Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL

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2024 Population

118,478

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.2

1.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.18%

0.819% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$98,931

1.92% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$296,500

12.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

55,479

3.55% 1-year growth

About

5.33% of the households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was $296,500, and the homeownership rate was 87.5%.

Most people in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was 2 cars per household.

Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL borders Limestone County PUMA, AL, Huntsville (North & Far West), Madison (East) & Triana Cities PUMA, AL, Huntsville City (Central & South) PUMA, AL, Marshall & Madison (Far Southeast) Counties PUMA, AL, DeKalb & Jackson Counties PUMA, AL, Bedford, Lincoln & Marshall Counties--Shelbyville & Lewisburg cities PUMA, TN, and Coffee, Franklin & Moore Counties--Tullahoma & Manchester cities PUMA, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL is home to a population of 118k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.08% of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL residents were born outside of the country (4.83k people).

In 2024, there were 4.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.4k people) in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.32k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL are Spanish (2,705 households), German (383 households), and Korean (303 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

60,324

Women

50.5%

59,032

Men

49.5%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 119,356 inhabitants, with 49.5% men, and 50.5% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL.

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Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
83.4k ± 2.53k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
20.3k ± 1.77k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5.32k ± 925

4.5%

Hispanic Population

5.34k people

4.5% of the people in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL are hispanic (5.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
902 ± 735 people
India
592 ± 596 people
Germany
383 ± 480 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was Mexico, the natal country of 902 Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL residents, followed by India with 592 and Germany with 383.

Foreign-Born Population

4.08%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.83k people

3.61%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.17k people

As of 2024, 4.08% of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL residents (4.83k 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 Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was 3.61%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
2,705 households (2.43%)
German
383 households (0.344%)
Korean
303 households (0.272%)

5.33% of the households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was Spanish. 2.43% of the households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
4,230 ± 627
Gulf War (1990s)
2,100 ± 399
Vietnam
1,843 ± 319

Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL.

Health

93.3% of the population of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL has health coverage, with 55.5% on employee plans, 7.89% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 3.27% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,571 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Alabama

Primary care physicians in Alabama see an average of 1,571 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Alabama in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.67%

Uninsured

55.5%

Employer Coverage

7.89%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

14.3%

Non-Group

3.27%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL grew by 11.8% from 5.96% to 6.67%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL employs 55.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL were Architectural, engineering & related services (3,209 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,019 people), and Construction (2,911 people), and the highest paying industries were Scientific research & development services ($191,389), Pharmacies & drug retailers ($187,631), and Offices of physicians ($139,185).

Males in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL have an average income that is 1.51 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,292. The income inequality in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.465, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

25,454

Women

45.9%

30,025

Men

54.1%

The workforce of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL in 2024 was 55,479 people, with 45.9% woman, and 54.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

55.5k

2024 Value

3.55%

1 Year growth

± 3.55%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL grew at a rate of 3.55%, from 53.6k employees to 55.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL, are Software developers (1,717 people), Other managers (1,669 people), and Registered nurses (1,523 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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

55.5k

2024 Value

3.55%

1 Year growth

± 3.55%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL grew at a rate of 3.55%, from 53.6k employees to 55.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL, are Architectural, engineering & related services (3,209 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,019 people), and Construction (2,911 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL, though some of these residents may live in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,611

Median earning men ± $5,935

$43,101

Median earning women ± $2,804

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($115,076), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($107,645), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,280).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($91,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,457), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,309).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.1%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.637% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.547% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (23k), Bachelors Degree (21.2k), and Some college (19k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was $296,500 in 2024, which is 0.891 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $263,600 to $296,500, a 12.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$296,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,329

$39,330

Median Property Taxes

±$1,711

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 Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.5% of the housing units in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL 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.

$98,931

Median Household Income

± $3,872

45k

Number of Households

± 2,025

In 2024, the median household income of the 45k households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL grew to $98,931 from the previous year's value of $97,063.

The following chart displays the households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.465

2024 Wage GINI in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL

In 2024, the income inequality in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.702% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.8%)
Worked At Home (14.4%)
Carpooled (6.96%)

In 2024, 76.8% of workers in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.96%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.77% of the workforce in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL (8.5k out of 118k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Madison County (North & East)--Huntsville City (East) PUMA, AL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.