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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Mobile, AL vs Hoover, AL

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Mobile spends 19.5% more per capita than Hoover ($2,576/person difference). Hoover, AL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Mobile, AL
Pop. 186,316
C
55/100
Budget Balance6
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency86
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Hoover, AL
Pop. 91,995
B
65/100
Budget Balance42
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Mobile
Hoover
Total Spending
$2.9B
$1.2B
Spending / Capita
$15,777
$13,201
Total Revenue
$249.2M
$940.0M
Revenue / Capita
$1,338
$10,218
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
186,316
91,995
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Mobile$537
Hoover$0
Fire Protection
Mobile$2,010
Hoover$1,176
Highways & Roads
Mobile$501
Hoover$0
Parks & Recreation
Mobile$524
Hoover$1,400
Education
Mobile$0
Hoover$545
Health
Mobile$0
Hoover$833

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

MobileHoover
Intergovernmental
$1,338
$10,218
Other
$1,479
$845

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

MobileHoover
Police
$537
$0
Fire Protection
$2,010
$1,176
Highways & Roads
$501
$0
Education
$0
$545
Public Welfare
$2,357
$516
Health
$0
$833
Parks & Recreation
$524
$1,400
Housing
$2,998
$2,731
Sewerage
$129
$0
Utilities
$791
$800
Other
$5,930
$5,200
C
Mobile, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
B
Hoover, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health

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