Huntsville is a city of 222,791 people in Alabama. 64,575 more people live here than in 2000. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 20 minutes. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,714, below the US median
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)35.5%(6,372)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35%(6,280)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(4,574)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(712)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(71)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17,932 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
Huntsville, decade by decade
Huntsville 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
159,866
$77,510
$184,325
33.3%
52.7
2000
158,216
$74,823
$174,150
36.1%
63.3
2010
180,105
$67,833
$211,182
37.9%
70.4
2020
215,006
$68,793
$223,621
44.0%
75.5
2024
222,791
$74,714
$293,600
47.2%
74.4
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.
