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Huntsville, AL Metro Area

502,728 Population
1,361.6 square miles 369.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$41,897 ±$2,174 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Alabama: $30,608 ±$358
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$76,963 ±$2,609 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Alabama: $53,913 ±$781
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

9.6% ±1.6% (46,860  ±7,718) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alabama: 16.1% 794,326 (±0.6% / ±27,043)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

N/A Mean travel time to work

Families

205,178 ±2,611 Number of households
  • Alabama: 1,967,559 ±10,527
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.4 ±0 (487,640  ±2,666) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,925,305 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

4.4% ±1.4% (5,135  ±1,663) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 4.8% 55,593 (±0.4% / ±4,446)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

217,510 ±1,132 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,313,616 ±360
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$246,000 ±$8,931 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Alabama: $172,800 ±$2,083
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

13.4% ±1.9% (66,412  ±9,200.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 12% 597,226 (±0.5% / ±25,699.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

91.4% ±3.2% (319,213  ±11,268.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 87.9% 3,034,741 (±0.8% / ±29,413.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
42.8% ±2.1% (149,533  ±7,211) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 27.4% 946,766 (±0.5% / ±15,509.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

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

5.3% ±0.8% (26,712  ±4,009) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 3.5% 176,514 (±0.1% / ±6,898)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

10.6% ±0.8% (41,609  ±3,215) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 8.1% 315,142 (±0.3% / ±10,552)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
41,609 Total veterans ±3,215 35,206 Male ±2,763 6,403 Female ±1,588

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