Hoover

Population: 92,401
Median household income: $107,822
Median home value: $391,300

Located in Jefferson County, Alabama, Hoover is a community with a population of 92,401. Its median household income of $107,822 runs above the Jefferson County figure of $64,589.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hoover's population grew 8.5% from 85,175 to 92,401, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $291,000 to $391,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 92,401
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $107,822
Median home value: $391,300
Median gross rent: $1,404
Housing units: 39,090
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

85,17592,401

Median household income

$89,452$107,822

Median home value

$291,000$391,300

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,404

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	85,175	$89,452	$291,000	$1,123
2020	85,386	$92,984	$298,400	$1,155
2021	91,371	$95,970	$316,700	$1,217
2022	91,995	$101,765	$366,200	$1,352
2023	92,401	$107,822	$391,300	$1,404

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,608	7.2%
5 to 17	15,708	17.0%
18 to 24	6,487	7.0%
25 to 34	12,764	13.8%
35 to 44	13,321	14.4%
45 to 54	11,801	12.8%
55 to 64	10,867	11.8%
65 to 74	8,306	9.0%
75 and over	6,539	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,183	67.3%
Black or African American	18,028	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	146	0.2%
Asian	5,317	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	245	0.3%
Two or more races	1,814	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,668	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate11.4%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree34.8%

Graduate or professional degree26.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,278	3.6%
High school graduate	7,266	11.4%
Some college or associate's	15,387	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	22,161	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16,506	26.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,078	78.0%
Carpooled	3,135	6.6%
Public transit	20	0.0%
Walked	243	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6,607	13.9%
Other means	423	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,541	18.4%
15 to 29 min	19,224	47.0%
30 to 44 min	10,145	24.8%
45 to 59 min	2,137	5.2%
60+ min	1,852	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 5.3% (4,882 of 91,630)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,797	70.7%
Nonfamily households	10,674	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,471	93.3%
Vacant	2,619	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,961	71.2%
Renter-occupied	10,510	28.8%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units18.6%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,213	67.1%
1-unit, attached	1,601	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1,053	2.7%
5 to 19 units	7,255	18.6%
20 or more units	2,927	7.5%
Mobile home & other	41	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0135896
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 50 sq mi
Water area: 1 sq mi
Center point: 33.3751, -86.8094