Huntsville is home to 47,864 people in Texas. 41% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 31.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 69% were living in the same home a year earlier. That trails the Texas median by roughly 39%. 12,786 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,529, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Huntsville
What changed most since 1990
Population27,925 → 47,864(+71%)US over the same years: +35%
White share59.9% → 48.1%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate30.0% → 23.9%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Walker County
Huntsville's population equals 60% of Walker County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 78% 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)55.4%(1,375)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.1%(251)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.3%(455)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,480 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
27,925
$42,904
$144,484
21.4%
69.7
2000
35,078
$49,321
$142,453
22.4%
75.1
2010
38,548
$38,646
$166,299
19.2%
77.2
2020
45,941
$37,597
$204,592
18.8%
83.6
2024
47,864
$47,529
$236,600
24.3%
82.4
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.
