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City of Huntsville
Huntsville Utilities
Huntsville Area Churches
Huntsville Jobs
Huntsville, Alabama USA is one of the most recognized cities in the Southeast — consistently named as one of the best places to live and work by a variety of national publications. Our city is regularly named as a premier location for both business and quality of life.
Technology, space, and defense industries have a major presence here with the Army's Redstone Arsenal, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and Cummings Research Park.
Home to several Fortune 500 companies, Huntsville also offers a broad base of manufacturing, retail and service industries. Our quality of life is second to none — with a variety of educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities.
We successfully combine the rich heritage of Southern hospitality with innovative high-tech ventures and cultural diversity.
Huntsville's main economic influence is derived from aerospace and military technology. Redstone Arsenal, Cummings Research Park (CRP), and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center comprise the main hubs for the area's technology-driven economy. CRP is the second largest research park in the United States and the fourth largest in the world, and is over 38 years old. Huntsville is also home for commercial technology companies such as the network access company ADTRAN, computer graphics company Intergraph and software switch manufacturer Avocent. Telecommunications provider Deltacom, Inc., the free software company Digium, and copper tube manufacturer and distributor Wolverine Tube are also based in Huntsville. Sanmina-SCI also has a large presence in the area. Forty-two Fortune 500 companies have operations in Huntsville.
In 2005, Forbes Magazine named the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area as 6th best place in the nation for doing business, and number one in terms of the number of engineers per total employment. In 2006, Huntsville dropped to 14th; the prevalence of engineers was not considered in the 2006 ranking
Education
K-12 Education
The majority of K-12 students in Huntsville attend Huntsville City Schools[8]. Nearly 25,000 students attend Huntsville City Schools. [citation needed] There are 29 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, and 7 high schools. Included in those numbers are 2 magnet elementary schools (The Academy for Academics and Arts and the Academy for Science and Foreign Language), 3 magnet middle school (Williams Technology, The Academy for Academics and Arts, and the Academy for Science and Foreign Language ), and 2 magnet high schools (New Century Technology and Lee). About 21 private, parochial, and religious schools also serve students ages pre-K-12. Madison County Private Schools
Elementary Schools
Public
- Blossomwood Elementary
- Chaffee Elementary
- Challenger Elementary
- Chapman Elementary
- East Clinton Elementary
- Farley Elementary
- Hampton Cove Elementary
- Highlands Elementary
- Jones Valley Elementary
- Lakewood Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
- McDonnell Elementary
- Monte Sano Elementary
- Montview Elementary
- Morris Elementary
- Mountain Gap Elementary
- Providence K-8
- Ridgecrest Elementary
- Rolling Hills Elementary
- Terry Heights Elementary
- University Place Elementary
- Weatherly Elementary
- West Huntsville Elementary
- West Mastin Lake Elementary
- Whitesburg Elementary
- Williams K-8
Private/Religious
Middle Schools
Public
- Challenger Middle
- Chapman Middle
- Davis Hills Middle
- Ed White Middle
- Hampton Cove Middle
- Huntsville Middle
- Mountain Gap Middle
- Providence K-8
- Stone Middle
- Westlawn Middle
- Whitesburg Middle
- Williams Technology Middle School
High Schools
Public
- S.R. Butler High School
- Columbia High School
- Virgil I. Grissom High School
- Huntsville High School
- J. O. Johnson High School
- Lee High School
- New Century Technology High School
- Seldon Cente
Private/Religious
Higher Education
 Huntsville's higher education institutions include:
Numerous colleges and universities have satellite locations or extensions in Huntsville:
One of two local hospitals, Huntsville Hospital also has an accredited school of radiologic technology.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 158,216 people living within the city limits. There are 66,742 households and 41,713 families residing in the city. The population density was 351.0/km² (909.0/mi²). There were 73,670 housing units at an average density of 163.4/km² (423.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.47% White, 30.21% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 66,742 households out of which 27.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% are married couples living together, 13.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are non-families. 32.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 2.91.
Huntsville, Alabama Demographic Distribution
Age
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<18
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18-24
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25-44
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45-64
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65+
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Distribution %
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23.1
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10.7
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29.3
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23.4
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13.4
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Huntsville, Alabama Sex Ratio & Income Distribution
Median Age = 37
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Sex Ratio F:M = 100:92.8
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Sex Ratio age 18+ F:M = 100:89.7
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Median Income = 41,074
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Family Median Income = 52,202
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Male Median Income = 40,003
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Female Median Income = 26,085
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Per capita Income = 24,015
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Percent Below poverty = 12.8
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Age < 18 Below Poverty = 18.7
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Age 65+ Below Poverty = 9.0
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Madison County |
City of Huntsville |
City of Madison |
Huntsville
Metro Area 1 |
| POPULATION |
| 1980 Census |
196,966 |
145,604 |
6,081 |
242,971 |
| 1990 Census |
238,912 |
159,789 |
14,904 |
293,047 |
| 2000 Census |
276,700 |
158,216 |
29,329 |
342,376 |
| 2006 Estimate |
304,307 |
168,132 |
36,824 |
376,753 |
| % Growth 2000-2006 |
10.0% |
6.3% |
25.6% |
10.0% |
| HOUSEHOLDS |
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1980 Census |
67,082 |
51,113 |
2,040 |
82,440 |
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1990 Census |
91,208 |
63,058 |
5,967 |
110,893 |
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2000 Census |
109,955 |
66,742 |
11,143 |
134,643 |
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RACE |
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Population |
276,700 |
158,216 |
29,329 |
342,376 |
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White |
72.1% |
64.5% |
80.1% |
74.3% |
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Black |
22.8% |
30.2% |
13.0% |
21.0% |
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Asian & Pacific Islander |
2.0% |
2.3% |
3.6% |
1.7% |
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Other Races |
3.1% |
3.0% |
3.3% |
3.0% |
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INCOME & AGE |
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Average Household Income |
$57,220 |
$55,856 |
$72,432 |
$55,343 |
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Per Capita Income |
$23,091 |
$24,015 |
$27,821 |
$22,073 |
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Median Age |
35.7 |
36.7 |
34.5 |
35.7 |
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