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Huntsville, AL real estate and demographic information
Most Expensive Huntsville Neighborhoods
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Huntsville NEIGHBORHOODS Owens Cross Roads, City Center, Harvest, Meridianville / Moores Mill, Chelsea, Cavalry Hill / Terry Heights, Chapman Heights, Dallas, Lincoln, Edmonton Heights
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Huntsville, AL Gurley, Laceys Spring, Madison, New Market
POPULATION
157,899
Huntsville, AL Information
| HUNTSVILLE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 157,899 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 73,606 |
| HUNTSVILLE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 55.89% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 34.76% |
| % VACANT | 9.35% |
| TYPE OF HUNTSVILLE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 65.03% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.34% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.71% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 21.25% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.61% |
| OTHER | 0.06% |
| SIZE OF HUNTSVILLE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.02% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 13.07% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 23.28% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 40.66% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 17.66% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.31% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 6.00% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 47.82% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 42.75% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.43% |
| HUNTSVILLE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $164,974 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $608 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$85,000 | 10.00% |
| $85,001-$173,000 | 43.86% |
| $173,001-$346,000 | 33.84% |
| $346,001-$518,000 | 7.30% |
| $518,001-$690,000 | 2.73% |
| $690,001-$862,000 | 1.03% |
| $862,001-$1,295,000 | 0.83% |
| $1,295,001-$1,726,000 | 0.26% |
| > $1,726,000 | 0.15% |
| PEOPLE OF Huntsville | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.10% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.96% |
| 18 TO 24 | 10.62% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.31% |
| 35 TO 54 | 29.50% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.22% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.28% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 85.69% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 36.07% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $41,074 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $24,015 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 12.82% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (16.99%), Healthcare (10.71%), Retail (10.28%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (9.76%), Public Service (9.26%), Education (8.94%), Accomodation (8.01%), Construction (4.67%), Other (4.27%), Administration (2.91%), Information Technology (2.70%), Finance (2.65%), Wholesale (2.35%), Transportation (2.17%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 9.25% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 64.38% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 29.80% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.80% |
| ASIAN | 1.85% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.05% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.88% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.23% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 2.11% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (32.29%), Unclassified (21.57%), United States or American (11.50%), English (8.41%), German (6.33%), Irish (5.26%), Scotch-Irish (2.51%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.93% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (87.93%) , Spanish (2.17%) |
Huntsville is a relatively large city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 157,899 people and 53 constituent neighborhoods, Huntsville is the fourth largest community in Alabama.
Unlike some cities, Huntsville isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Huntsville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Huntsville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntsville who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.04%), sales jobs (10.89%), and management occupations (9.36%).
Also of interest is that Huntsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.27 minutes getting to work every day.
One notable thing about Huntsville is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Huntsville is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.3% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.
Huntsville Information and Demographics
The population of Huntsville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.07% of adults in Huntsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Huntsville in 2000 was $24,015, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,060 for a family of four.
Huntsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntsville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Huntsville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Huntsville include English, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Huntsville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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