Huntsville, AL Profile

Huntsville, AL, population 179,652, is located in Alabama's Madison county, about 75.6 miles from Chattanooga and 84.6 miles from Birmingham.

Through the 90's Huntsville's population has declined by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Huntsville has grown by about 5%. Since 2005 Huntsville's population has grown by about 8%.

Huntsville's property crime levels tend to be higher than Alabama's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Huntsville tend to be higher than Alabama's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	64%
	African American	30%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	159,979	N/A
2001	160,475	0.31%
2002	161,892	0.88%
2003	162,957	0.66%
2004	164,570	0.99%
2005	166,321	1.06%
2006	168,088	1.06%
2007	171,180	1.84%
2008	176,539	3.13%
2009	179,652	1.76%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$41,074

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	654
2002	602
2003	606
2004	671
2005	739
2006	857
2007	814
2008	707
2009	652
2010	645

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	15	109	345	570
2002	5	82	315	559
2003	19	84	316	569
2004	6	93	363	647
2005	22	88	500	610
2006	16	100	617	706
2007	21	96	586	676
2008	18	93	412	699
2009	13	89	433	629
2010	12	76	463	631

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,532
2002	5,768
2003	5,758
2004	6,283
2005	6,971
2006	6,850
2007	6,335
2008	6,162
2009	5,481
2010	5,327

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,802	7,802	770
2002	1,714	6,718	774
2003	1,740	6,774	874
2004	1,924	7,537	926
2005	2,446	7,979	1,088
2006	2493	7643	1359
2007	2283	7282	1166
2008	2369	7196	1082
2009	2520	6375	895
2010	2677	6230	861