2024 population: 1,108,911 ( 66,758 from 2020)
Land area: 6569.3 square miles
Population density: 168.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	783,600	70.66%	3.6%
Black:	167,557	15.11%	9.2%
Indian:	8,697	0.78%	3.5%
Asian:	19,829	1.79%	23.9%
2+ races:	26,937	2.43%	18.5%
Hispanic:	102,291	9.22%	20.2%

Total non-White:	325,311	29.34%	13.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	52,052	12.5
Deaths:	54,078	13.0
Net Migration:	58,426	14.0
Net Immigration:	9,863	2.4

Change in White population:	27,071	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	39,687	3.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,042,153
756,529	72.59%
153,404	14.72%
8,406	0.81%
16,006	1.54%
22,732	2.18%
85,076	8.16%
285,624	27.41%

2010
954,114
724,869	75.97%
131,765	13.81%
7,980	0.84%
12,086	1.27%
17,024	1.78%
59,493	6.24%
229,245	24.03%

2000
846,179
686,193	81.09%
112,034	13.24%
6,478	0.77%
6,979	0.82%
10,550	1.25%
23,406	2.77%
159,986	18.91%

1990
742,105
635,071	85.58%
91,550	12.34%
5,474	0.74%
5,173	0.70%
n/a
4,837	0.65%
107,034	14.42%

1980
677,060
586,684	86.65%
81,570	12.05%
1,333	0.20%
2,331	0.34%
n/a
4,779	0.71%
90,376	13.35%

1970
598,580
524,099	87.56%
70,792	11.83%
229	0.04%
608	0.10%
n/a
2,586	0.43%
74,481	12.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
106,425	11.2
92,201	9.7
36,309	3.8
8,591	0.9

31,660	3.3
56,379	5.9

Number	Rate
2000's
106,837	12.6
77,517	9.2
44,231	5.2
15,166	1.8

38,676	4.6
69,259	8.2

Number	Rate
1990's
112,052	15.1
72,378	9.8
36,621	4.9
3,983	0.5

51,122	6.9
52,952	7.1

Number	Rate
1980's
100,710	14.9
59,786	8.8
28,266	4.2
n/a

48,387	7.1
16,658	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
23,089	3.9
n/a

62,585	10.5
15,895	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
39.8
252,722	22.8%
856,189	77.2%
197,889	17.8%

449,430
2.47

292,800	65.1%
219,843	75.1%
25,576	8.7%
156,630	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
226,642	23.8%
727,472	76.2%
133,226	14.0%

379,095
2.47

260,977	68.8%
196,888	75.4%
25,744	9.9%
118,118	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
210,096	24.8%
636,083	75.2%
107,886	12.7%

335,206
2.47

239,861	71.6%
192,253	80.2%
21,368	8.9%
95,345	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
185,080	24.9%
557,025	75.1%
89,161	12.0%

283,224
2.57

212,877	75.2%
178,169	83.7%
14,927	7.0%
70,347	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
200,082	29.6%
476,978	70.4%
69,253	10.2%

235,799
2.83

189,450	80.3%
161,908	85.5%
12,333	6.5%
46,349	19.7%

2024 Housing Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23,997	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	17,114	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	16,701	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	18,262	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	17,624	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	19,181	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	15,852	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	16,961	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	16,896	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	31,604	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	41,936	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	57,751	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	44,605	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	31,033	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	37,952	8.4%
$200,000 or more	41,961	9.3%

Median Household Income	72,476
Per Capita Income	39,145

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23,494	5.2%
Public Assistance	6,680	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	49,955	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	455,467	69.2%
Unemployed	18,196	2.8%
In Armed Forces	1,030	0.2%

Total Labor Force	474,693	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	183,510	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	204,086	154,134	57.0%
Non-Profit	11,655	22,500	34.1%
Self-Employed	30,618	16,653	64.8%

Local Government	13,180	20,823	38.8%
State Government	6,940	12,484	35.7%
Federal Government	20,845	11,761	63.9%

Total Private + Self	234,704	170,787	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	52,620	67,568	43.8%
Total	287,324	238,355	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%
Pct. Private + Self	77.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	78,187	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	96,380	18.3%
Professional, Technical	138,707	26.3%
Service Occupations	73,656	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,881	0.4%
All others	139,789	26.5%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	91,615	17.4%
Health care and social assistance	61,293	11.6%
Retail trade	59,513	11.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	48,873	9.3%
Educational services	41,402	7.9%
Construction	39,147	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	33,233	6.3%
Public administration	32,486	6.2%
Other services	24,620	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18,614	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	17,333	3.3%
Finance and insurance	14,825	2.8%
Wholesale trade	9,379	1.8%
Utilities	7,794	1.5%
Information	6,917	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,775	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,173	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,455	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	925	0.2%
Management	347	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	55,488	4.88%
Puerto Rican	7,555	0.66%
Cuban	2,551	0.22%
Dominican	1,244	0.11%

