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Cities in Alabama by households, 2024

Huntsville, AL had the highest households of 66 cities in 2024, at 95,310. Boaz, AL had the lowest, at 3,514. The median was 7,794 and the figure for Alabama was 2 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95,310Huntsville, AL
Lowest3,514Boaz, AL
Median7,79466 cities
Alabama1,997,247History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Huntsville, AL: 95,310 countHuntsville, AL95,310Birmingham, AL: 88,788 countBirmingham, AL88,788Mobile, AL: 84,639 countMobile, AL84,639Montgomery, AL: 81,241 countMontgomery, AL81,241Tuscaloosa, AL: 42,257 countTuscaloosa, AL42,257Hoover, AL: 37,002 countHoover, AL37,002Auburn, AL: 30,174 countAuburn, AL30,174Dothan, AL: 29,351 countDothan, AL29,351Decatur, AL: 23,722 countDecatur, AL23,722Madison, AL: 22,496 countMadison, AL22,496Florence, AL: 17,745 countFlorence, AL17,745Phenix City, AL: 15,783 countPhenix City, AL15,783Prattville, AL: 15,191 countPrattville, AL15,191Vestavia Hills, AL: 13,840 countVestavia Hills, AL13,840Opelika, AL: 13,467 countOpelika, AL13,467Gadsden, AL: 12,746 countGadsden, AL12,746Northport, AL: 12,401 countNorthport, AL12,401Alabaster, AL: 12,087 countAlabaster, AL12,087Daphne, AL: 11,470 countDaphne, AL11,470Foley, AL: 11,293 countFoley, AL11,293Athens, AL: 11,251 countAthens, AL11,251Enterprise, AL: 11,185 countEnterprise, AL11,185Bessemer, AL: 10,925 countBessemer, AL10,925Homewood, AL: 9,830 countHomewood, AL9,830Fairhope, AL: 9,706 countFairhope, AL9,706Trussville, AL: 9,528 countTrussville, AL9,528Pelham, AL: 9,498 countPelham, AL9,498Anniston, AL: 8,881 countAnniston, AL8,881Mountain Brook, AL: 8,426 countMountain Brook, AL8,426Oxford, AL: 8,347 countOxford, AL8,347Albertville, AL: 8,054 countAlbertville, AL8,054Cullman, AL: 8,038 countCullman, AL8,038Selma, AL: 7,974 countSelma, AL7,974Helena, AL: 7,613 countHelena, AL7,613Gulf Shores, AL: 7,542 countGulf Shores, AL7,542Prichard, AL: 6,986 countPrichard, AL6,986Muscle Shoals, AL: 6,934 countMuscle Shoals, AL6,934Saraland, AL: 6,820 countSaraland, AL6,820Millbrook, AL: 6,772 countMillbrook, AL6,772Calera, AL: 6,686 countCalera, AL6,686Huntsville, AL: 95,310 countHuntsville, AL95,310Birmingham, AL: 88,788 countBirmingham, AL88,788Mobile, AL: 84,639 countMobile, AL84,639Montgomery, AL: 81,241 countMontgomery, AL81,241Tuscaloosa, AL: 42,257 countTuscaloosa, AL42,257Hoover, AL: 37,002 countHoover, AL37,002Auburn, AL: 30,174 countAuburn, AL30,174Dothan, AL: 29,351 countDothan, AL29,351Decatur, AL: 23,722 countDecatur, AL23,722Madison, AL: 22,496 countMadison, AL22,496Florence, AL: 17,745 countFlorence, AL17,745Phenix City, AL: 15,783 countPhenix City, AL15,783Prattville, AL: 15,191 countPrattville, AL15,191Vestavia Hills, AL: 13,840 countVestavia Hills, AL13,840Opelika, AL: 13,467 countOpelika, AL13,467Gadsden, AL: 