2024 population: 542,297 ( 50,580 from 2020)
Land area: 1361.6 square miles
Population density: 398.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	347,775	64.13%	7.4%
Black:	121,492	22.40%	12.0%
Indian:	3,212	0.59%	2.3%
Asian:	15,328	2.83%	24.3%
2+ races:	14,530	2.68%	21.7%
Hispanic:	39,960	7.37%	24.4%

Total non-White:	194,522	35.87%	15.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,983	12.2
Deaths:	21,196	10.8
Net Migration:	41,856	21.3
Net Immigration:	5,724	2.9

Change in White population:	24,099	4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	26,481	5.4

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
491,717
323,676	65.83%
108,508	22.07%
3,141	0.64%
12,328	2.51%
11,936	2.43%
32,128	6.53%
168,041	34.17%

2010
417,593
286,557	68.62%
89,867	21.52%
2,822	0.68%
9,425	2.26%
8,373	2.01%
19,995	4.79%
131,036	31.38%

2000
342,376
250,638	73.21%
71,305	20.83%
2,360	0.69%
5,486	1.60%
5,293	1.55%
6,966	2.03%
91,738	26.79%

1990
293,047
229,464	78.30%
54,729	18.68%
1,537	0.52%
4,275	1.46%
n/a
3,042	1.04%
63,583	21.70%

1980
242,971
192,886	79.39%
45,149	18.58%
666	0.27%
1,651	0.68%
n/a
2,351	0.97%
50,085	20.61%

1970
228,239
190,117	83.30%
35,602	15.60%
123	0.05%
455	0.20%
n/a
1,737	0.76%
38,122	16.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
47,880	11.5
34,492	8.3
35,938	8.6
4,833	1.2

37,119	8.9
37,005	8.9

Number	Rate
2000's
43,836	12.8
27,093	7.9
40,924	12.0
5,795	1.7

35,919	10.5
39,298	11.5

Number	Rate
1990's
47,608	16.2
23,629	8.1
15,341	5.2
2,889	1.0

21,174	7.2
28,155	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
40,126	16.5
18,530	7.6
30,438	12.5
n/a

36,578	15.1
13,498	5.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,439	-4.1
n/a

2,769	1.2
11,963	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Huntsville, AL Metro 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):

2022
Number	Percent
38.9
106,738	10.3%
927,276	89.7%
75,929	7.3%

198,141
2.42

128,686	64.9%
97,907	76.1%
11,690	9.1%
69,455	35.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
99,349	23.8%
318,244	76.2%
51,060	12.2%

166,146
2.45

112,026	67.4%
84,099	75.1%
11,714	10.5%
54,120	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
86,974	25.4%
255,402	74.6%
37,298	10.9%

134,753
2.47

94,234	69.9%
74,484	79.0%
9,481	10.1%
40,519	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
72,499	24.7%
220,548	75.3%
27,514	9.4%

111,116
2.57

81,699	73.5%
67,413	82.5%
6,189	7.6%
29,417	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
72,443	29.8%
170,528	70.2%
19,006	7.8%

82,778
2.87

65,810	79.5%
54,887	83.4%
5,158	7.8%
16,968	20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Huntsville, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,896	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,545	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,798	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,099	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,720	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,795	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,961	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,809	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,194	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	14,670	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,816	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	25,565	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	18,714	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	15,367	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	20,330	10.3%
$200,000 or more	22,862	11.5%

Median Household Income	78,464
Per Capita Income	43,315

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,002	4.0%
Public Assistance	4,882	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17,762	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	216,049	70.4%
Unemployed	9,915	3.2%
In Armed Forces	939	0.3%

Total Labor Force	226,903	73.9%
Not in Labor Force	80,027	26.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	90,131	70,921	56.0%
Non-Profit	5,663	11,042	33.9%
Self-Employed	12,576	7,695	62.0%

Local Government	5,201	6,910	42.9%
State Government	3,697	5,013	42.4%
Federal Government	14,240	7,502	65.5%

Total Private + Self	102,707	78,616	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28,801	30,467	48.6%
Total	131,508	109,083	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	40,680	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	44,776	18.6%
Professional, Technical	75,954	31.5%
Service Occupations	32,396	13.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	530	0.2%
All others	47,206	19.6%

