Moving to Huntsville, Alabama

About Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville

Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the county seat of Madison County with portions extending into Limestone County and Morgan County. It is located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama.

Huntsville was founded within the Mississippi Territory in 1805 and became an incorporated town in 1811. When Alabama was admitted as a state in 1819, Huntsville was designated for a year as the first capital, before the state capitol was moved to more central settlements. The city developed across nearby hills north of the Tennessee River, adding textile mills in the late nineteenth century.

Major growth in Huntsville took place in the decades following World War II. During the war, the U.S Army established Redstone Arsenal in the vicinity, with a chemical weapons plant and related facilities. After the war, additional research was conducted at Redstone Arsenal on rockets, followed by adaptations for space exploration. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, and most recently the FBI's operational support headquarters, all came to be located at Redstone Arsenal.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation included Huntsville in its "America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations for 2010" list. The population was 215,006 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 221,933 in 2022. The Huntsville metropolitan area's population was 514,465 in 2022, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in the state after the Birmingham metropolitan area.

Gender
Gender Huntsville Alabama Country
Female 51.4% 51.7% 50.8%
Male 48.6% 48.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Huntsville Alabama Country
Less than $10,000 6.5% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.4% 10.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.9% 10.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11.2% 13.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.1% 17.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.6% 11.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.7% 13.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.2% 4.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.3% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Huntsville Alabama Country
< 9th Grade 3% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 18% 30% 27.0%
Other College 21% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 27% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 13% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Huntsville Alabama Country
White 56.5% 65.2% 60.1%
African American 31.4% 26.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 2.6% 1.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.5% 1.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.3% 4.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity