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Huntsville, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $294,700 (it was $95,600 in 2000)
Huntsville:

$294,700
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $185,100 - $442,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $373,670
Here:

$373,670
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $237,598
Here:

$237,598
State:

$222,857

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,927
Here:

$148,927
State:

$194,388

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,177
Here:

$180,177
State:

$307,073

Mobile homes: $32,038
Here:

$32,038
State:

$77,780

Total population: 188,226 (Urban population: 152,143, Rural population: 5,756 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 104,492 (95,683 occupied: 55,182 owner occupied, 40,501 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

30%

Housing density: 600 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $178,626.

Median contract rent in 2022: $885 (lower quartile is $678, upper quartile is $1,225)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,558


Median gross rent in Huntsville, AL in 2022: $1,074

Housing units in Huntsville with a mortgage: 34,956 (3,351 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3,150 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,322

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $105,362

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $76,854

Median monthly housing costs: $1,044

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Huntsville, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1985

Median year apartment built: 1986

Household type by relationship:

Households: 222,363
  • Male householders: 50,121 (16,584 living alone), Female householders: 45,562 (18,239 living alone)
  • 38,230 spouses (37,763 opposite-sex spouses), 6,114 unmarried partners, (5,625 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 54,439 children (49,714 natural, 1,453 adopted, 3,272 stepchildren), 2,858 grandchildren, 3,086 brothers or sisters, 1,926 parents, 0 foster children, 2,839 other relatives, 7,271 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9,917

Size of family households: 27,482 2-persons, 12,184 3-persons, 8,518 4-persons, 3,537 5-persons, 1,200 6-persons, 432 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 34,823 1-person, 6,518 2-persons, 706 3-persons, 201 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

26,947 married couples with children.
13,006 single-parent households (3,453 men, 9,553 women).

91.6% of residents of Huntsville speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 12,400 (5.6%)
(48.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 0no bedroom
  • 5621 bedroom
  • 4,0492 bedrooms
  • 26,5693 bedrooms
  • 18,0994 bedrooms
  • 5,9035+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 2,265no bedroom
  • 10,2361 bedroom
  • 14,4782 bedrooms
  • 10,9763 bedrooms
  • 2,4244 bedrooms
  • 1225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,318no vehicle
  • 15,9331 vehicle
  • 23,7972 vehicles
  • 10,3883 vehicles
  • 2,9994 vehicles
  • 7475+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,115no vehicle
  • 23,0741 vehicle
  • 11,0282 vehicles
  • 2,1413 vehicles
  • 5224 vehicles
  • 6215+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 01 room
  • 482 rooms
  • 5773 rooms
  • 2,5494 rooms
  • 8,4845 rooms
  • 10,1336 rooms
  • 8,9217 rooms
  • 8,7508 rooms
  • 15,7209+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 2,2091 room
  • 3,5862 rooms
  • 5,9543 rooms
  • 9,4824 rooms
  • 8,8005 rooms
  • 5,7996 rooms
  • 2,7847 rooms
  • 1,0498 rooms
  • 8389+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Huntsville, AL
Huntsville city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Huntsville, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Huntsville, AL in 2022
  • 5,529Less than $10,000
  • 6,357$10,000 to $19,999
  • 6,501$20,000 to $29,999
  • 8,053$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,106$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7,566$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,909$60,000 to $74,999
  • 11,586$75,000 to $99,999
  • 9,163$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,615$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,451$150,000 to $199,999
  • 10,847$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Huntsville, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Huntsville, AL in 2022
  • 724Less than $10,000
  • 143$10,000 to $14,999
  • 114$15,000 to $19,999
  • 45$20,000 to $24,999
  • 108$25,000 to $29,999
  • 132$30,000 to $34,999
  • 119$40,000 to $49,999
  • 168$50,000 to $59,999
  • 553$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1,247$70,000 to $79,999
  • 150$80,000 to $89,999
  • 1,442$90,000 to $99,999
  • 2,568$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,683$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,046$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,862$175,000 to $199,999
  • 6,754$200,000 to $249,999
  • 5,299$250,000 to $299,999
  • 10,370$300,000 to $399,999
  • 6,694$400,000 to $499,999
  • 5,900$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,983$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,320$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 393$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 365$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Huntsville, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Huntsville, AL in 2022
  • 122$100 to $149
  • 414$150 to $199
  • 59$200 to $249
  • 371$250 to $299
  • 126$300 to $349
  • 1,110$350 to $399
  • 349$400 to $449
  • 804$450 to $499
  • 2,292$500 to $549
  • 1,940$550 to $599
  • 1,197$600 to $649
  • 1,710$650 to $699
  • 1,933$700 to $749
  • 1,977$750 to $799
  • 5,996$800 to $899
  • 3,086$900 to $999
  • 6,388$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,140$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,525$1,500 to $1,999
  • 44$2,000 to $2,499
  • 126$2,500 to $2,999
  • 174$3,000 to $3,499
  • 97$3,500 or more
  • 1,521No cash rent
Work and jobs in Huntsville: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.2%
Number of people working at home: 15,121 (13.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,101
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 11,329
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 16,455
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 17,476
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 23,622
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7,154
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 10,492
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,132
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,332
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,855
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,431
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,293
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Huntsville

