 4 Avg. 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Retail Expenditure 3.75 $3.52 3.5 $3.36 $20,423 $3.23 $3.20 *2010 3.25 $46,913 3 $19,293 $2.77 2005 2.75 $44,252 2.5 $0 $10, $20, $30, $40, $50, 000 000 000 000 000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Source: Mobile County Revenue Commissioner’s Office Source: Decision Data Resources 08-06 2010- Estimate www.mobilechamber.com 7 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS (in thousands) 2005 2004 2003 2002 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Mobile County Baldwin County Source: Mobile & Baldwin County License Departments PORT OF MOBILE TONNAGE 2003 2004 2005 Alabama State Port 16,692,587 19,616,381 22,076,598 Authority General Cargo 3,203,559 3,467,929 3,549,140 Bulk Ores & Coal 13,489,028 16,148,452 18,527,458 Industry 6,957,299 3,291,720 3,430,240 General Port 15,577,546 17,405,273 20,460,511 Port of Mobile 39,227,431 40,313,374 45,967,349 Source: Alabama State Port Authority Source: Alabama State Port Authority ENPLANED PASSENGERS (in Thousands) Mobile Regional Airport 450 398.8 400 350 322.2 320.9 304.4 305.2 300 250 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Source: Mobile Airport Authority www.mobilechamber.com 8 TRANSPORTATION ASSETS Railroads Passenger Service - AMTRAK-Limited service to Miami, Jacksonville, New Orleans, and Los Angeles Freight Service - Burlington Northern/Santa Fe, Norfolk-Southern, Canadian National, Kansas City Southern and CSX Transportation with piggyback and containerized freight service Motor Freight Carriers There are 1,096 motor freight lines certified to transport interstate shipments to and/ or from the Mobile Area.