People QuickFacts Huntsville Alabama Population, 2011 estimate 182,956 4,802,740 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 180,120 4,779,735 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.6% 0.5% Population, 2010 180,105 4,779,736 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.2% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.5% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.2% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.4% 51.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 60.3% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 31.2% 26.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.4% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.5% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.8% 3.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 58.0% 67.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 79.3% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 6.8% 3.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 7.8% 4.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 86.7% 81.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 37.9% 21.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.1 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 61.1% 71.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 30.6% 15.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $146,800 $117,600 Households, 2006-2010 73,235 1,821,210 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.31 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $29,255 $22,984 Median household income 2006-2010 $47,153 $42,081 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 15.4% 17.1%     Business QuickFacts Huntsville Alabama Total number of firms, 2007 14,556 382,350 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.8% 14.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.9% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 8,209,622 112,858,843 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,425,180 52,252,752 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,675,778 57,344,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $21,473 $12,364 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 471,899 6,426,342     Geography QuickFacts Huntsville Alabama Land area in square miles, 2010 209.05 50,645.33 Persons per square mile, 2010 861.5 94.4 FIPS Code 37000 01 Counties Limestone County Madison County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts