Hueytown

Population: 16,541
Median household income: $62,362
Median home value: $142,900

Hueytown, a community in Jefferson County, Alabama, has 16,541 residents. At $62,362, its median household income sits in line with Jefferson County's $64,589.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hueytown's population grew 6.4% from 15,540 to 16,541, while its median home value rose 22.5% from $116,700 to $142,900.

23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,541
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,362
Median home value: $142,900
Median gross rent: $1,276
Housing units: 6,409
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,54016,541

Median household income

$51,519$62,362

Median home value

$116,700$142,900

Median gross rent

$874$1,276

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,540	$51,519	$116,700	$874
2020	15,446	$51,350	$116,500	$931
2021	16,694	$58,151	$118,800	$1,072
2022	16,655	$64,176	$134,200	$1,177
2023	16,541	$62,362	$142,900	$1,276

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,183	7.2%
5 to 17	3,569	21.6%
18 to 24	882	5.3%
25 to 34	2,459	14.9%
35 to 44	2,148	13.0%
45 to 54	1,676	10.1%
55 to 64	1,792	10.8%
65 to 74	1,647	10.0%
75 and over	1,185	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,638	46.2%
Black or African American	6,593	39.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	73	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.3%
Two or more races	510	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,678	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,184	10.9%
High school graduate	3,671	33.7%
Some college or associate's	3,517	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,927	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	608	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,518	80.8%
Carpooled	677	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	602	8.8%
Other means	21	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,017	16.3%
15 to 29 min	2,481	39.8%
30 to 44 min	1,739	27.9%
45 to 59 min	633	10.2%
60+ min	361	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 16.3% (2,658 of 16,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,218	73.1%
Nonfamily households	1,549	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,767	90.0%
Vacant	642	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,407	76.4%
Renter-occupied	1,360	23.6%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,457	85.1%
1-unit, attached	65	1.0%
2 to 4 units	43	0.7%
5 to 19 units	387	6.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	457	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0136448
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 33.4086, -87.0166