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Alabama · Census place 37000

Huntsville city, AL

Quick answer

Huntsville city has 218,814 residents, ranking #1 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $70,778, the median home is worth $263,100 and median gross rent runs $1,078 a month.

Population
218,814Huntsville city residents
Median household income
$70,778Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$263,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,078Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Huntsville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Huntsville city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 58.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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