2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Huntsville, AL vs Union Springs, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Union Springs, is 66% less than it is in Huntsville and is 237% below the National Average.
- Huntsville unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Union Springs unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Huntsville, ALUnion Springs, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,838  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$20,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,059  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Huntsville, ALUnion Springs, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock40.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock23.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock1.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Huntsville, ALUnion Springs, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock33.2%13.1%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Union Springs    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I moved here over 6 years ago and now run the one of the few local real estate companies, President of the Chamber of Commerce and am a member of the Planning  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here over 6 years ago and now run the one of the few local real estate companies, President of the Chamber of Commerce and am a member of the Planning  More

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