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Lester, AL

181 Population
1.9 square miles 94.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.7 ±9.2 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 38.8 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Alabama: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,070 ±$9,796 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: $46,601 ±$1,014
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Alabama: $36,087 ±$217
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,833 ±$25,418 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: $85,989 ±$1,337
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $63,999 ±$399
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.7% ±14.2% (23  ±29) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 10.1% 50,614 (±0.6% / ±3,102)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 772,360 (±0.2% / ±9,870)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.9 minutes ±6.9 (3,185  ±2,506) Mean travel time to work
  • nearly double the figure in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 23 4,974,145 (±0.4 / ±106,163)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Alabama: 25.5 51,818,964 (±0.2 / ±379,037)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

50 ±21 Number of households
  • the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 205,984 ±1,135
  • Alabama: 1,997,247 ±6,490
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.6 ±1.5 (181  ±105) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 2.4 502,250 (±0 / ±464)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,948,158
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

55 ±23 Number of housing units
  • the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 222,961 ±195
  • Alabama: 2,337,265 ±430
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$220,800 ±$82,624 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: $295,200 ±$4,353
  • a little higher than the amount in Alabama: $209,900 ±$1,076
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.8% ±17.1% (16  ±32.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 13.6% 69,506 (±0.7% / ±3,716.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alabama: 11.8% 591,202 (±0.2% / ±10,901.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.1% ±72.9% (96  ±47.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 91.5% 326,563 (±1.3% / ±4,655.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 88.6% 3,078,391 (±0.4% / ±14,060.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±27.2% (16  ±29.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 42.9% 153,066 (±0.8% / ±2,937.7)
  • about half the rate in Alabama: 28.4% 985,483 (±0.2% / ±8,202.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

2.3% ±3.4% (3  ±5) Population with veteran status
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Huntsville, AL Metro Area: 10.3% 41,659 (±0.4% / ±1,691)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Alabama: 7.7% 303,253 (±0.1% / ±4,702)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3 Total veterans ±5 3 Male ±5 N/A Female ±13

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