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Prichard, Alabama

Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Prichard borders the northside of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Alabama, Saraland, Alabama, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile, Alabama. As of 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 27,963. It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. Prichard is an impoverished city which has been in a state of decline since the mid-60s, it has been riddled with financial problems, Alabama's highest continuous per capita crime rate, and a population which has been fleeing for the last 40 years.

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Among the most common occupations in Prichard are Service occupations, 21%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 20%. and Sales and office occupations, 19%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Prichard, Alabama work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

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Prichard Industries

The leading industries in Prichard, Alabama are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Manufacturing, 13%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Prichard job listings indicate that the following industries in Prichard are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Mail Order Retailing, Misc Store Retailers and Hospitals.

Prichard Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Prichard, Alabama is $21,792, and the median income of households in Prichard was $19,544.
 

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Prichard, AL

$22,000
 

Prichard Unemployment Rate

Prichard has an unemployment rate of 15.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Prichard Trends data, the number of Prichard, Alabama jobs has decreased by 27% since March 2008.
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Prichard Employment Statistics

Population of Prichard
Total population 28,633
Male 45.69%
Female 54.31%
Median age 31.8
  
Prichard Housing
Owner-occupied homes 58.4%
Median cost of a home $50,100
Median mortgage payment $374
Renter-occupied homes 41.6%
Vacant housing 13.2%
Median monthly rent $375
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $26,543
Median for all female full-time $17,040
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 28%
$10,000 to $14,999 12%
$15,000 to $24,999 18%
$25,000 to $34,999 14%
$35,000 to $49,999 12%
$50,000 to $74,999 9%
$75,000 to $99,999 4%
$100,000 to $149,999 2%
$150,000 to $199,999 0%
$200,000 or more 1%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 11%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 24%
High school graduate 36%
Some college, no degree 19%
Associate's degree 4%
Bachelor's degree 5%
Graduate degree 2%
  
Marital Status
Never married 37%
Currently married 38%
Separated 5%
Widowed 9%
Divorced 10%
  
Race
White 14%
Black or African American 85%
Asian 0%
Other 0%
  
Prichard Commute
Carpool 16.0%
Public transportation 2.0%
Average travel time 25 minutes