Huntsville, Alabama
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City Overview
As of 2009, Huntsville's population is 171,327 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 6.27 percent.
The median home cost in Huntsville is $131,340. Home appreciation the last year has been -0.20 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Huntsville's cost of living is 18.42% Lower than the U.S. average.
Huntsville public schools spend $5,336 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 14 students per teacher in Huntsville.
The unemployment rate in Huntsville is 6.50 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Huntsville jobs have Decreased by 6.20 percent.
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People
The 2009 Huntsville, AL, population is 171,327. There are 965 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Huntsville, AL
The median age is 37.5. The US median is 37.6. 55.54% of people in Huntsville, AL, are married. 11.85% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.24 people. 17.89% of people are married, with children. 9.63% have children, but are single.
Race in Huntsville, AL
61.66% of people are white, 31.82% are black, 2.78% are asian, 0.47% are native american, and 2.92% claim 'Other'.
2.14% of the people in Huntsville, AL, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.86% are non-hispanic).
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Health
There are 239 physicians per 100,000 population in Huntsville, AL. The US average is 170.
Huntsville, AL Health Index
Air quality in Huntsville, AL is 31 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Huntsville, AL is 1 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 70 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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Economy
The unemployment rate in Huntsville, AL, is 6.50%, with job growth of -6.20%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 21.20%.
Huntsville, AL Taxes
Huntsville, AL,sales tax rate is 8.00%. Income tax is 5.00%.
Huntsville, AL Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $27,430, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $45,741.
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| Unemployment Rate | 6.50% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -6.20% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 21.20% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $27,430 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $45,741 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 15.63% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 12.39% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 11.86% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.00% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 17.95% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 10.74% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 10.14% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 4.57% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.24% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.49% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 14.64% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 30.52% | 20.24% |
| Service | 13.42% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 23.81% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.16% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 5.86% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11.59% | 14.44% |
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Housing
The median home value in Huntsville, AL, is $131,340. Home appreciation is -0.20% over the last year. The median age of Huntsville, AL, real estate is 31 years.
Huntsville, AL Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 34.73% of the Huntsville, AL, population. 9.39% of houses and apartments in Huntsville, AL, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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| Median Home Age | 31 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $131,340 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -0.20% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 56.10% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 9.39% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 34.73% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $4.27 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 1.16% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 2.98% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 9.32% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 15.57% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 16.17% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 24.76% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 13.89% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 9.20% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 3.34% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 1.74% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 1.19% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.24% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 9.57% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4.28% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7.28% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 18.20% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 18.48% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 25.81% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 10.53% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 2.79% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 3.06% | 13.55% |
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Crime
Huntsville, AL, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 6. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Huntsville, AL, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 6. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Climate
Huntsville, AL, gets 50 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 2 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 119.
On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Huntsville, AL. The July high is around 89 degrees. The January low is 29. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 33 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Mild winters, hot humid summers: Winter is essentially limited to January and February with occasional icing that shuts down the city for a day or two a... (read more)Huntsville stinks! Don't move here!: After living here almost two years I am SOOO ready to move back to Birmingham. Another reviewer had similar thoughts so I know I am not alone. Huntsville is not a... (read more)Huntsville Sucks: After living here almost two years I am SOOO ready to move back to Birmingham. Another reviewer had similar thoughts so I know I am not alone. Huntsville is not a... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntsville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntsville Click Here
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Education
Huntsville, AL, schools spend $5,336 per student. There are 14 pupils per teacher, 477 students per librarian, and 343 children per counselor in Huntsville, AL schools.
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re: Hampton Cove in Huntsville - 3/26/2009: Huntsville does have the WORST DRIVERS..that is definately not a dispute, I do dispute the homes, the houses are the best features they are all afordable, and I have... (read more)HUNTSVILLE: Huntsville does have the WORST DRIVERS..that is definately not a dispute, I do dispute the homes, the houses are the best features they are all afordable, and I have... (read more)re: Great place to live - 7/19/2009: After living here almost two years I am SOOO ready to move back to Birmingham. Another reviewer had similar thoughts so I know I am not alone. Huntsville is not a... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntsville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntsville Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Huntsville, AL, takes 21 minutes. 84% of commuters drive their own car alone. 11% carpool with others. 0% take mass transit and 2% work from home.
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Mild winters, hot humid summers: Winter is essentially limited to January and February with occasional icing that shuts down the city for a day or two a... (read more)Huntsville stinks! Don't move here!: After living here almost two years I am SOOO ready to move back to Birmingham. Another reviewer had similar thoughts so I know I am not alone. Huntsville is not a... (read more)Huntsville Sucks: After living here almost two years I am SOOO ready to move back to Birmingham. Another reviewer had similar thoughts so I know I am not alone. Huntsville is not a... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntsville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntsville Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Huntsville, AL is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Huntsville, AL is more expensive.
Overall, Huntsville, AL cost of living is 81.58.
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Very specialized workforce: Huntsville is a nice place to live as it relates to the cost of taxes, cost of homes, and overall climate. However, the employment opportunities are limited to very... (read more)HUNTSVILLE: great... (read more)cost of living and taxes: It is inexpensive to live, in part because of low taxes. With such low taxes, though, comes virtually no public transportation and no public school buses.... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntsville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntsville Click Here
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55.22% of the people in Huntsville, AL are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 5.75% are Catholic; 40.39% are Protestant; 0.84% are LDS; 7.48% are another Christian faith; 0.27% in Huntsville, AL are Jewish; 0.05% are an eastern faith; 0.44% affilitates with Islam.
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re: Hampton Cove in Huntsville - 3/26/2009: Huntsville does have the WORST DRIVERS..that is definately not a dispute, I do dispute the homes, the houses are the best features they are all afordable, and I have... (read more)HUNTSVILLE: Huntsville does have the WORST DRIVERS..that is definately not a dispute, I do dispute the homes, the houses are the best features they are all afordable, and I have... (read more)re: Great place to live - 7/19/2009: After living here almost two years I am SOOO ready to move back to Birmingham. Another reviewer had similar thoughts so I know I am not alone. Huntsville is not a... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntsville? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntsville Click Here
| Percent Religious | 55.22% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 5.75% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 40.39% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.84% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 26.41% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 1.06% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 1.78% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 1.06% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 7.67% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 2.42% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 7.48% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.27% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.44% | 0.54% |
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40.17% of the people in Huntsville, AL are registered as Democrats. 58.88% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.95%.
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