Huntsville

Population & Demographics

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville is home to 222,791 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 94,263 resident workers commute each day.

AlabamaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
222,791
people
Population

222,791 residents

Median age 36.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Huntsville population & demographics

Who lives in Huntsville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
222,791
Median age
36.9yrs
Median household income
$74,714
Median home value
$293,600
Median gross rent
$1,171/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.2%
Poverty rate
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Huntsville

How Huntsville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White55.9%
Black28.8%
Hispanic or Latino8.0%
Two or more races4.6%
Asian2.1%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Huntsville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Huntsville.

Huntsville at a glance
Employed Residents
94,263
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
65.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Madison
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Huntsville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Huntsville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

74 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Huntsville

94,263 commutes, one dot at a time

Huntsville

Where 94,263 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Huntsville, by worker count.

1Huntsville0.0 mi61,918
2Madison8.6 mi5,041
3Decatur23.4 mi2,277
4Birmingham82.7 mi2,013
5Redstone Arsenal3.6 mi1,344
6Athens20.9 mi1,048
7Hoover92.1 mi903
8Montgomery162.9 mi878

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Huntsville.

1Huntsville0.0 mi61,918
2Madison8.6 mi14,453
3Decatur23.4 mi5,005
4Athens20.9 mi3,361
5Meridianville10.8 mi2,446
6Moores Mill10.0 mi1,961
7Harvest12.8 mi1,543
8Birmingham82.7 mi1,402

Top industries

The sectors that employ Huntsville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services22.6%
MFManufacturing15.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.1%
RTRetail Trade10.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.1%
EDEducational Services4.5%
COConstruction2.8%
PAPublic Administration2.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Huntsville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps88%
8 Gbps86%
See all internet providers in Huntsville

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