White Collar		67.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	33,641	14.0%
Manufacturing	33,014	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	29,243	12.1%
Retail trade	25,880	10.7%
Public administration	20,909	8.7%
Educational services	19,040	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	15,381	6.4%
Construction	14,141	5.9%
Other services	9,743	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,238	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	7,546	3.1%
Finance and insurance	6,088	2.5%
Information	3,633	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,194	1.3%
Wholesale trade	3,158	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,966	1.2%
Utilities	2,105	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,462	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	444	0.2%
Management	186	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15,407	3.12%
Puerto Rican	4,206	0.85%
Cuban	677	0.14%
Dominican	754	0.15%

Total Central American	2,522	0.51%
Costa Rican	92	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,371	0.28%
Honduran	484	0.10%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	375	0.08%
Salvadoran	170	0.03%
Other Central American	30	0.01%

Total South American	1,886	0.38%
Argentinean	105	0.02%
Bolivian	40	0.01%
Chilean	46	0.01%
Colombian	984	0.20%
Ecuadorian	27	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	218	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	466	0.09%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,747	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,032	0.61%
Chinese	2,280	0.46%
Korean	1,397	0.28%
Filipino	1,072	0.22%
Vietnamese	957	0.19%
Japanese	806	0.16%
Taiwanese	246	0.05%
Thai	240	0.05%
Laotian	151	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	434,398	93.2%
Spanish	17,042	3.7%
Other Indo-European	3,077	0.7%
Other Asian	2,141	0.5%
German, other Germanic	2,060	0.4%
Chinese	1,555	0.3%
Other	1,309	0.3%
Korean	1,212	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,049	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	60,391	12.2%
American	54,841	11.1%
Irish	47,015	9.5%
German	43,802	8.9%
European	11,860	2.4%
Italian	10,876	2.2%
Scottish	10,402	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	8,288	1.7%
French	7,919	1.6%
Polish	5,548	1.1%
British	4,365	0.9%
Dutch	3,902	0.8%
Welsh	3,066	0.6%
Swedish	2,756	0.6%
Norwegian	2,559	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	481,720	97.5%
Not a citizen	12,260	2.5%

Native	468,557	94.9%
Foreign-born	25,423	5.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,115	2.7%	20,929	6.1%	71,193	20.9%	97,042	28.5%	85,393	25.1%	56,700	16.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,115	2.7%
9-12 Years	20,929	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	71,193	20.9%
Some College	97,042	28.5%
Bach. Degree	85,393	25.1%
Grad Degree	56,700	16.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	311,336	295,342	15,994	5.1%
1991	311,648	292,544	19,104	6.1%
1992	316,842	299,902	16,940	5.3%
1993	322,592	304,778	17,814	5.5%
1994	323,336	305,192	18,144	5.6%
1995	323,140	308,526	14,614	4.5%
1996	326,682	315,206	11,476	3.5%
1997	335,056	324,862	10,194	3.0%
1998	342,360	331,800	10,560	3.1%
1999	345,560	334,118	11,442	3.3%

2000	365,330	352,076	13,254	3.6%
2001	367,982	353,304	14,678	4.0%
2002	367,172	349,762	17,410	4.7%
2003	377,880	359,508	18,372	4.9%
2004	384,914	366,940	17,974	4.7%
2005	386,780	372,440	14,340	3.7%
2006	394,630	381,502	13,128	3.3%
2007	404,068	391,220	12,848	3.2%
2008	411,390	393,232	18,158	4.4%
2009	414,146	382,476	31,670	7.6%

2010	416,600	381,388	35,212	8.5%
2011	421,346	386,472	34,874	8.3%
2012	418,682	388,948	29,734	7.1%
2013	421,138	394,208	26,930	6.4%
2014	420,050	394,334	25,716	6.1%
2015	420,642	397,448	23,194	5.5%
2016	424,948	403,034	21,914	5.2%
2017	433,558	416,050	17,508	4.0%
2018	447,114	431,582	15,532	3.5%
2019	458,426	446,414	12,012	2.6%

2020	463,742	442,606	21,136	4.6%
2021	481,720	469,324	12,396	2.6%
2022	495,132	484,622	10,510	2.1%
2023	511,984	501,486	10,498	2.1%
2024	553,348	539,128	14,220	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	213,929
Median Value	$240,211

Occupied	198,141	92.6%
Vacant	15,788	7.4%

Owned	138,513	69.9%
Rented	59,628	30.1%
Median Rent	$1,007

Single-Family Units	161,483	75.5%
Detached	156,455	73.1%
Attached	5,028	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	30,241	14.1%
Mobile Homes	10,885	5.1%

Huntsville, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Huntsville, AL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Huntsville, AL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Huntsville, AL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Huntsville, AL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Huntsville, AL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Huntsville, AL Metro Area