Moving to Hueytown, Alabama

About Hueytown, Alabama
Hueytown

Hueytown is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area, and was part of the heavy industry development in this area in the 20th century. The population was 16,776 at the 2020 census.

Hueytown was the home of the Alabama Gang, famous in NASCAR stock car racing. In 1992 the city became known for the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise later thought to be caused by large underground ventilation fans used in a nearby coal mine.

Its nearby residential and business communities were damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998 and by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011.

Gender
Gender Hueytown Alabama Country
Female 53.2% 51.7% 50.8%
Male 46.8% 48.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Hueytown Alabama Country
Less than $10,000 4.7% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6% 10.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.7% 10.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 19.8% 13.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 22.1% 17.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3% 11.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13% 13.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.5% 4.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.4% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Hueytown Alabama Country
< 9th Grade 2% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 32% 30% 27.0%
Other College 25% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 17% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Hueytown Alabama Country
White 56% 65.2% 60.1%
African American 39.2% 26.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.2% 1.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2% 1.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.3% 4.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity