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Huntsville, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $250,400 (it was $95,600 in 2000)
Huntsville:

$250,400
Alabama:

$172,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $139,100 - $373,500

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $257,633
Here:

$257,633
State:

$241,186

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,303
Here:

$196,303
State:

$201,111

In 2-unit structures: $66,368
Here:

$66,368
State:

$100,122

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,845
Here:

$111,845
State:

$160,327

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $246,169
Here:

$246,169
State:

$263,021

Mobile homes: $113,555
Here:

$113,555
State:

$69,189

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,217
Here:

$12,217
State:

$53,383

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

Houses: 104,141 (96,551 occupied: 59,015 owner occupied, 37,536 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

30%

Housing density: 598 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $246,721.

Median contract rent in 2021: $827 (lower quartile is $621, upper quartile is $1,082)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,285


Median gross rent in Huntsville, AL in 2021: $983

Housing units in Huntsville with a mortgage: 35,004 (2,651 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,456 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 806

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $100,571

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $69,689

Median monthly housing costs: $935

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Huntsville, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 215,482
  • Male householders: 51,146 (18,181 living alone), Female householders: 45,405 (17,427 living alone)
  • 38,853 spouses (38,601 opposite-sex spouses), 4,809 unmarried partners, (4,553 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 52,261 children (48,719 natural, 1,578 adopted, 1,964 stepchildren), 3,079 grandchildren, 2,024 brothers or sisters, 1,243 parents, 88 foster children, 1,292 other relatives, 3,843 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 11,439

Size of family households: 26,840 2-persons, 12,555 3-persons, 8,902 4-persons, 4,565 5-persons, 1,059 6-persons, 466 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35,608 1-person, 6,128 2-persons, 428 3-persons.

25,369 married couples with children.
13,638 single-parent households (1,993 men, 11,645 women).

92.1% of residents of Huntsville speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% 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, 37% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 13,332 (6.2%)
(52.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
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
  • 7651 bedroom
  • 4,3612 bedrooms
  • 28,6083 bedrooms
  • 19,1904 bedrooms
  • 6,0915+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 1,262no bedroom
  • 10,4061 bedroom
  • 13,9582 bedrooms
  • 9,0993 bedrooms
  • 2,2944 bedrooms
  • 5175+ 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
  • 744no vehicle
  • 16,3881 vehicle
  • 23,3342 vehicles
  • 13,2933 vehicles
  • 3,6044 vehicles
  • 1,6525+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Huntsville in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,467no vehicle
  • 19,4231 vehicle
  • 12,0372 vehicles
  • 1,6593 vehicles
  • 4954 vehicles
  • 4555+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1,1383 rooms
  • 2,4014 rooms
  • 7,3535 rooms
  • 10,4446 rooms
  • 9,8267 rooms
  • 11,5338 rooms
  • 16,3209+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 1,2621 room
  • 2,7322 rooms
  • 7,7383 rooms
  • 8,9464 rooms
  • 7,8495 rooms
  • 4,6916 rooms
  • 2,5267 rooms
  • 9148 rooms
  • 8789+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 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
  • Huntsville, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Huntsville, AL in 2021
  • 6,023Less than $10,000
  • 6,777$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,866$20,000 to $29,999
  • 9,221$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,280$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,376$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7,685$60,000 to $74,999
  • 14,064$75,000 to $99,999
  • 8,839$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,196$125,000 to $149,999
  • 7,790$150,000 to $199,999
  • 9,434$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Huntsville, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Huntsville, AL in 2021
  • 514Less than $10,000
  • 45$10,000 to $14,999
  • 60$15,000 to $19,999
  • 43$20,000 to $24,999
  • 188$25,000 to $29,999
  • 758$30,000 to $34,999
  • 261$35,000 to $39,999
  • 410$40,000 to $49,999
  • 309$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,555$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1,448$70,000 to $79,999
  • 2,083$80,000 to $89,999
  • 1,702$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,902$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,622$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,022$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,996$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,540$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6,877$250,000 to $299,999
  • 10,788$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,733$400,000 to $499,999
  • 5,254$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,165$750,000 to $999,999
  • 534$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 80$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 126$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Huntsville, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Huntsville, AL in 2021
  • 243Less than $100
  • 285$100 to $149
  • 839$150 to $199
  • 291$200 to $249
  • 528$250 to $299
  • 35$300 to $349
  • 705$350 to $399
  • 601$400 to $449
  • 819$450 to $499
  • 2,157$500 to $549
  • 1,191$550 to $599
  • 2,799$600 to $649
  • 2,988$650 to $699
  • 1,896$700 to $749
  • 980$750 to $799
  • 5,341$800 to $899
  • 2,969$900 to $999
  • 6,093$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,704$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,642$1,500 to $1,999
  • 219$2,000 to $2,499
  • 76$2,500 to $2,999
  • 146$3,500 or more
  • 1,989No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.8%
Number of people working at home: 16,611 (16.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,047
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 8,921
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 13,546
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 19,208
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 16,126
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 6,148
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 9,070
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,013
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,752
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 889
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,212
  • 90 or more minutes: 683
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Huntsville

