Huntsville, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

3,202

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.8

1.74% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.8%

2.96% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$57,813

10.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Huntsville, AR is home to a population of 3.2k people, from which 95.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.06% of Huntsville, AR residents were born outside of the country (66 people).

In 2024, there were 6.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.21k people) in Huntsville, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 352 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 272 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Huntsville, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Huntsville, AR was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Huntsville, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Huntsville, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.21k ± 242
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
352 ± 164
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
272 ± 199

12.8%

Hispanic Population

409 people

12.8% of the people in Huntsville, AR are hispanic (409 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Huntsville, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Foreign-Born Population

2.06%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

1.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

40 people

As of 2024, 2.06% of Huntsville, AR residents (66 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Huntsville, AR was 1.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Huntsville, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
81 ± 58
Gulf War (2001-)
68 ± 45
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 33

Huntsville, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Huntsville, AR.

Economy

The economy of Huntsville, AR employs 1.32k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Huntsville, AR were Retail Trade (205 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (196 people), and Manufacturing (170 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($112,656), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,917), and Construction ($61,827).

Employment

Occupations

1.32k

2024 Value

± 244

16.8%

1 Year growth

± 22.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntsville, AR grew at a rate of 16.8%, from 1.13k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Huntsville, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (217 people), Production Occupations (156 people), and Transportation Occupations (123 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Huntsville, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.32k

2024 Value

± 244

16.8%

1 Year growth

± 22.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntsville, AR grew at a rate of 16.8%, from 1.13k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Huntsville, AR, are Retail Trade (205 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (196 people), and Manufacturing (170 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Huntsville, AR, though some of these residents may live in Huntsville, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,545

Median earning men ± $7,393

$40,037

Median earning women ± $10,214

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($61,827), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,318), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,924).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,438), and Retail Trade ($43,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Huntsville, AR was $163,600 in 2024, which is 0.492 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $146,300 to $163,600, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Huntsville, AR is 64.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Huntsville, AR have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Huntsville, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,613

$686

Median Property Taxes

±$161

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Huntsville, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Huntsville, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.5%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.5% of the housing units in Huntsville, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Huntsville, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,813

Median Household Income

± $15,610

1.06k

Number of Households

± 197

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.06k households in Huntsville, AR grew to $57,813 from the previous year's value of $52,472.

The following chart displays the households in Huntsville, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Huntsville, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.5%)
Worked At Home (8.97%)
Carpooled (8.35%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Huntsville, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.97%) and those who carpooled to work (8.35%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Huntsville, AR have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.842% of the workforce in Huntsville, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Huntsville, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Huntsville, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Huntsville, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Huntsville, AR (611 out of 3.09k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Males 15 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Huntsville, AR is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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