12,746 countGadsden, AL12,746Northport, AL: 12,401 countNorthport, AL12,401Alabaster, AL: 12,087 countAlabaster, AL12,087Daphne, AL: 11,470 countDaphne, AL11,470Foley, AL: 11,293 countFoley, AL11,293Athens, AL: 11,251 countAthens, AL11,251Enterprise, AL: 11,185 countEnterprise, AL11,185Bessemer, AL: 10,925 countBessemer, AL10,925Homewood, AL: 9,830 countHomewood, AL9,830Fairhope, AL: 9,706 countFairhope, AL9,706Trussville, AL: 9,528 countTrussville, AL9,528Pelham, AL: 9,498 countPelham, AL9,498Anniston, AL: 8,881 countAnniston, AL8,881Mountain Brook, AL: 8,426 countMountain Brook, AL8,426Oxford, AL: 8,347 countOxford, AL8,347Albertville, AL: 8,054 countAlbertville, AL8,054Cullman, AL: 8,038 countCullman, AL8,038Selma, AL: 7,974 countSelma, AL7,974Helena, AL: 7,613 countHelena, AL7,613Gulf Shores, AL: 7,542 countGulf Shores, AL7,542Prichard, AL: 6,986 countPrichard, AL6,986Muscle Shoals, AL: 6,934 countMuscle Shoals, AL6,934Saraland, AL: 6,820 countSaraland, AL6,820Millbrook, AL: 6,772 countMillbrook, AL6,772Calera, AL: 6,686 countCalera, AL6,686
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Huntsville, AL95,310+1.3%
2Birmingham, AL88,788+0.3%
3Mobile, AL84,639+9.1%
4Montgomery, AL81,241+0.9%
5Tuscaloosa, AL42,257+5.1%
6Hoover, AL37,002+1.5%
7Auburn, AL30,174+2.4%
8Dothan, AL29,351+1.3%
9Decatur, AL23,722-0.7%
10Madison, AL22,496+2.4%
11Florence, AL17,745+3.2%
12Phenix City, AL15,783-3.6%
13Prattville, AL15,191+2.5%
14Vestavia Hills, AL13,840-2%
15Opelika, AL13,467+2.6%
16Gadsden, AL12,746-1.5%
17Northport, AL12,4010%
18Alabaster, AL12,087+1.3%
19Daphne, AL11,470+5.9%
20Foley, AL11,293+9.4%
21Athens, AL11,251+0.8%
22Enterprise, AL11,185-0%
23Bessemer, AL10,925+3.1%
24Homewood, AL9,830+2.7%
25Fairhope, AL9,706+4.2%
26Trussville, AL9,528+1.3%
27Pelham, AL9,498-0%
28Anniston, AL8,881-6%
29Mountain Brook, AL8,426+1.2%
30Oxford, AL8,347+0.3%
31Albertville, AL8,054+6.6%
32Cullman, AL8,038+2%
33Selma, AL7,974+2.3%
34Helena, AL7,613+0.9%
35Gulf Shores, AL7,542+3.9%
36Prichard, AL6,986+4%
37Muscle Shoals, AL6,934+3.5%
38Saraland, AL6,820+1.6%
39Millbrook, AL6,772+4.2%
40Calera, AL6,686+4.1%
41Gardendale, AL6,592+5.4%
42Scottsboro, AL6,482+2.3%
43Troy, AL6,397+1%
44Alexander City, AL6,197+1.8%
45Irondale, AL6,089-3.8%
46Center Point, AL5,951+4.6%
47Hartselle, AL5,891-0.2%
48Ozark, AL5,790+0.3%
49Hueytown, AL5,761-0.1%
50Chelsea, AL5,724+3.5%
51Fort Payne, AL5,522-2.5%
52Talladega, AL5,360+0.8%
53Moody, AL5,338+2.4%
54Sylacauga, AL5,325-1.2%
55Jasper, AL5,265+0.9%
56Pell City, AL5,157-0.8%
57Eufaula, AL4,985+0.1%
58Jacksonville, AL4,961-5.4%
59Leeds, AL4,561-1.7%
60Spanish Fort, AL4,183+8.4%
61Rainbow City, AL4,131+6.6%
62Valley, AL3,954-2.1%
63Russellville, AL3,744+2.7%
64Clay, AL3,740-2.2%
65Pike Road, AL3,679+5.4%
66Boaz, AL3,514-7.5%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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