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Cities in Alabama by households

Huntsville, AL had the highest households of 66 cities in 2023, at 94,058. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 3,491. The median was 7,549 and the figure for Alabama was 1.97 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94,058Huntsville, AL
Lowest3,491Pike Road, AL
Median7,54966 cities
Alabama1,969,105History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Huntsville, AL: 94,058 countHuntsville, AL94,058Birmingham, AL: 88,527 countBirmingham, AL88,527Montgomery, AL: 80,540 countMontgomery, AL80,540Mobile, AL: 77,587 countMobile, AL77,587Tuscaloosa, AL: 40,193 countTuscaloosa, AL40,193Hoover, AL: 36,471 countHoover, AL36,471Auburn, AL: 29,479 countAuburn, AL29,479Dothan, AL: 28,988 countDothan, AL28,988Decatur, AL: 23,888 countDecatur, AL23,888Madison, AL: 21,968 countMadison, AL21,968Florence, AL: 17,203 countFlorence, AL17,203Phenix City, AL: 16,376 countPhenix City, AL16,376Prattville, AL: 14,820 countPrattville, AL14,820Vestavia Hills, AL: 14,116 countVestavia Hills, AL14,116Opelika, AL: 13,121 countOpelika, AL13,121Gadsden, AL: 12,942 countGadsden, AL12,942Northport, AL: 12,396 countNorthport, AL12,396Alabaster, AL: 11,929 countAlabaster, AL11,929Enterprise, AL: 11,189 countEnterprise, AL11,189Athens, AL: 11,166 countAthens, AL11,166Daphne, AL: 10,832 countDaphne, AL10,832Bessemer, AL: 10,598 countBessemer, AL10,598Foley, AL: 10,323 countFoley, AL10,323Homewood, AL: 9,569 countHomewood, AL9,569Pelham, AL: 9,501 countPelham, AL9,501Anniston, AL: 9,444 countAnniston, AL9,444Trussville, AL: 9,405 countTrussville, AL9,405Fairhope, AL: 9,315 countFairhope, AL9,315Mountain Brook, AL: 8,327 countMountain Brook, AL8,327Oxford, AL: 8,325 countOxford, AL8,325Cullman, AL: 7,882 countCullman, AL7,882Selma, AL: 7,796 countSelma, AL7,796Albertville, AL: 7,555 countAlbertville, AL7,555Helena, AL: 7,543 countHelena, AL7,543Gulf Shores, AL: 7,262 countGulf Shores, AL7,262Prichard, AL: 6,720 countPrichard, AL6,720Saraland, AL: 6,711 countSaraland, AL6,711Muscle Shoals, AL: 6,698 countMuscle Shoals, AL6,698Millbrook, AL: 6,500 countMillbrook, AL6,500Calera, AL: 6,421 countCalera, AL6,421Huntsville, AL: 94,058 countHuntsville, AL94,058Birmingham, AL: 88,527 countBirmingham, AL88,527Montgomery, AL: 80,540 countMontgomery, AL80,540Mobile, AL: 77,587 countMobile, AL77,587Tuscaloosa, AL: 40,193 countTuscaloosa, AL40,193Hoover, AL: 36,471 countHoover, AL36,471Auburn, AL: 29,479 countAuburn, AL29,479Dothan, AL: 28,988 countDothan, AL28,988Decatur, AL: 23,888 countDecatur, AL23,888Madison, AL: 21,968 countMadison, AL21,968Florence, AL: 17,203 countFlorence, AL17,203Phenix City, AL: 16,376 countPhenix City, AL16,376Prattville, AL: 14,820 countPrattville, AL14,820Vestavia Hills, AL: 14,116 countVestavia Hills, AL14,116Opelika, AL: 13,121 countOpelika, AL13,121Gadsden, AL: 12,942 countGadsden, AL12,942Northport, AL: 12,396 countNorthport, AL12,396Alabaster, AL: 11,929 countAlabaster, AL11,929Enterprise, AL: 