Huntsville

Population: 218,814
Median household income: $70,778
Median home value: $263,100

Huntsville is a community in Madison County, Alabama, home to 218,814 residents. At $70,778, its median household income sits below Madison County's $83,528.

From 2019 to 2023, Huntsville's population grew 11.5% from 196,219 to 218,814, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $182,900 to $263,100.

63.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 218,814
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,778
Median home value: $263,100
Median gross rent: $1,078
Housing units: 102,592
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

196,219218,814

Median household income

$55,305$70,778

Median home value

$182,900$263,100

Median gross rent

$827$1,078

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	196,219	$55,305	$182,900	$827
2020	199,845	$56,758	$184,500	$868
2021	210,081	$60,959	$194,500	$912
2022	215,025	$67,874	$236,300	$1,020
2023	218,814	$70,778	$263,100	$1,078

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,332	5.6%
5 to 17	30,418	13.9%
18 to 24	27,369	12.5%
25 to 34	34,532	15.8%
35 to 44	26,828	12.3%
45 to 54	23,823	10.9%
55 to 64	27,416	12.5%
65 to 74	20,131	9.2%
75 and over	15,965	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	122,705	56.1%
Black or African American	64,432	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	663	0.3%
Asian	4,293	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	186	0.1%
Some other race	664	0.3%
Two or more races	8,248	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,623	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree19.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,433	8.4%
High school graduate	25,777	17.3%
Some college or associate's	41,808	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	39,738	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	28,939	19.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83,501	77.5%
Carpooled	7,333	6.8%
Public transit	273	0.3%
Walked	1,399	1.3%
Bicycle	53	0.0%
Worked from home	14,139	13.1%
Other means	1,111	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29,442	31.4%
15 to 29 min	46,356	49.5%
30 to 44 min	13,939	14.9%
45 to 59 min	2,072	2.2%
60+ min	1,861	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 13.8% (28,747 of 207,855)

	Count	Share
Family households	52,826	56.2%
Nonfamily households	41,232	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	94,058	91.7%
Vacant	8,534	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54,616	58.1%
Renter-occupied	39,442	41.9%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64,852	63.2%
1-unit, attached	2,693	2.6%
2 to 4 units	8,046	7.8%
5 to 19 units	16,617	16.2%
20 or more units	8,851	8.6%
Mobile home & other	1,533	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0137000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 225 sq mi
Water area: 1.54 sq mi
Center point: 34.6977, -86.6767