Huntsville, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Huntsville Apartments for Rent

Total population: 176,645 (Urban population: 170,206, Rural population: 6,439 (all nonfarm))

Huntsville, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 73,606 (66,724 occupied: 41,140 owner occupied, 25,584 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

Housing density: 423 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $508 (lower quartile is $392, upper quartile is $630)

Housing units in Huntsville with a mortgage: 26,797 (3,015 second mortgage, 2,876 home equity loan, 128 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,384

Huntsville,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,500 (it was $95,600 in 2000)

Huntsville:	$139,500
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,500 - $220,200

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $195,163
Here: $195,163
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,740
Here: $124,740
State: $137,814

In 2-unit structures: $112,500
Here: $112,500
State: $136,146

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,052
Here: $76,052
State: $223,768

Mobile homes: $37,458
Here: $37,458
State: $39,336

Median year house/condo built: 1971

Median year apartment built: 1979

Household type by relationship

Households: 152,331

In family households: 123,560 (30,094 male householders, 11,850 female householders)
30,861 spouses, 42,006 children (38,751 natural, 1,069 adopted, 2,186 stepchildren), 2,687 grandchildren, 1,165 brothers or sisters, 1,117 parents, 1,750 other relatives, 2,030 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28,771 (11,415 male householders (9,541 living alone)), 13,350 female householders (12,070 living alone)), 4,006 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,568 (1,514 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 20,250 2-persons, 9,733 3-persons, 7,550 4-persons, 2,949 5-persons, 1,069 6-persons, 393 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21,611 1-person, 2,665 2-persons, 360 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

21,685 married couples with children.
11,024 single-parent households (1,555 men, 9,469 women).

93.6% of residents of Huntsville speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,780 (4.9%)
(41.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Huntsville, Alabama:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 113 3 rooms: 923 4 rooms: 1,538 5 rooms: 7,066 6 rooms: 9,901 7 rooms: 7,872 8 rooms: 6,500 9 or more rooms: 7,212

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama:
	1 room: 998 2 rooms: 2,598 3 rooms: 5,334 4 rooms: 6,402 5 rooms: 5,426 6 rooms: 3,055 7 rooms: 1,061 8 rooms: 465 9 or more rooms: 245

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 974
1995 to 1998: 3,444
1990 to 1994: 5,876
1980 to 1989: 14,502
1970 to 1979: 14,819
1960 to 1969: 20,611
1950 to 1959: 8,585
1940 to 1949: 2,267
1939 or earlier: 2,528

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Huntsville:
	no bedroom: 79 1 bedroom: 543 2 bedrooms: 4,774 3 bedrooms: 21,806 4 bedrooms: 11,691 5 or more bedrooms: 2,247

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville:
	no bedroom: 1,218 1 bedroom: 7,627 2 bedrooms: 9,675 3 bedrooms: 6,082 4 bedrooms: 863 5 or more bedrooms: 119

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,466 1 vehicle: 10,602 2 vehicles: 18,084 3 vehicles: 8,290 4 vehicles: 1,972 5 or more vehicles: 726

Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,427 1 vehicle: 13,893 2 vehicles: 6,633 3 vehicles: 1,223 4 vehicles: 245 5 or more vehicles: 163

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Huntsville, AL:

Less than $10,000: 157
$10,000 to $14,999: 81
$15,000 to $19,999: 117
$20,000 to $24,999: 93
$25,000 to $29,999: 86
$30,000 to $34,999: 120
$35,000 to $39,999: 216
$40,000 to $49,999: 594
$50,000 to $59,999: 916
$60,000 to $69,999: 1405
$70,000 to $79,999: 2039
$80,000 to $89,999: 2369
$90,000 to $99,999: 2563
$100,000 to $124,999: 6458
$125,000 to $149,999: 5966
$150,000 to $174,999: 3562
$175,000 to $199,999: 3075
$200,000 to $249,999: 4729
$250,000 to $299,999: 2466
$300,000 to $399,999: 2275
$400,000 to $499,999: 1055
$500,000 to $749,999: 1107
$750,000 to $999,999: 238
$1,000,000 or more: 261

Huntsville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Huntsville:

Less than $100: 754 people
$100 to $149: 517
$150 to $199: 630
$200 to $249: 531
$250 to $299: 686
$300 to $349: 1,530
$350 to $399: 2,152
$400 to $449: 2,591
$450 to $499: 2,935
$500 to $549: 2,331
$550 to $599: 2,326
$600 to $649: 2,005
$650 to $699: 1,578
$700 to $749: 1,431
$750 to $799: 936
$800 to $899: 1,112
$900 to $999: 494
$1,000 to $1,249: 422
$1,250 to $1,499: 176
$1,500 to $1,999: 122
$2,000 or more: 141
No cash rent: 959

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,444 1990 to 1994: 1,278 1985 to 1989: 620 1980 to 1984: 811 1975 to 1979: 677 1970 to 1974: 421 1970 to 1974: 346 1965 to 1969: 1,183

