Alabama / Census place 0137000
Huntsville
A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.
Official Census name: Huntsville cityAt a glance
A city in numbers.
- Population
- 233,627 2025 estimate
- Annual change
- +1.4% Population estimate
- Density
- 1,033/sq mi 226.1 sq mi land area
- Median age
- 36.9 years ACS 5-year estimate
Living here
The everyday equation.
Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.
- Median household income
- $74,714
- Median home value
- $293,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,171
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 47.2%
- Typical commute
- 19.7 min
- Public transit commute
- 0.2%
Climate normals
The long view of weather.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.
Representative station: HUNTSVILLE INTNL AP (7 mi from place center)- Average high
- 73.8°F
- Average low
- 52.1°F
- Annual rainfall
- 54.3"
- Annual snowfall
- 2.4"
Month by month
A year in Huntsville.
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Data vintage
Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.
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