Mobile, AL

1950‑1959:		Mobile, AL SMA
1959‑1983:		Mobile, AL SMSA
1983‑2003:		Mobile, AL MSA
2003‑2006:		Mobile, AL Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Baldwin County, AL	40,997	49,088	59,382	78,556	98,280	140,415	162,749

Mobile County, AL	231,105	314,301	317,308	364,980	378,643	399,843	399,851



Total	231,105	314,301	376,690	443,536	476,923	540,258	399,851
Percent Change	-	36.0%	19.9%	17.7%	7.5%	13.3%	-26.0%



Total (as currently defined)	231,105	314,301	317,308	364,980	378,643	399,843	399,851
Percent Change	-	36.0%	1.0%	15.0%	3.7%	5.6%	0.0%

Timeline

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Component

Baldwin County, AL

Mobile County, AL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Mobile, AL	129,009	*	202,779	*	190,026	*	200,452	*	196,278	*	198,915	*	191,544	*



Total	129,009		202,779		190,026		200,452		196,278		198,915		191,544
Metro	231,105		314,301		376,690		443,536		476,923		540,258		399,851
Percent	55.8%		64.5%		50.4%		45.2%		41.2%		36.8%		47.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Mobile, AL

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			182,963	79.2%
		UA Population		182,963	79.2%
	Rural Population			48,142	20.8%

	Inside Central Cities			129,009	55.8%
	Outside Central Cities			102,096	44.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			231,105	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Mobile, AL		182,963	182,963	100.0%

	Total			182,963


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			283,655	78.1%
		UA Population		268,139	73.8%
	Rural Population			79,734	21.9%

	Inside Central Cities			202,779	55.8%
	Outside Central Cities			160,610	44.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			363,389	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Mobile, AL		268,139	268,139	100.0%

	Total			268,139


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			276,295	73.3%
		UA Population		257,816	68.4%
	Rural Population			100,395	26.7%

	Inside Central Cities			190,026	50.4%
	Outside Central Cities			186,664	49.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			376,690	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Mobile, AL		257,816	257,816	100.0%

	Total			257,816


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			330,573	74.5%
		UA Population		295,493	66.6%
	Rural Population			112,963	25.5%

	Inside Central Cities			200,452	45.2%
	Outside Central Cities			243,084	54.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			443,536	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Mobile, AL		295,493	295,493	100.0%

	Total			295,493


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			346,812	72.7%
		UA Population		300,912	63.1%
	Rural Population			130,111	27.3%

	Inside Central Cities			196,278	41.2%
	Outside Central Cities			280,645	58.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			476,923	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Mobile, AL		300,912	300,912	100.0%

	Total			300,912


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			321,003	80.3%
		UA Population		317,605	79.4%
	Rural Population			78,840	19.7%

	Inside Principal Cities			198,915	49.7%
	Outside Principal Cities			200,928	50.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			399,843	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Mobile, AL		317,605	317,605	100.0%

	Total			317,605


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Mobile, AL SMA
-		Mobile County, AL included as original SMA component
-		Mobile, AL designated as original central city of new SMA


Oct 1963



-		Baldwin County, AL added


Jun 2003



-		Baldwin County, AL included as original component of Daphne-Fairhope, AL Micro Area

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