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Limestone County, AL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Huntsville, AL
Designated Market Area: Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL-TN
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 118,942   ( 15,381 from 2020)
Land area: 560.0 square miles
Population density: 212.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:85,959 72.27% 10.7%
Black:17,26914.52% 22.8%
Indian:6530.55% 7.2%
Asian:3,0012.52% 62.0%
2+ races:2,7472.31% 27.4%
Hispanic:9,3137.83% 29.0%
Total non-White:32,98327.73% 27.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,050 12.2
Deaths:4,65111.2
Net Migration: 14,22334.3
Net Immigration: 6521.6
Change in White population:8,302 8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:7,079 6.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
103,561
77,65774.99%
14,06813.58%
6090.59%
1,8531.79%
2,1562.08%
7,2186.97%
25,90425.01%

2010
82,782
65,11278.65%
10,35012.50%
4870.59%
9371.13%
1,2221.48%
4,5915.55%
17,67021.35%

2000
65,676
54,14282.44%
8,70313.25%
2930.45%
2390.36%
5310.81%
1,7402.65%
11,53417.56%

1990
54,135
46,55486.00%
7,04113.01%
1590.29%
1990.37%
n/a
1820.34%
7,58114.00%

1980
46,005
39,06884.92%
6,51814.17%
680.15%
1320.29%
n/a
2170.47%
6,93715.08%

1970
41,699
34,19482.00%
7,33717.60%
90.02%
100.02%
n/a
1210.29%
7,505 18.00%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
9,303 11.2
7,0028.5
13,18815.9
5190.6
12,545 15.2
8,234 9.9
2000's
NumberRate
8,286 12.6
5,5898.5
10,12515.4
4030.6
10,970 16.7
6,136 9.3
1990's
NumberRate
8,254 15.2
5,1509.5
6,49612.0
1150.2
7,588 14.0
3,953 7.3
1980's
NumberRate
6,783 14.7
4,056 8.8
5,852 12.7
n/a
7,486 16.3
644 1.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
351 0.8
n/a
4,874 11.7
-568 -1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Limestone County, AL
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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
NumberPercent
40.2
23,004 10.3%
199,499 89.7%
16,023 7.2%
38,572
2.62
27,092 70.2%
21,758 80.3%
1,784 6.6%
11,480 29.8%

2010
NumberPercent
38.4
19,859 24.0%
62,923 76.0%
10,187 12.3%
31,446
2.54
22,876 72.7%
17,923 78.3%
1,944 8.5%
8,570 27.3%

2000
NumberPercent
35.9
16,283 24.8%
49,393 75.2%
7,367 11.2%
24,668
2.56
18,359 74.4%
14,854 80.9%
1,547 8.4%
6,309 25.6%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
13,654 25.2%
40,481 74.8%
6,077 11.2%
19,755
2.65
15,430 78.1%
13,011 84.3%
945 6.1%
4,325 21.9%

