Moving to Huntsville, Texas

About Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville

Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 45,941 as of the 2020 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area. Huntsville is in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45 and home to Sam Houston State University, Texas State Prison, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville State Park, and HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas.

The city served as the residence of Sam Houston, the first and third president of the Republic of Texas who later represented the state in the U.S. Senate. He is recognized in Huntsville by the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, a statue on Interstate 45, and Sam Houston State University, located in central Huntsville.

Gender
Gender Huntsville Texas Country
Female 40.9% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 59.1% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Huntsville Texas Country
Less than $10,000 19.6% 6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.1% 8.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 16% 8.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 18.8% 12.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 11.2% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.9% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 6% 15.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.7% 7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.79999999999999% 7.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Huntsville Texas Country
< 9th Grade 6% 7% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 9% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 25% 27.0%
Other College 23% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 5% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Huntsville Texas Country
White 49.7% 41.4% 60.1%
African American 26.2% 11.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 2% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.7% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 20.6% 39.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity