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Cities in Alabama by households

Huntsville, AL had the highest households of 66 cities in 2022, at 92,291. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 3,232. The median was 7,468 and the figure for Alabama was 1.93 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92,291Huntsville, AL
Lowest3,232Pike Road, AL
Median7,46866 cities
Alabama1,933,150History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Huntsville, AL: 92,291 countHuntsville, AL92,291Birmingham, AL: 84,999 countBirmingham, AL84,999Montgomery, AL: 79,489 countMontgomery, AL79,489Mobile, AL: 77,844 countMobile, AL77,844Tuscaloosa, AL: 39,097 countTuscaloosa, AL39,097Hoover, AL: 36,189 countHoover, AL36,189Auburn, AL: 28,310 countAuburn, AL28,310Dothan, AL: 28,205 countDothan, AL28,205Decatur, AL: 23,674 countDecatur, AL23,674Madison, AL: 22,073 countMadison, AL22,073Florence, AL: 17,020 countFlorence, AL17,020Phenix City, AL: 15,852 countPhenix City, AL15,852Vestavia Hills, AL: 15,195 countVestavia Hills, AL15,195Prattville, AL: 14,542 countPrattville, AL14,542Gadsden, AL: 13,013 countGadsden, AL13,013Opelika, AL: 12,295 countOpelika, AL12,295Alabaster, AL: 11,976 countAlabaster, AL11,976Northport, AL: 11,899 countNorthport, AL11,899Enterprise, AL: 10,898 countEnterprise, AL10,898Daphne, AL: 10,469 countDaphne, AL10,469Athens, AL: 10,441 countAthens, AL10,441Bessemer, AL: 10,316 countBessemer, AL10,316Foley, AL: 9,713 countFoley, AL9,713Homewood, AL: 9,708 countHomewood, AL9,708Anniston, AL: 9,473 countAnniston, AL9,473Trussville, AL: 9,126 countTrussville, AL9,126Pelham, AL: 8,844 countPelham, AL8,844Fairhope, AL: 8,782 countFairhope, AL8,782Mountain Brook, AL: 8,230 countMountain Brook, AL8,230Oxford, AL: 8,177 countOxford, AL8,177Cullman, AL: 7,725 countCullman, AL7,725Albertville, AL: 7,576 countAlbertville, AL7,576Helena, AL: 7,480 countHelena, AL7,480Selma, AL: 7,456 countSelma, AL7,456Gulf Shores, AL: 6,981 countGulf Shores, AL6,981Prichard, AL: 6,747 countPrichard, AL6,747Millbrook, AL: 6,643 countMillbrook, AL6,643Muscle Shoals, AL: 6,534 countMuscle Shoals, AL6,534Saraland, AL: 6,399 countSaraland, AL6,399Gardendale, AL: 6,326 countGardendale, AL6,326Huntsville, AL: 92,291 countHuntsville, AL92,291Birmingham, AL: 84,999 countBirmingham, AL84,999Montgomery, AL: 79,489 countMontgomery, AL79,489Mobile, AL: 77,844 countMobile, AL77,844Tuscaloosa, AL: 39,097 countTuscaloosa, AL39,097Hoover, AL: 36,189 countHoover, AL36,189Auburn, AL: 28,310 countAuburn, AL28,310Dothan, AL: 28,205 countDothan, AL28,205Decatur, AL: 23,674 countDecatur, AL23,674Madison, AL: 22,073 countMadison, AL22,073Florence, AL: 17,020 countFlorence, AL17,020Phenix City, AL: 15,852 countPhenix City, AL15,852Vestavia Hills, AL: 15,195 countVestavia Hills, AL15,195Prattville, AL: 14,542 countPrattville, AL14,542Gadsden, AL: 13,013 countGadsden, AL13,013Opelika, AL: 12,295 countOpelika, AL12,295Alabaster, AL: 11,976 countAlabaster, AL11,976Northport, AL: 11,899 countNorthport, AL11,899Enterprise, AL: 10,898 countEnterprise, AL10,898Daphne, AL: 10,469 countDaphne, AL10,469Athens, AL: 10,441 countAthens, AL10,441Bessemer, AL: 10,316 countBessemer, AL10,316Foley, AL: 9,713 countFoley, AL9,713Homewood, AL: 9,708 countHomewood, AL9,708Anniston, AL: 9,473 countAnniston, AL9,473Trussville, AL: 9,126 countTrussville, AL9,126Pelham, AL: 8,844 countPelham, AL8,844Fairhope, AL: 8,782 countFairhope, AL8,782Mountain Brook, AL: 8,230 countMountain Brook, AL8,230Oxford, AL: 8,177 countOxford, AL8,177Cullman, AL: 7,725 countCullman, AL7,725Albertville, AL: 7,576 countAlbertville, AL7,576Helena, AL: 7,480 countHelena, AL7,480Selma, AL: 7,456 countSelma, AL7,456Gulf Shores, AL: 6,981 countGulf Shores, AL6,981Prichard, AL: 6,747 countPrichard, AL6,747Millbrook, AL: 6,643 countMillbrook, AL6,643Muscle Shoals, AL: 6,534 countMuscle Shoals, AL6,534Saraland, AL: 6,399 countSaraland, AL6,399Gardendale, AL: 6,326 countGardendale, AL6,326
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Huntsville, AL92,291+1.4%
2Birmingham, AL84,999-0.6%
3Montgomery, AL79,489+0.9%
4Mobile, AL77,844+0.4%
5Tuscaloosa, AL39,097+6.3%
6Hoover, AL36,189+2.7%
7Auburn, AL28,310+2.4%
8Dothan, AL28,205+1.6%
9Decatur, AL23,674-0.5%
10Madison, AL22,073+3.4%
11Florence, AL17,020+1.1%
12Phenix City, AL15,852+2.9%
13Vestavia Hills, AL15,195+0.9%
14Prattville, AL14,542+1.7%
15Gadsden, AL13,013-1.9%
16Opelika, AL12,295+1.2%
17Alabaster, AL11,976+2.7%
18Northport, AL11,899+4.5%
19Enterprise, AL10,898-2.5%
20Daphne, AL10,469+0.5%
21Athens, AL10,441+2.3%
22Bessemer, AL10,316-1.9%
23Foley, AL9,713+5.1%
24Homewood, AL9,708+1.8%
25Anniston, AL9,473+1.6%
26Trussville, AL9,126+4.9%
27Pelham, AL8,844-4.7%
28Fairhope, AL8,782+8.2%
29Mountain Brook, AL8,230-1.6%
30Oxford, AL8,177+4.9%
31Cullman, AL7,725+2%
32Albertville, AL7,576+2.3%
33Helena, AL7,480-0.5%
34Selma, AL7,456+3%
35Gulf Shores, AL6,981-0.6%
36Prichard, AL6,747+1.2%
37Millbrook, AL6,643+3.5%
38Muscle Shoals, AL6,534+5.4%
39Saraland, AL6,399+2.9%
40Gardendale, AL6,326-1%
41Calera, AL6,299+5.5%
42Irondale, AL6,262+3.4%
43Troy, AL6,159-2%
44Scottsboro, AL6,133-1.7%
45Alexander City, AL5,978+3.2%
46Hartselle, AL5,825+2%
47Fort Payne, AL5,814+5%
48Hueytown, AL5,803-2.3%
49Ozark, AL5,759-1.2%
50Center Point, AL5,643-2.4%
51Jacksonville, AL5,364+4.7%
52Sylacauga, AL5,291+2.3%
53Talladega, AL5,251-4.5%
54Chelsea, AL5,209+7.5%
55Pell City, AL5,180+1.8%
56Jasper, AL5,060-2.4%
57Moody, AL5,058+1.4%
58Eufaula, AL5,023+2.1%
59Leeds, AL4,703+1.8%
60Valley, AL3,977-0.8%
61Rainbow City, AL3,908+2.9%
62Clay, AL3,788+3.8%
63Boaz, AL3,740-2.1%
64Spanish Fort, AL3,709+4.3%
65Russellville, AL3,493+2.7%
66Pike Road, AL3,232+4.5%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Huntsville, AL, with 92,291 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pike Road, AL, with 3,232 in 2022.

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