Hoover is home to 92,642 people in Alabama. This is an unusually credentialed place: 63% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 71% ahead of the Alabama median. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. 29,900 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 1,877 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,253, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
63% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hoover
What changed most since 1990
Population39,788 → 92,642(+133%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share2.6% → 18.5%(+15.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.6% → 71.1%(+10.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hoover's population equals 14% of Jefferson County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.6% of the county's.
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)18.7%(758)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.5%(1,037)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(1,242)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.9%(320)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(40)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,059 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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Over time
Hoover, decade by decade
Hoover population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
39,788
$107,396
$268,328
45.8%
12.8
2000
62,742
$112,910
$321,340
52.6%
32.9
2010
81,619
$104,958
$376,906
55.2%
55.6
2020
92,606
$112,700
$361,672
58.7%
63.0
2024
92,642
$109,253
$412,200
62.6%
62.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
