Huntsville, AL vs Mobile, AL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Huntsville spends 1.6% more per capita than Mobile ($255/person difference). Huntsville, AL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 58/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
58/100
Budget Balance62
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency85
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
55/100
Budget Balance6
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency86
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Huntsville
Mobile
Total Spending
$3.4B
$2.9B
Spending / Capita
$16,033
$15,777
Total Revenue
$9.5B
$249.2M
Revenue / Capita
$44,087
$1,338
Total Debt
$275.0M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,279
$0
Population
215,025
186,316
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Huntsville$0
Mobile$537
Fire Protection
Huntsville$637
Mobile$2,010
Highways & Roads
Huntsville$0
Mobile$501
Parks & Recreation
Huntsville$1,600
Mobile$524
Education
Huntsville$60
Mobile$0
Health
Huntsville$354
Mobile$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
HuntsvilleMobile
| Sales Tax | $833 | $0 |
| Income Tax | $656 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,511 | $1,338 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,558 | $0 |
| Other | $2,647 | $1,479 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
HuntsvilleMobile
| Police | $0 | $537 |
| Fire Protection | $637 | $2,010 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $501 |
| Education | $60 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $708 | $2,357 |
| Health | $354 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $692 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,600 | $524 |
| Housing | $2,611 | $2,998 |
| Sewerage | $136 | $129 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $791 |
| Other | $6,253 | $5,930 |
C
Huntsville, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
C
Mobile, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health