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Cities in Alabama by households

Huntsville, AL had the highest households of 66 cities in 2021, at 91,048. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 3,093. The median was 7,324 and the figure for Alabama was 1.9 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest91,048Huntsville, AL
Lowest3,093Pike Road, AL
Median7,32466 cities
Alabama1,902,983History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Huntsville, AL: 91,048 countHuntsville, AL91,048Birmingham, AL: 85,521 countBirmingham, AL85,521Montgomery, AL: 78,791 countMontgomery, AL78,791Mobile, AL: 77,515 countMobile, AL77,515Tuscaloosa, AL: 36,763 countTuscaloosa, AL36,763Hoover, AL: 35,222 countHoover, AL35,222Dothan, AL: 27,751 countDothan, AL27,751Auburn, AL: 27,656 countAuburn, AL27,656Decatur, AL: 23,797 countDecatur, AL23,797Madison, AL: 21,357 countMadison, AL21,357Florence, AL: 16,827 countFlorence, AL16,827Phenix City, AL: 15,409 countPhenix City, AL15,409Vestavia Hills, AL: 15,066 countVestavia Hills, AL15,066Prattville, AL: 14,301 countPrattville, AL14,301Gadsden, AL: 13,261 countGadsden, AL13,261Opelika, AL: 12,155 countOpelika, AL12,155Alabaster, AL: 11,656 countAlabaster, AL11,656Northport, AL: 11,392 countNorthport, AL11,392Enterprise, AL: 11,175 countEnterprise, AL11,175Bessemer, AL: 10,521 countBessemer, AL10,521Daphne, AL: 10,417 countDaphne, AL10,417Athens, AL: 10,211 countAthens, AL10,211Homewood, AL: 9,539 countHomewood, AL9,539Anniston, AL: 9,322 countAnniston, AL9,322Pelham, AL: 9,284 countPelham, AL9,284Foley, AL: 9,243 countFoley, AL9,243Trussville, AL: 8,699 countTrussville, AL8,699Mountain Brook, AL: 8,365 countMountain Brook, AL8,365Fairhope, AL: 8,119 countFairhope, AL8,119Oxford, AL: 7,794 countOxford, AL7,794Cullman, AL: 7,577 countCullman, AL7,577Helena, AL: 7,520 countHelena, AL7,520Albertville, AL: 7,409 countAlbertville, AL7,409Selma, AL: 7,239 countSelma, AL7,239Gulf Shores, AL: 7,026 countGulf Shores, AL7,026Prichard, AL: 6,665 countPrichard, AL6,665Millbrook, AL: 6,420 countMillbrook, AL6,420Gardendale, AL: 6,393 countGardendale, AL6,393Troy, AL: 6,287 countTroy, AL6,287Scottsboro, AL: 6,241 countScottsboro, AL6,241Huntsville, AL: 91,048 countHuntsville, AL91,048Birmingham, AL: 85,521 countBirmingham, AL85,521Montgomery, AL: 78,791 countMontgomery, AL78,791Mobile, AL: 77,515 countMobile, AL77,515Tuscaloosa, AL: 36,763 countTuscaloosa, AL36,763Hoover, AL: 35,222 countHoover, AL35,222Dothan, AL: 27,751 countDothan, AL27,751Auburn, AL: 27,656 countAuburn, AL27,656Decatur, AL: 23,797 countDecatur, AL23,797Madison, AL: 21,357 countMadison, AL21,357Florence, AL: 16,827 countFlorence, AL16,827Phenix City, AL: 15,409 countPhenix City, AL15,409Vestavia Hills, AL: 15,066 countVestavia Hills, AL15,066Prattville, AL: 14,301 countPrattville, AL14,301Gadsden, AL: 13,261 countGadsden, AL13,261Opelika, AL: 12,155 countOpelika, AL12,155Alabaster, AL: 11,656 countAlabaster, AL11,656Northport, AL: 11,392 countNorthport, AL11,392Enterprise, AL: 11,175 countEnterprise, AL11,175Bessemer, AL: 10,521 countBessemer, AL10,521Daphne, AL: 10,417 countDaphne, AL10,417Athens, AL: 10,211 countAthens, AL10,211Homewood, AL: 9,539 countHomewood, AL9,539Anniston, AL: 9,322 countAnniston, AL9,322Pelham, AL: 9,284 countPelham, AL9,284Foley, AL: 9,243 countFoley, AL9,243Trussville, AL: 8,699 countTrussville, AL8,699Mountain Brook, AL: 8,365 countMountain Brook, AL8,365Fairhope, AL: 8,119 countFairhope, AL8,119Oxford, AL: 7,794 countOxford, AL7,794Cullman, AL: 7,577 countCullman, AL7,577Helena, AL: 7,520 countHelena, AL7,520Albertville, AL: 7,409 countAlbertville, AL7,409Selma, AL: 7,239 countSelma, AL7,239Gulf Shores, AL: 7,026 countGulf Shores, AL7,026Prichard, AL: 6,665 countPrichard, AL6,665Millbrook, AL: 6,420 countMillbrook, AL6,420Gardendale, AL: 6,393 countGardendale, AL6,393Troy, AL: 6,287 countTroy, AL6,287Scottsboro, AL: 6,241 countScottsboro, AL6,241
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

RankCities2021
count
1Huntsville, AL91,048
2Birmingham, AL85,521
3Montgomery, AL78,791
4Mobile, AL77,515
5Tuscaloosa, AL36,763
6Hoover, AL35,222
7Dothan, AL27,751
8Auburn, AL27,656
9Decatur, AL23,797
10Madison, AL21,357
11Florence, AL16,827
12Phenix City, AL15,409
13Vestavia Hills, AL15,066
14Prattville, AL14,301
15Gadsden, AL13,261
16Opelika, AL12,155
17Alabaster, AL11,656
18Northport, AL11,392
19Enterprise, AL11,175
20Bessemer, AL10,521
21Daphne, AL10,417
22Athens, AL10,211
23Homewood, AL9,539
24Anniston, AL9,322
25Pelham, AL9,284
26Foley, AL9,243
27Trussville, AL8,699
28Mountain Brook, AL8,365
29Fairhope, AL8,119
30Oxford, AL7,794
31Cullman, AL7,577
32Helena, AL7,520
33Albertville, AL7,409
34Selma, AL7,239
35Gulf Shores, AL7,026
36Prichard, AL6,665
37Millbrook, AL6,420
38Gardendale, AL6,393
39Troy, AL6,287
40Scottsboro, AL6,241
41Saraland, AL6,216
42Muscle Shoals, AL6,201
43Irondale, AL6,057
44Calera, AL5,971
45Hueytown, AL5,942
46Ozark, AL5,830
47Alexander City, AL5,795
48Center Point, AL5,784
49Hartselle, AL5,711
50Fort Payne, AL5,536
51Talladega, AL5,500
52Jasper, AL5,186
53Sylacauga, AL5,170
54Jacksonville, AL5,124
55Pell City, AL5,086
56Moody, AL4,988
57Eufaula, AL4,922
58Chelsea, AL4,847
59Leeds, AL4,620
60Valley, AL4,011
61Boaz, AL3,820
62Rainbow City, AL3,798
63Clay, AL3,648
64Spanish Fort, AL3,556
65Russellville, AL3,400
66Pike Road, AL3,093

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Huntsville, AL, with 91,048 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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