Cities / Alabama / Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

222,791 people

Right Now

Weather

81.5°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 90°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Huntsville)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 8.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BHM

81 mi — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Population & People

Population

222,791

Median age

36.9

Median household income

$74,714

Poverty rate

12.6%

Unemployment rate

4.1%

Bachelor's degree+

47.2%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$293,600

Median gross rent

$1,171/mo

Homeownership rate

58.27%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,310

HUD Fair Market Rent (Madison County, 3 mi from Huntsville), 2026. Efficiency $1030, 1BR $1136, 2BR $1310, 3BR $1690, 4BR $2109. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alabama commercial electricity

14.52¢/kWh

Alabama industrial electricity

7.73¢/kWh

Alabama residential electricity

16.1¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

341154.2

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

260648

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alabama

540.51

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Source: FRED, Alabama-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

81 mi away

BNA

Nashville International Airport

96 mi away

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

145 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alabama energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alabama economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).