Census Reporter

Huntsville, AL Metro Area

464,607 Population
1,361.6 square miles 341.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alabama: 39.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,211 ±$640 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $28,934 ±$214
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$66,450 ±$1,575 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alabama: $52,035 ±$377
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.7% ±0.6% (52,839  ±2,619) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alabama: 16% 762,642 (±0.2% / ±11,016)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

22.8 minutes ±0.4 (4,761,215  ±95,563) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alabama: 25.2 50,359,400 (±0.2 / ±365,196)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

184,353 ±1,110 Number of households
  • Alabama: 1,888,504 ±5,749
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (452,656  ±684) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,776,007 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.2% ±0.5% (5,684  ±597) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 5.1% 58,758 (±0.2% / ±2,122)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

200,378 ±301 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,270,398 ±320
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$186,100 ±$3,467 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $149,600 ±$973
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

15.8% ±0.7% (72,268  ±3,028.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 13.2% 636,737 (±0.2% / ±9,893.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

90.3% ±1.5% (289,466  ±4,701.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 86.9% 2,905,059 (±0.4% / ±13,768.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
39.8% ±0.9% (127,625  ±2,973.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 26.2% 877,044 (±0.2% / ±7,339.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

4.9% ±0.3% (22,894  ±1,187) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alabama: 3.4% 168,053 (±0.1% / ±3,145)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

11% ±0.4% (39,804  ±1,423) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 8.6% 324,857 (±0.1% / ±4,568)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
39,804 Total veterans ±1,423 34,701 Male ±1,222 5,103 Female ±638

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