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 146,318 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled: 15,019 (8.3%)
  • Bus: 409 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 3,088 (1.7%)
  • Walked: 1,323 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 15,121 (8.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 35.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 7.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 3.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 6,0982010 or later
  • 3,0602000 to 2009
  • 2,2861990 to 1999
  • 1,4311980 to 1989
  • 1,0981970 to 1979
  • 1,529Before 1970
Ancestries in Huntsville, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 16,360 (13.5%)
  • American: 13,646 (11.3%)
  • Irish: 6,610 (5.5%)
  • German: 6,400 (5.3%)
  • European: 3,115 (2.6%)
  • Italian: 1,990 (1.6%)
  • Scottish: 1,919 (1.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,569 (1.3%)
  • Jamaican: 1,313 (1.1%)
  • African: 1,163 (1.0%)
  • Polish: 1,016 (0.8%)
  • Nigerian: 928 (0.8%)
  • French: 872 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 538 (0.4%)
  • British: 452 (0.4%)
  • West Indian: 380 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 364 (0.3%)
  • Bermudan: 356 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 266 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 250 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 205 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 190 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 174 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 169 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 157 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 145 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 143 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 135 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 116 (0.10%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 114 (0.09%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 110 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 105 (0.09%)
  • Romanian: 103 (0.08%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 100 (0.08%)
  • Kenyan: 98 (0.08%)
  • Austrian: 91 (0.08%)
  • Croatian: 72 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 64 (0.05%)
  • Guyanese: 58 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 53 (0.04%)
  • Russian: 52 (0.04%)
  • Belgian: 51 (0.04%)
  • Cajun: 47 (0.04%)
  • Barbadian: 42 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 39 (0.03%)
  • Bahamian: 38 (0.03%)
  • Canadian: 37 (0.03%)
  • Albanian: 36 (0.03%)
  • Portuguese: 35 (0.03%)
  • Hungarian: 33 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 30 (0.02%)
  • Danish: 30 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 29 (0.02%)
  • Sudanese: 28 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 27 (0.02%)
  • Brazilian: 24 (0.02%)
  • Ethiopian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 12 (0.01%)
  • South African: 12 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 12 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.01%)
  • Arab: 8 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 8 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Huntsville:

19.6% (2,674)
Alabama:

26.4% (46,832)

Guatemala
Huntsville:

5.3% (722)
Alabama:

8.6% (15,159)

Nigeria
Huntsville:

4.9% (669)
Alabama:

1.1% (1,979)

Germany
Huntsville:

4.6% (627)
Alabama:

3.9% (6,831)

India
Huntsville:

4.6% (621)
Alabama:

5.5% (9,672)

Jamaica
Huntsville:

4.1% (566)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,382)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Huntsville:

3.5% (477)
Alabama:

4.6% (8,075)

Korea
Huntsville:

3.0% (412)
Alabama:

5.2% (9,293)

Dominican Republic
Huntsville:

2.9% (389)
Alabama:

0.7% (1,182)

Canada
Huntsville:

2.5% (344)
Alabama:

2.3% (4,000)

Taiwan
Huntsville:

2.3% (313)
Alabama:

0.7% (1,221)

Vietnam
Huntsville:

2.3% (310)
Alabama:

3.6% (6,414)

Other Northern America
Huntsville:

2.0% (276)
Alabama:

0.3% (457)

Colombia
Huntsville:

2.0% (271)
Alabama:

1.1% (2,005)

Pakistan
Huntsville:

1.8% (252)
Alabama:

1.1% (2,005)

Japan
Huntsville:

1.8% (251)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,391)

Iran
Huntsville:

1.7% (232)
Alabama:

0.5% (927)

Honduras
Huntsville:

1.6% (212)
Alabama:

1.9% (3,447)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 115,934
  • Other state: 89,997
  • Northeast: 9,105
  • Midwest: 19,634
  • South: 49,335
  • West: 11,923

80.6% of Huntsville residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45.8% lived in Alabama.


Huntsville:

80.6%
State average:

87.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 925
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 37
  • 5th and 6th grade: 148
  • 7th and 8th grade: 509
  • 9th grade: 371
  • 10th grade: 1,290
  • 11th grade: 1,617
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,377
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,204
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,588
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,685
  • Associate degree: 3,598
  • Bachelor's degree: 21,800
  • Master's degree: 12,323
  • Professional school degree: 2,633
  • Doctorate degree: 1,925
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 700
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 84
  • 5th and 6th grade: 195
  • 7th and 8th grade: 793
  • 9th grade: 423
  • 10th grade: 1,049
  • 11th grade: 709
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,650
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,120
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,700
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,243
  • Associate degree: 6,364
  • Bachelor's degree: 18,869
  • Master's degree: 12,670
  • Professional school degree: 1,414
  • Doctorate degree: 1,291
Educational Attainment for Females
Huntsville marital status for males
Huntsville marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 65,795
  • One, attached: 3,470
  • Two: 1,528
  • 3 or 4: 6,677
  • 5 to 9: 7,942
  • 10 to 19: 7,687
  • 20 to 49: 4,725
  • 50 or more: 4,780
  • Mobile homes: 1,888

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Huntsville
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Huntsville, AL
  • 66.6%Electricity
  • 31.3%Utility gas
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Huntsville, AL
  • 87.3%Electricity
  • 10.8%Utility gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,530
Here:

21.0%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,247
Here:

22.2%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,765
Here:

15.5%
Alabama:

14.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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