Huntsville, AL

Census ZIP code profile for Huntsville, AL - 11 ZIPs, total population 190,178. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HUNTSVILLE-AL · Huntsville, AL 11 ZIPs · 190,178 pop · #8239/25278 · Madison County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $83,309
  • RANK-UPPER #8239/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over New Market
  • BOOK-MID 11 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-MID 190,178
  • SPREAD-SPLIT 35805→35808
  • HOME-MID $276,278

Nearest income peer: New Market, AL ( $3,869 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Huntsville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Huntsville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Huntsville, AL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
190,178
city population (Census)
11
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,309
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

A above-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (11 codes). Income averages $83,309, rent $1,211 , commute about 20 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.

Huntsville lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Madison County: Madison, Harvest and Owens Cross Roads earn more and Toney, Hazel Green and New Market earn less. Brownsboro marks the far end of that range at $124,650, 50% above Huntsville.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Huntsville differ

Huntsville's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $35,385 in ZIP 35805 to $142,273 in ZIP 35808, while home values span $128,900 in 35816 to $422,300 in 35801. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
4.0×

35805 to 35808

Home-value high-to-low ratio
3.3×

35816 to 35801

Poverty-rate spread
22.4 points

35803 to 35805

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Huntsville residents fan out across many ZIPs

Population is spread across 11 codes in Huntsville. The densest, 35810, still represents only about 16% of the 190,178 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense employer mosaic across Huntsville

Citywide ZBP: 6,409 establishments, 150,901 employees , annual payroll $10,689,230k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 11 of 11 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35801 (1,961 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (1,104) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Huntsville, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 11 of them fall in Huntsville. See the Madison County roll-up →

Huntsville lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Madison County: Madison, Harvest and Owens Cross Roads earn more and Toney, Hazel Green and New Market earn less. Brownsboro marks the far end of that range at $124,650, 50% above Huntsville.

Side-by-side: Compare 35810 vs 35811 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35810 30,617 $51,233 357 410
35811 25,955 $90,812 479 217
35803 25,471 $100,846 359 207
35805 22,498 $35,385 729 950
35801 21,509 $105,585 1,961 589
35802 21,297 $76,324 627 453
35806 18,951 $86,768 1,118 314
35816 15,228 $40,242 527 1,109
35824 6,070 $103,619 182 184
35808 1,946 $142,273 61 13
35896 636 n/a 9 976

Huntsville roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Huntsville, .