11,189 countEnterprise, AL11,189Athens, AL: 11,166 countAthens, AL11,166Daphne, AL: 10,832 countDaphne, AL10,832Bessemer, AL: 10,598 countBessemer, AL10,598Foley, AL: 10,323 countFoley, AL10,323Homewood, AL: 9,569 countHomewood, AL9,569Pelham, AL: 9,501 countPelham, AL9,501Anniston, AL: 9,444 countAnniston, AL9,444Trussville, AL: 9,405 countTrussville, AL9,405Fairhope, AL: 9,315 countFairhope, AL9,315Mountain Brook, AL: 8,327 countMountain Brook, AL8,327Oxford, AL: 8,325 countOxford, AL8,325Cullman, AL: 7,882 countCullman, AL7,882Selma, AL: 7,796 countSelma, AL7,796Albertville, AL: 7,555 countAlbertville, AL7,555Helena, AL: 7,543 countHelena, AL7,543Gulf Shores, AL: 7,262 countGulf Shores, AL7,262Prichard, AL: 6,720 countPrichard, AL6,720Saraland, AL: 6,711 countSaraland, AL6,711Muscle Shoals, AL: 6,698 countMuscle Shoals, AL6,698Millbrook, AL: 6,500 countMillbrook, AL6,500Calera, AL: 6,421 countCalera, AL6,421
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Huntsville, AL94,058+1.9%
2Birmingham, AL88,527+4.2%
3Montgomery, AL80,540+1.3%
4Mobile, AL77,587-0.3%
5Tuscaloosa, AL40,193+2.8%
6Hoover, AL36,471+0.8%
7Auburn, AL29,479+4.1%
8Dothan, AL28,988+2.8%
9Decatur, AL23,888+0.9%
10Madison, AL21,968-0.5%
11Florence, AL17,203+1.1%
12Phenix City, AL16,376+3.3%
13Prattville, AL14,820+1.9%
14Vestavia Hills, AL14,116-7.1%
15Opelika, AL13,121+6.7%
16Gadsden, AL12,942-0.5%
17Northport, AL12,396+4.2%
18Alabaster, AL11,929-0.4%
19Enterprise, AL11,189+2.7%
20Athens, AL11,166+6.9%
21Daphne, AL10,832+3.5%
22Bessemer, AL10,598+2.7%
23Foley, AL10,323+6.3%
24Homewood, AL9,569-1.4%
25Pelham, AL9,501+7.4%
26Anniston, AL9,444-0.3%
27Trussville, AL9,405+3.1%
28Fairhope, AL9,315+6.1%
29Mountain Brook, AL8,327+1.2%
30Oxford, AL8,325+1.8%
31Cullman, AL7,882+2%
32Selma, AL7,796+4.6%
33Albertville, AL7,555-0.3%
34Helena, AL7,543+0.8%
35Gulf Shores, AL7,262+4%
36Prichard, AL6,720-0.4%
37Saraland, AL6,711+4.9%
38Muscle Shoals, AL6,698+2.5%
39Millbrook, AL6,500-2.2%
40Calera, AL6,421+1.9%
41Scottsboro, AL6,338+3.3%
42Troy, AL6,333+2.8%
43Irondale, AL6,327+1%
44Gardendale, AL6,256-1.1%
45Alexander City, AL6,089+1.9%
46Hartselle, AL5,904+1.4%
47Ozark, AL5,773+0.2%
48Hueytown, AL5,767-0.6%
49Center Point, AL5,687+0.8%
50Fort Payne, AL5,663-2.6%
51Chelsea, AL5,531+6.2%
52Sylacauga, AL5,391+1.9%
53Talladega, AL5,315+1.2%
54Jacksonville, AL5,244-2.2%
55Jasper, AL5,217+3.1%
56Moody, AL5,212+3%
57Pell City, AL5,196+0.3%
58Eufaula, AL4,979-0.9%
59Leeds, AL4,639-1.4%
60Valley, AL4,038+1.5%
61Rainbow City, AL3,877-0.8%
62Spanish Fort, AL3,860+4.1%
63Clay, AL3,826+1%
64Boaz, AL3,798+1.6%
65Russellville, AL3,647+4.4%
66Pike Road, AL3,491+8%

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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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How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Huntsville, AL, with 94,058 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pike Road, AL, with 3,491 in 2023.

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