CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Redstone Arsenal

Alabama · 4,909 residents · 21.8 sq mi

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Redstone Arsenal is a city of 4,909 people in Alabama. Owners hold 1% of the housing stock. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 2,544 people. The median age is 21.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. The average commute runs 9 minutes. The poverty rate is 3.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,909

+108%vs 2000

vs 2,365 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

21.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 23.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

21.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024858

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.7%(523)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(529)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(338)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.4%(657)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2416.6%(813)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426%(1,274)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(624)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542.9%(140)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 640.2%(11)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 740%(0)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,963

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,435 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,076

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,860 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.4%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,800

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $112,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2000

Median gross rent

$412

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $526 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

1.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

98.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52.6%(1,243)

Black31%(732)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(220)

Asian1.9%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.3%(3,059)

Black30.4%(1,490)

Hispanic / Latino7.1%(348)

Asian2.9%(144)

Other4.4%(216)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American5.5%(47)

Peruvian5.5%(47)

Puerto Rican4.2%(36)

Mexican0.6%(5)

Central American0.3%(3)

Salvadoran0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.8%(33)

Taiwanese1.7%(15)

Ancestry

German15.3%(131)

English12.8%(110)

American12.2%(105)

Irish9.8%(84)

Polish3.8%(33)

Scottish3%(26)

Italian2.3%(20)

Welsh1.4%(12)

Subsaharan African1.2%(10)

French1%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(7)

Dutch0.7%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Ukrainian0.6%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.3%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.9%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 99.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

8.5 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 9.4 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 married27.5%(119)

Married61.8%(267)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced10.6%(46)

Women 15+

Never married36.2%(124)

Married56.6%(194)

Widowed4.1%(14)

Divorced3.2%(11)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.0%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

14.6%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

94.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 92.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.7%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% 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)71.4%(172)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)85.1%(205)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.8%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 241 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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