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Huntsville, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Huntsville is a Census city of 222,791 people across 225.22 square miles of land, lying across Madison County and Limestone County. Median household income is $74,714, 58.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 162 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $99.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Huntsville
What Huntsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area225.22 sq mi
- Water area1.54 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land989
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 79.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inMadison County 79.9 percent, Limestone County 19.7 percent
Huntsville crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Huntsville
- Population222,791
- Median age36.9
- Population under 1843,214
- Share under 1819.4 percent
- Population 65 and over36,541
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households95,310
- Family households52,304
- Share of households that are families54.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Huntsville
- Median household income$74,714
- Per capita income$46,854
- Civilian labor force117,514
- Employed112,658
- Unemployed4,856
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over151,890
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Huntsville
- Housing units104,388
- Occupied units95,310
- Vacant units9,078
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent
- Owner occupied55,540
- Renter occupied39,770
- Ownership rate58.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$293,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,171
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Single family units69,445
- Share single family66.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33,500
- Share in buildings of two or more32.1 percent
- Mobile homes1,420 plus or minus 384
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Huntsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute94,728
- Commuting under 15 minutes29,407
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18,905
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.0 percent
- Drove alone76.3 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked1.3 percent
- Worked from home14.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntsville
SBA loans in Huntsville (7(a))
- Approvals162
- Gross approval$99,578,300
- Average approval$614,681
- Median approval$333,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,430,320
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,144
- Jobs per approval13.2
- Loans with a final outcome33
- Paid in full28
- Charged off5
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans15.2 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.9 percent
- Share to franchises27.2 percent
- Distinct lenders55
- Distinct industries by NAICS89
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Huntsville
SBA loans in Huntsville (504)
- Approvals76
- Gross approval$64,784,000
- Average approval$852,421
- Median approval$632,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported957
- Loans with a final outcome27
- Charged off2
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntsville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 27 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Huntsville
- NFIP communityCity of Huntsville
- NFIP community number010153
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date08/16/18
The City of Huntsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010153 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Madison County, not Huntsville
Madison County context, not Huntsville figures
- Establishments in Madison County9,295
- Covered employment, Madison County229,807
- Average annual pay, Madison County$77,051
- Housing units permitted, Madison County4,710
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Huntsville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Huntsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Huntsville, Alabama?
222,791, in 95,310 households. Huntsville city covers 225.22 square miles of land, which is 989 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Huntsville in?
Huntsville lies in more than one. By area it is 79.9 percent in Madison County, 19.7 percent in Limestone County. This page sits under Madison County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Huntsville?
$74,714. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,600. Median gross rent is $1,171 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Huntsville businesses?
162 7(a) approvals totaling $99.6 m since FY2020, across 55 lenders, median approval $333,000, plus 76 504 approvals worth $64.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Huntsville borrowers get paid back?
Of the 33 loans that have reached a final outcome, 28 were paid in full and 5 charged off, a charge off rate of 15.2 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Huntsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Huntsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Huntsville, city of, community 010153, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Huntsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Huntsville.
Is zoning published for Huntsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.