Huntsville, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,792 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2004
5 to 9 minutes: 9406
10 to 14 minutes: 16206
15 to 19 minutes: 17714
20 to 24 minutes: 12945
25 to 29 minutes: 3849
30 to 34 minutes: 6279
35 to 39 minutes: 604
40 to 44 minutes: 686
45 to 59 minutes: 1375
60 to 89 minutes: 842
90 or more minutes: 854

Huntsville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 62,470 (84%)
Carpooled: 8,329 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 214 (0%)
Ferryboat: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 132 (0%)
Motorcycle: 21 (0%)
Bicycle: 118 (0%)
Walked: 1,118 (1%)
Other means: 350 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,792 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 7059
$10,000 to $14,999: 4530
$15,000 to $19,999: 4396
$20,000 to $24,999: 4699
$25,000 to $29,999: 4275
$30,000 to $34,999: 3829
$35,000 to $39,999: 3770
$40,000 to $44,999: 3484
$45,000 to $49,999: 3245
$50,000 to $59,999: 5481
$60,000 to $74,999: 6500
$75,000 to $99,999: 6749
$100,000 to $124,999: 3722
$125,000 to $149,999: 1886
$150,000 to $199,999: 1630
$200,000 or more: 1454

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 50988

United States or American: 18157

English: 13278

German: 9997

Irish: 8298

Scotch-Irish: 3959

Scottish: 2384

Italian: 2292

French (except Basque): 1890

European: 1617

Subsaharan African:: 1165

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1160

Polish: 1075

British: 919

Dutch: 771

African: 730

Norwegian: 711

French Canadian: 535

Welsh: 481

Swedish: 420

Jamaican: 398

Russian: 325

Arab:: 289

Nigerian: 272

Hungarian: 259

West Indian: 256

Greek: 231

Austrian: 222

Iranian: 214

Danish: 200

Swiss: 167

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 156

Canadian: 151

Czech: 150

Czechoslovakian: 140

Scandinavian: 129

Ukrainian: 118

Romanian: 117

Finnish: 110

Turkish: 109

Northern European: 107

Lithuanian: 105

Lebanese: 102

British West Indian: 89

Armenian: 78

Bahamian: 70

Portuguese: 70

Celtic: 68

Yugoslavian: 60

Egyptian: 58

Arab/Arabic: 57

Barbadian: 53

Slovak: 52

Guyanese: 45

Bermudan: 44

Croatian: 42

U.S. Virgin Islander: 42

Haitian: 42

Ghanian: 42

Other Arab: 38

Belgian: 38

New Zealander: 35

Eastern European: 26

Kenyan: 25

Moroccan: 24

Ethiopian: 21

Other Subsaharan African: 20

Senegalese: 19

Serbian: 14

Ugandan: 14

German Russian: 11

Estonian: 11

Dutch West Indian: 10

Israeli: 10

Syrian: 10

Maltese: 9

Zairian: 9

Icelander: 9

Bulgarian: 8

Sudanese: 7

Liberian: 6

Latvian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 5

Slavic: 5

Pennsylvania German: 4

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

Germany (12%)
Mexico (11%)
India (10%)
Korea (7%)
Canada (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Other Caribbean (4%)

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

This state: 86440
Northeast: 7608
Midwest: 14924
South: 33573
West: 5225

52% of Huntsville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 345
Nursery to 4th grade: 236
5th and 6th grade: 455
7th and 8th grade: 1,083
9th grade: 967
10th grade: 1,262
11th grade: 1,097
12th grade, no diploma: 1,239
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,431
Less than 1 year of college: 2,583
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,671
Associate degree: 2,767
Bachelor's degree: 12,740
Master's degree: 5,334
Professional school degree: 1,377
Doctorate degree: 1,384

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 348
Nursery to 4th grade: 229
5th and 6th grade: 753
7th and 8th grade: 1,324
9th grade: 1,241
10th grade: 1,638
11th grade: 1,373
12th grade, no diploma: 1,393
High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,871
Less than 1 year of college: 4,341
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,900
Associate degree: 3,392
Bachelor's degree: 11,698
Master's degree: 4,288
Professional school degree: 570
Doctorate degree: 384

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,756
Black householders: $26,205
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,601
Asian householders: $61,078
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,713
Some other race householders: $29,375
Two or more races householders: $49,571
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,543

Huntsville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Huntsville household income for Black householders

Huntsville household income for Asian householders

Huntsville household income for Some other race householders

Huntsville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Huntsville marital status for males

Huntsville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $159,928
Black or African American householders: $99,955
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $137,019
Asian householders: $176,563
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $128,555
Some other race householders: $138,186
Two or more races householders: $123,448
Hispanic or Latino householders: $147,233

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 47,863
One, attached: 1,724
Two: 1,854
3 or 4: 5,292
5 to 9: 6,787
10 to 19: 4,332
20 to 49: 1,757
50 or more: 2,762
Mobile homes: 1,188
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,961

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Huntsville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (77%) Utility gas (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,090

Here:	12.6%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,010

Here:	12.3%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,396

Here:	19.5%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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