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