Census Reporter

Huntsville, AL Metro Area

471,824 Population
1,361.5 square miles 346.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.4 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$35,357 ±$1,183 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $28,650 ±$323
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$67,157 ±$3,547 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alabama: $51,734 ±$600
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

12.3% ±1.5% (56,307  ±6,792) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 15.5% 739,108 (±0.5% / ±24,870)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

22.3 minutes ±0.5 (4,803,165  ±172,139) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alabama: 25.4 52,412,110 (±0.3 / ±695,900)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

187,898 ±3,068 Number of households
  • Alabama: 1,897,576 ±10,370
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0 (458,939  ±2,018) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,786,560 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.2% ±1.3% (5,724  ±1,401) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 5.1% 58,542 (±0.3% / ±3,947)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

203,043 ±829 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,284,922 ±264
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$192,700 ±$5,856 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $154,000 ±$2,032
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

16.4% ±1.6% (76,573  ±7,593.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 13.4% 651,811 (±0.5% / ±21,998.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91.7% ±2.8% (298,695  ±9,312.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 87.1% 2,926,985 (±0.8% / ±28,118.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
40.2% ±1.9% (130,766  ±6,072.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 26.4% 885,357 (±0.5% / ±16,169.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

5% ±0.6% (23,430  ±2,834) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alabama: 3.6% 174,952 (±0.2% / ±7,356)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

11.2% ±0.9% (41,216  ±3,113) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 8.4% 318,254 (±0.2% / ±8,711)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
41,216 Total veterans ±3,113 36,767 Male ±2,784 4,449 Female ±1,114

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