| People QuickFacts | Huntsville | Alabama |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 182,956 | 4,803,689 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 180,120 | 4,779,745 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 180,105 | 4,779,736 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.2% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.5% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.2% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.4% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 60.3% | 68.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 31.2% | 26.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.4% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.5% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.8% | 3.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 58.0% | 67.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.8% | 84.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 6.5% | 3.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 8.1% | 5.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.3% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 37.9% | 22.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 17,384 | 403,982 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 18.3 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 84,949 | 2,171,853 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 60.4% | 70.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 30.7% | 15.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $151,200 | $120,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 74,073 | 1,831,269 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.32 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $29,635 | $23,483 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $48,043 | $42,934 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.9% | 17.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Huntsville | Alabama |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 14,556 | 382,350 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.8% | 14.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.0% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.9% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 8,209,622 | 112,858,843 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,425,180 | 52,252,752 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,675,778 | 57,344,851 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,473 | $12,364 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 471,899 | 6,426,342 |