Guntersville

Population: 8,771
Median household income: $67,448
Median home value: $293,500

Guntersville, a community in Marshall County, Alabama, has 8,771 residents. The median household income of $67,448 is above the Marshall County median ($60,946).

From 2019 to 2023, Guntersville's population grew 3.6% from 8,468 to 8,771, while its median home value rose 53.1% from $191,700 to $293,500.

17.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.51 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,771
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,448
Median home value: $293,500
Median gross rent: $785
Housing units: 3,999
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4688,771

Median household income

$45,198$67,448

Median home value

$191,700$293,500

Median gross rent

$617$785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,468	$45,198	$191,700	$617
2020	8,531	$50,142	$215,200	$630
2021	8,559	$53,750	$227,600	$672
2022	8,644	$61,453	$268,700	$722
2023	8,771	$67,448	$293,500	$785

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	641	7.3%
5 to 17	1,417	16.2%
18 to 24	604	6.9%
25 to 34	1,127	12.8%
35 to 44	979	11.2%
45 to 54	974	11.1%
55 to 64	1,236	14.1%
65 to 74	928	10.6%
75 and over	865	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,005	79.9%
Black or African American	914	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	73	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.4%
Two or more races	501	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	235	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	856	14.0%
High school graduate	1,564	25.6%
Some college or associate's	1,663	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,344	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	682	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,825	85.8%
Carpooled	146	4.4%
Public transit	5	0.2%
Walked	10	0.3%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	282	8.6%
Other means	22	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,409	46.8%
15 to 29 min	798	26.5%
30 to 44 min	322	10.7%
45 to 59 min	268	8.9%
60+ min	213	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 17.7% (1,474 of 8,319)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,232	67.4%
Nonfamily households	1,079	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,311	82.8%
Vacant	688	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,132	64.4%
Renter-occupied	1,179	35.6%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,949	73.7%
1-unit, attached	82	2.1%
2 to 4 units	573	14.3%
5 to 19 units	287	7.2%
20 or more units	41	1.0%
Mobile home & other	67	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0132416
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 34.3679, -86.2523