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 123,173 (76.7%)
  • Carpooled: 11,344 (7.1%)
  • Bus: 202 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 26 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,194 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 74 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 1,098 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 20,989 (13.1%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 9.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 14.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 1.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Huntsville, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Huntsville, Alabama
  • 4,4942010 or later
  • 3,5162000 to 2009
  • 2,1391990 to 1999
  • 1,4311980 to 1989
  • 1,0981970 to 1979
  • 1,529Before 1970
Ancestries in Huntsville, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 15,236 (13.0%)
  • American: 14,579 (12.4%)
  • German: 6,886 (5.9%)
  • Irish: 5,977 (5.1%)
  • European: 3,016 (2.6%)
  • Italian: 1,794 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 1,772 (1.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,280 (1.1%)
  • Nigerian: 910 (0.8%)
  • African: 903 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 708 (0.6%)
  • French: 673 (0.6%)
  • British: 463 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 458 (0.4%)
  • Jamaican: 427 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 371 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 298 (0.3%)
  • Bermudan: 247 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 217 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 217 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 188 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 142 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 130 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 116 (0.10%)
  • Slovak: 109 (0.09%)
  • Austrian: 103 (0.09%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 91 (0.08%)
  • Croatian: 90 (0.08%)
  • Eastern European: 80 (0.07%)
  • Greek: 77 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 71 (0.06%)
  • Turkish: 68 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 67 (0.06%)
  • Swiss: 66 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 61 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 58 (0.05%)
  • West Indian: 58 (0.05%)
  • Romanian: 53 (0.05%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 53 (0.05%)
  • Scandinavian: 50 (0.04%)
  • Slavic: 49 (0.04%)
  • Syrian: 48 (0.04%)
  • Russian: 45 (0.04%)
  • Finnish: 44 (0.04%)
  • Serbian: 43 (0.04%)
  • Cajun: 39 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 36 (0.03%)
  • Albanian: 32 (0.03%)
  • Hungarian: 31 (0.03%)
  • Canadian: 29 (0.02%)
  • Sudanese: 28 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 27 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 25 (0.02%)
  • South African: 25 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 23 (0.02%)
  • Luxembourger: 22 (0.02%)
  • Zimbabwean: 17 (0.01%)
  • Arab: 17 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 17 (0.01%)
  • Ethiopian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Ghanaian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 10 (0.01%)
  • Portuguese: 9 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 9 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 8 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Huntsville:

23.0% (3,098)
Alabama:

27.2% (47,147)

Nigeria
Huntsville:

5.4% (732)
Alabama:

1.0% (1,730)

Germany
Huntsville:

5.3% (716)
Alabama:

3.8% (6,624)

India
Huntsville:

4.9% (665)
Alabama:

5.4% (9,437)

Guatemala
Huntsville:

4.8% (644)
Alabama:

8.3% (14,427)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Huntsville:

3.4% (465)
Alabama:

4.8% (8,314)

Korea
Huntsville:

3.3% (444)
Alabama:

5.8% (10,123)

Vietnam
Huntsville:

3.0% (409)
Alabama:

4.0% (7,021)

Other Northern America
Huntsville:

2.5% (337)
Alabama:

0.3% (435)

Taiwan
Huntsville:

2.5% (336)
Alabama:

0.8% (1,329)

Japan
Huntsville:

2.5% (332)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,292)

Canada
Huntsville:

2.0% (272)
Alabama:

2.0% (3,495)

Honduras
Huntsville:

1.9% (261)
Alabama:

2.1% (3,707)

Jamaica
Huntsville:

1.9% (255)
Alabama:

0.8% (1,421)

Pakistan
Huntsville:

1.6% (210)
Alabama:

1.0% (1,777)

Colombia
Huntsville:

1.6% (210)
Alabama:

1.0% (1,772)

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

  • This state: 108,733
  • Other state: 88,653
  • Northeast: 9,402
  • Midwest: 21,582
  • South: 47,076
  • West: 10,593

79.6% of Huntsville residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42.5% lived in Alabama.


Huntsville:

79.6%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,039
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 181
  • 5th and 6th grade: 293
  • 7th and 8th grade: 384
  • 9th grade: 836
  • 10th grade: 1,637
  • 11th grade: 503
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,716
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,349
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,055
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,248
  • Associate degree: 3,926
  • Bachelor's degree: 19,318
  • Master's degree: 12,613
  • Professional school degree: 2,601
  • Doctorate degree: 2,741
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 666
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 71
  • 5th and 6th grade: 541
  • 7th and 8th grade: 291
  • 9th grade: 609
  • 10th grade: 288
  • 11th grade: 1,186
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 738
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,168
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,676
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,232
  • Associate degree: 6,102
  • Bachelor's degree: 21,929
  • Master's degree: 11,724
  • Professional school degree: 1,186
  • Doctorate degree: 1,213
Educational Attainment for Females
Huntsville marital status for males
Huntsville marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 69,906
  • One, attached: 3,603
  • Two: 2,123
  • 3 or 4: 5,398
  • 5 to 9: 6,522
  • 10 to 19: 6,906
  • 20 to 49: 3,288
  • 50 or more: 5,469
  • Mobile homes: 903
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 2.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 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
  • 66.0%Electricity
  • 32.1%Utility gas
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Huntsville, AL
  • 87.0%Electricity
  • 11.0%Utility gas
  • 0.9%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): 3,957
Here:

23.9%
Alabama:

12.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 958
Here:

13.1%
Alabama:

11.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,156
Here:

15.3%
Alabama:

14.9%
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