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Thursday, August 6, 2026
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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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 34/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 173/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 4/yr
Days above 90° 38/yr
Below freezing 41/yr
Annual rainfall 56.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 89°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 32°F

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

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.

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State of Alabama

State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State

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