Huntsville, AL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	158,216	100.0

Male	76,174	48.1
Female	82,042	51.9

Under 5 years	9,732	6.2
5 to 9 years	10,299	6.5
10 to 14 years	10,389	6.6
15 to 19 years	11,369	7.2
20 to 24 years	11,781	7.4
25 to 34 years	21,333	13.5
35 to 44 years	25,095	15.9
45 to 54 years	21,086	13.3
55 to 59 years	8,346	5.3
60 to 64 years	7,624	4.8
65 to 74 years	12,219	7.7
75 to 84 years	6,974	4.4
85 years and over	1,969	1.2

Median age (years)	36.7	(X)

18 years and over	121,601	76.9
Male	57,515	36.4
Female	64,086	40.5
21 years and over	113,871	72.0
62 years and over	25,681	16.2
65 years and over	21,162	13.4
Male	8,672	5.5
Female	12,490	7.9

RACE
One race	155,301	98.2
White	101,998	64.5
Black or African American	47,792	30.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	857	0.5
Asian	3,519	2.2
Asian Indian	994	0.6
Chinese	870	0.5
Filipino	213	0.1
Japanese	213	0.1
Korean	692	0.4
Vietnamese	215	0.1
Other Asian ¹	322	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	88	0.1
Native Hawaiian	32	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	34	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	16	0.0
Some other race	1,047	0.7
Two or more races	2,915	1.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	104,278	65.9
Black or African American	48,913	30.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,105	1.3
Asian	4,194	2.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	219	0.1
Some other race	1,623	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	158,216	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,225	2.0
Mexican	1,640	1.0
Puerto Rican	531	0.3
Cuban	137	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	917	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	154,991	98.0
White alone	100,333	63.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	158,216	100.0
In households	152,641	96.5
Householder	66,742	42.2
Spouse	30,350	19.2
Child	42,081	26.6
Own child under 18 years	32,709	20.7
Other relatives	7,194	4.5
Under 18 years	3,178	2.0
Nonrelatives	6,274	4.0
Unmarried partner	2,410	1.5
In group quarters	5,575	3.5
Institutionalized population	1,666	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	3,909	2.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	66,742	100.0
Family households (families)	41,742	62.5
With own children under 18 years	18,440	27.6
Married-couple family	30,350	45.5
With own children under 18 years	11,889	17.8
Female householder, no husband present	9,151	13.7
With own children under 18 years	5,520	8.3
Nonfamily households	25,000	37.5
Householder living alone	21,590	32.3
Householder 65 years and over	6,119	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	20,405	30.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	15,212	22.8

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	2.91	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	73,670	100.0
Occupied housing units	66,742	90.6
Vacant housing units	6,928	9.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	496	0.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	66,742	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	41,121	61.6
Renter-occupied housing units	25,621	38.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.42	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.07	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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