Huntsville is a relatively large city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 221,933 people and 65 associated neighborhoods, Huntsville is the largest community in Alabama. Huntsville real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Huntsville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Huntsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Huntsville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntsville who work in management occupations (9.77%), office and administrative support (9.04%), and sales jobs (8.93%). Also of interest is that Huntsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Huntsville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.81% of adults in Huntsville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Huntsville in 2022 was $43,202, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,808 for a family of four. However, Huntsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Huntsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huntsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Huntsville include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Huntsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