Total Central American	18,301	1.61%
Costa Rican	270	0.02%
Guatemalan	14,090	1.24%
Honduran	1,009	0.09%
Nicaraguan	218	0.02%
Panamanian	814	0.07%
Salvadoran	1,755	0.15%
Other Central American	145	0.01%

Total South American	4,570	0.40%
Argentinean	83	0.01%
Bolivian	73	0.01%
Chilean	193	0.02%
Colombian	1,891	0.17%
Ecuadorian	215	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	947	0.08%
Uruguayan	32	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,111	0.10%
Other South American	25	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,700	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,261	0.29%
Chinese	2,900	0.25%
Korean	2,459	0.22%
Filipino	1,880	0.17%
Vietnamese	1,487	0.13%
Japanese	1,214	0.11%
Thai	315	0.03%
Laotian	268	0.02%
Indonesian	139	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	988,426	92.2%
Spanish	62,131	5.8%
Other Indo-European	3,461	0.3%
German, other Germanic	3,073	0.3%
Other Asian	2,525	0.2%
Other	2,148	0.2%
Korean	2,111	0.2%
Chinese	1,948	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,771	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	158,780	14.0%
American	158,187	13.9%
Irish	102,061	9.0%
German	86,445	7.6%
Scottish	24,445	2.1%
Italian	20,340	1.8%
European	18,641	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	14,918	1.3%
French	12,983	1.1%
Polish	9,009	0.8%
Dutch	7,249	0.6%
British	4,962	0.4%
Welsh	4,957	0.4%
African	4,916	0.4%
Swedish	4,376	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,102,442	96.9%
Not a citizen	35,258	3.1%

Native	1,080,426	95.0%
Foreign-born	57,274	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34,173	4.4%	59,085	7.5%	221,498	28.3%	226,676	28.9%	148,217	18.9%	94,062	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34,173	4.4%
9-12 Years	59,085	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	221,498	28.3%
Some College	226,676	28.9%
Bach. Degree	148,217	18.9%
Grad Degree	94,062	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	405,162	377,877	27,285	6.7%
1991	408,003	376,703	31,300	7.7%
1992	414,655	385,434	29,221	7.0%
1993	423,905	394,947	28,958	6.8%
1994	428,839	401,262	27,577	6.4%
1995	434,623	409,185	25,438	5.9%
1996	440,057	415,958	24,099	5.5%
1997	446,742	423,828	22,914	5.1%
1998	449,008	426,742	22,266	5.0%
1999	450,554	428,835	21,719	4.8%

2000	464,419	444,039	20,380	4.4%
2001	462,424	438,547	23,877	5.2%
2002	459,027	431,123	27,904	6.1%
2003	463,029	435,530	27,499	5.9%
2004	467,412	441,740	25,672	5.5%
2005	468,026	447,212	20,814	4.4%
2006	475,280	456,753	18,527	3.9%
2007	480,819	462,794	18,025	3.7%
2008	483,155	457,551	25,604	5.3%
2009	481,098	436,368	44,730	9.3%

2010	482,744	436,008	46,736	9.7%
2011	484,108	440,145	43,963	9.1%
2012	478,298	441,092	37,206	7.8%
2013	477,866	444,458	33,408	7.0%
2014	475,862	444,286	31,576	6.6%
2015	472,236	443,766	28,470	6.0%
2016	475,380	448,834	26,546	5.6%
2017	481,195	460,530	20,665	4.3%
2018	493,339	475,330	18,009	3.7%
2019	504,112	489,801	14,311	2.8%

2020	505,337	480,659	24,678	4.9%
2021	517,003	502,788	14,215	2.7%
2022	527,340	515,189	12,151	2.3%
2023	538,177	526,168	12,009	2.2%
2024	556,755	541,373	15,382	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	500,388
Median Value	$234,789

Occupied	449,430	89.8%
Vacant	50,958	10.2%

Owned	324,849	72.3%
Rented	124,581	27.7%
Median Rent	$963

Single-Family Units	374,796	74.9%
Detached	364,950	72.9%
Attached	9,846	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	50,713	10.1%
Mobile Homes	49,996	10.0%

Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

2024 Housing Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN Market Area