Humidity & wind
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Population
233,627
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$293,600
Owner-occupied units
Huntsville, AL
Alabama · 34.698° N, 86.677° W · 225 sq mi
Huntsville is a city in Alabama, with a population of 233,627 and about 1,037 residents per square mile. The median household earns $74,714 a year, and the median home is worth $293,600.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
225 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,037
People per square mile
Rank by population
#102
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#29
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$74,714
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,171
Per month
Homeownership
58.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.7 min
One way
People
Median age
36.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
47.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
6.7%
Households
95,310
2.22 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.4%
Professional & business services 17.7%
Manufacturing 12.4%
Retail trade 10.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Alabama
State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State
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Cities near Huntsville
- Madison, AL5 mi · 67,968
- Decatur, AL20 mi · 58,056
- Columbia, TN67 mi · 50,072
- Spring Hill, TN74 mi · 61,336
- Birmingham, AL81 mi · 195,893
- Murfreesboro, TN81 mi · 171,178
- Chattanooga, TN85 mi · 194,144
- Franklin, TN85 mi · 90,226
Cities about the same size
- McKinney, TX236,001
- Norfolk, VA231,013
- Arlington, VA236,254
- Cape Coral, FL236,264
- Hialeah, FL230,968
- Spokane, WA230,783
- Frisco, TX236,955
- Richmond, VA237,257
More in Alabama
- Mobile200,824
- Montgomery195,300
- Tuscaloosa114,316
- Hoover93,550
- Auburn85,113
- Dothan72,060
Wealthiest person in Alabama
Name
Jimmy Rane
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$1.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Abbeville
Source of wealth
Lumber
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Alabama · private sector
Employer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Alabama
Company
Regions Financial
Revenue
$7.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Birmingham
Ticker
RF
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.