Language Spoken At Home in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 168,757 | 100% |
English only | 155,049 | 91.9% |
Language other than English | 13,708 | 8.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,832 | 3.5% |
Spanish | 7,087 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,161 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,508 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 697 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,252 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 810 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 861 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 164 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 179,855 | 100% |
American | 18,916 | 10.5% |
Arab | 768 | 0.4% |
Czech | 229 | 0.1% |
Danish | 408 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,084 | 1.2% |
English | 17,661 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 3,788 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 319 | 0.2% |
German | 16,681 | 9.3% |
Greek | 509 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 352 | 0.2% |
Irish | 16,056 | 8.9% |
Italian | 4,534 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 181 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 901 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,961 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 249 | 0.1% |
Russian | 336 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,976 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 4,553 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 86 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,483 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 1,071 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 251 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 33 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 768 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,514 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 74,778 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 43,751 | 58.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,127 | 24.2% |
Married-couple family | 29,784 | 39.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,771 | 14.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,029 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,228 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,938 | 14.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,128 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 31,027 | 41.5% |
Householder living alone | 27,241 | 36.4% |
65 years and over | 7,805 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,610 | 27.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,110 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 173,668 | 100% |
Householder | 74,778 | 43.1% |
Spouse | 29,882 | 17.2% |
Child | 48,217 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 11,099 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 9,692 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 2,635 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 71,663 | 100% |
Never married | 27,804 | 38.8% |
Now married, except separated | 32,216 | 45.0% |
Separated | 1,651 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,572 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 8,420 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 76,246 | 100% |
Never married | 23,387 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 31,687 | 41.6% |
Separated | 2,208 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 7,557 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 11,407 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,457 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,241 | 50.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,185 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,699 | 53.3% |
Less than 1 year | 292 | 9.2% |
1 or 2 years | 399 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 327 | 10.3% |
5 or more years | 681 | 21.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,699 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,136 | 66.9% |
Who are married | 1,082 | 63.7% |
School Enrollment in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 48,902 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,772 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 2,359 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,671 | 34.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,579 | 17.5% |
College or graduate school | 18,521 | 37.9% |
Educational Attainment in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 119,457 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,272 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,919 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,642 | 20.6% |
Some college, no degree | 27,454 | 23.0% |
Associate's degree | 8,288 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 28,417 | 23.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 17,465 | 14.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.4% |
Veteran Status in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 140,634 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,428 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 177,500 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,661 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 38,700 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,613 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 114,092 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,982 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 24,708 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,066 | 36.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 177,554 | 100% |
Same house | 143,708 | 80.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 32,827 | 18.5% |
Same county | 21,692 | 12.2% |
Different county | 11,135 | 6.3% |
Same state | 4,687 | 2.6% |
Different state | 6,448 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 1,019 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 179,855 | 100% |
Native | 168,070 | 93.4% |
Born in United States | 164,799 | 91.6% |
State of residence | 98,343 | 54.7% |
Different state | 66,456 | 36.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,271 | 1.8% |
Foreign born | 11,785 | 6.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 11,785 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,746 | 40.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,039 | 59.7% |
Year of Entry in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 15,056 | 100% |
Native | 3,271 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 77 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,194 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 11,785 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 560 | 4.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,225 | 95.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Huntsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 11,785 | 100% |
Europe | 1,711 | 14.5% |
Asia | 3,339 | 28.3% |
Africa | 1,237 | 10.5% |
Oceania | 71 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 5,175 | 43.9% |
Northern America | 252 | 2.1% |