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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Huntsville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.27 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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.