How many renters in Mobile, AL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mobile, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.7% (±3.2 points) of renting households in Mobile, AL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.7% (±3.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 45.4% (±2.7 points)
Median share of income: 33.0% (±1.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mobile

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mobile	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Less than 15%	12.8% (±1.5 points)	14.4%	14.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.7% (±1.5 points)	9.5%	12.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.5% (±1.6 points)	10.1%	12.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.3% (±1.5 points)	10.4%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.3% (±1.8 points)	11.0%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	45.4% (±2.7 points)	44.6%	39.9%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Mobile against Mobile County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mobile	Mobile County	Alabama	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.7% (±3.2 points)	55.6% (±2.6 points)	48.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	45.4% (±2.7 points)	44.6% (±2.1 points)	39.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.0% (±1.1 points)	32.5% (±0.8 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,554 (±$2,131)	$36,158 (±$1,743)	$38,294 (±$594)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,068 (±$23)	$1,052 (±$22)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413

In Mobile, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Mobile County (55.6%).

It is also higher than in Alabama (48.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Mobile County, Mobile ranks 6 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 489.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Mobile

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mobile
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mobile	—	56.7% (±3.2 points)	—
Chickasaw	7.3 mi	58.8% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Prichard	7.4 mi	61.9% (±19.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tillmans Corner	8.6 mi	51.7% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Theodore	10 mi	34.4% (±34.8 points)	Not measurably different
Semmes	12 mi	43.3% (±29.0 points)	Not measurably different
Saraland	13 mi	65.1% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Satsuma	13 mi	38.6% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Daphne	14 mi	34.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Daphne, AL (34.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Mobile County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Grand Bay	68.5% (±33.3 points)
2	Saraland	65.1% (±21.4 points)
3	Bayou La Batre	63.0% (±28.9 points)
4	Prichard	61.9% (±19.4 points)
5	Chickasaw	58.8% (±10.3 points)
6	Mobile	56.7% (±3.2 points)
7	Tillmans Corner	51.7% (±9.9 points)
8	Creola	43.4% (±28.4 points)
9	Semmes	43.3% (±29.0 points)
10	Dauphin Island	40.0% (±111.8 points)
11	Satsuma	38.6% (±31.1 points)
12	Theodore	34.4% (±34.8 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Mobile County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mobile

Are renters in Mobile rent-burdened?

56.7% of renting households in Mobile pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Mobile spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mobile, AL spends 33.0% (±1.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mobile city, Alabama (place:50000, in state:01).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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