1980
NumberPercent
29.4
14,377 31.3%
31,628 68.7%
4,904 10.7%
15,328
2.97
12,639 82.5%
10,879 86.1%
615 4.9%
2,689 17.5%

2022 Housing Data for Limestone County, AL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units42,616 
Median Value$229,400 
Occupied38,57290.5%
Vacant4,0449.5%
Owned29,96877.7%
Rented8,60422.3%
Median Rent$861 
Single-Family Units33,89879.5%
    Detached33,20577.9%
    Attached6931.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,7516.5%
Mobile Homes4,41510.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Limestone County, AL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,2923.3%
$10,000 to $14,9991,4873.9%
$15,000 to $19,9991,4443.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991,3773.6%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0402.7%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4333.7%
$35,000 to $39,9991,3843.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,1463.0%
$45,000 to $49,9991,0202.6%
$50,000 to $59,9993,4739.0%
$60,000 to $74,9993,1218.1%
$75,000 to $99,9995,64114.6%
$100,000 to $124,9993,7719.8%
$125,000 to $149,9993,1448.2%
$150,000 to $199,9994,18010.8%
$200,000 or more3,6199.4%
Median Household Income80,146 
Per Capita Income37,504 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state106 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,8904.9%
Public Assistance3931.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,1578.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed43,38667.6%
Unemployed1,8352.9%
In Armed Forces460.1%
Total Labor Force45,26770.5%
Not in Labor Force18,92629.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector19,32313,24759.3%
Non-Profit1,0621,92035.6%
Self-Employed3,3911,26872.8%
Local Government1,4591,50749.2%
State Government7311,41434.1%
Federal Government1,85088267.7%
Total Private + Self22,71414,51561.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,1025,72347.1%
Total27,81620,23857.9%
Pct. Govt.16.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7,57815.8%
Sales and Office Occupations9,19819.1%
Professional, Technical11,78424.5%
Service Occupations6,22913.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3260.7%
All others13,30127.7%
White Collar 59.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing9,11018.9%
Retail trade5,22710.9%
Health care and social assistance4,93510.3%
Professional, scientific, technical4,4479.2%
Educational services4,0728.5%
Construction3,9358.2%
Public administration3,2046.7%
Accommodation and food services3,1516.6%
Other services2,1814.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,4082.9%
Transportation and warehousing1,3502.8%
Finance and insurance1,3322.8%
Wholesale trade8011.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7441.5%
Utilities6421.3%
Information4911.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4911.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing4000.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1400.3%
Management290.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Limestone County, AL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,7474.56%
Puerto Rican5190.50%
Cuban1490.14%
Dominican2090.20%
Total Central American4910.47%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan2510.24%
Honduran1800.17%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian470.05%
Salvadoran130.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American550.05%
Argentinean310.03%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian240.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4180.40%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,0060.97%
Chinese2990.29%
Vietnamese2370.23%
Korean1490.14%
Filipino1210.12%
Japanese770.07%
Cambodian200.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English92,06293.5%
Spanish4,1694.2%
Other Indo-European6040.6%
German, other Germanic4040.4%
Vietnamese2370.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun2280.2%
Other Asian2190.2%
Korean1960.2%
Arabic1430.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American12,83712.3%
English12,61112.1%
Irish10,56210.1%
German8,5038.2%
Scottish2,4212.3%
Italian2,1302.0%
Scotch-Irish2,0902.0%
French1,7341.7%
European1,6161.6%
Polish6720.6%
British6080.6%
Welsh5670.5%
Norwegian5570.5%
Dutch5410.5%
Scandinavian4580.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen102,46798.3%
Not a citizen1,7321.7%
Native100,23596.2%
Foreign-born3,9643.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Limestone County, AL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,141 4.3%6,119 8.4%20,320 27.8%21,910 30.0%13,776 18.9%7,801 10.7%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,141 4.3%
9-12 Years 6,119 8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 20,320 27.8%
Some College 21,910 30.0%
Bach. Degree 13,776 18.9%
Grad Degree 7,801 10.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Limestone County, AL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 26,696 24,943 1,753 6.6% 6.8%
1991 26,980 24,756 2,224 8.2% 7.3%
1992 27,282 25,373 1,909 7.0% 7.5%
1993 27,208 25,622 1,586 5.8% 7.2%
1994 27,369 25,806 1,563 5.7% 6.2%
1995 26,800 25,477 1,323 4.9% 5.9%
1996 27,468 26,194 1,274 4.6% 5.2%
1997 28,279 27,168 1,111 3.9% 4.9%
1998 28,994 27,785 1,209 4.2% 4.5%
1999 29,133 28,075 1,058 3.6% 4.7%
2000 33,039 31,770 1,269 3.8% 4.6%
2001 33,450 31,976 1,474 4.4% 5.2%
2002 33,230 31,448 1,782 5.4% 5.9%
2003 34,062 32,188 1,874 5.5% 6.0%
2004 34,683 32,921 1,762 5.1% 5.6%
2005 35,029 33,486 1,543 4.4% 4.4%
2006 35,804 34,508 1,296 3.6% 4.0%
2007 36,415 35,171 1,244 3.4% 4.1%
2008 37,419 35,596 1,823 4.9% 5.8%
2009 38,219 34,795 3,424 9.0% 10.1%
2010 38,356 34,700 3,656 9.5% 10.4%
2011 38,994 35,648 3,346 8.6% 9.6%
2012 39,017 36,267 2,750 7.0% 8.2%
2013 39,391 36,891 2,500 6.3% 7.3%
2014 39,648 37,244 2,404 6.1% 6.7%
2015 39,848 37,653 2,195 5.5% 6.1%
2016 40,349 38,229 2,120 5.3% 5.9%
2017 41,411 39,692 1,719 4.2% 4.6%
2018 42,790 41,274 1,516 3.5% 3.9%
2019 44,272 43,081 1,191 2.7% 3.0%
2020 44,624 42,724 1,900 4.3% 5.9%
2021 46,983 45,845 1,138 2.4% 3.4%
2022 48,335 47,322 1,013 2.1% 2.6%
2023 49,912 48,881 1,031 2.1% 2.5%
2024 56,684 55,257 1,427 2.5% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com