CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hartselle

Alabama · 10,795 residents · 16.7 sq mi

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Hartselle is home to 10,795 people in Alabama. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $55,200. Households here earn about 22% more than in Alabama as a whole. Renters pay $297 a month at the median. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,795

−10%vs 2000

vs 12,019 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(664)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(793)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(891)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(804)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(667)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(1,644)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(1,697)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(1,242)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,011)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(851)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(422)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(109)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,693

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,461 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,153

−41%vs 2000

vs $20,727 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.7%(11,020)

Black5.1%(614)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(155)

Asian0.3%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(9,985)

Black6.4%(688)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(74)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0.9%(98)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(255)

Central American0.4%(59)

Guatemalan0.4%(59)

Spaniard0.2%(31)

Puerto Rican0.1%(21)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(19)

Ancestry

American19.2%(3,045)

English18.3%(2,904)

German8.7%(1,377)

Irish8.2%(1,292)

Italian2.9%(452)

Scottish2.8%(446)

Scotch-Irish2%(313)

French Canadian1.3%(213)

French1%(156)

Polish0.8%(128)

Swedish0.6%(102)

Czech0.6%(93)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(70)

Welsh0.3%(50)

Russian0.3%(45)

Subsaharan African0.3%(42)

Swiss0.2%(31)

Norwegian0.2%(30)

Dutch0.1%(23)

Slovak0.1%(23)

Austrian0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 15.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.8%(1,443)

Married61.5%(3,192)

Widowed2.9%(149)

Divorced7.9%(409)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(1,963)

Married47%(3,431)

Widowed12.8%(933)

Divorced13.4%(980)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.2%(221)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(81)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(302)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.9%(85)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 951 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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