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Cities in Alabama by housing units, 2024

Birmingham, AL had the highest housing units of 66 cities in 2024, at 109,349. Boaz, AL had the lowest, at 3,913. The median was 8,859 and the figure for Alabama was 2.34 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest109,349Birmingham, AL
Lowest3,913Boaz, AL
Median8,85966 cities
Alabama2,337,265History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Birmingham, AL: 109,349 countBirmingham, AL109,349Huntsville, AL: 104,388 countHuntsville, AL104,388Mobile, AL: 98,380 countMobile, AL98,380Montgomery, AL: 94,580 countMontgomery, AL94,580Tuscaloosa, AL: 52,122 countTuscaloosa, AL52,122Hoover, AL: 39,594 countHoover, AL39,594Auburn, AL: 36,033 countAuburn, AL36,033Dothan, AL: 33,734 countDothan, AL33,734Decatur, AL: 25,467 countDecatur, AL25,467Madison, AL: 23,278 countMadison, AL23,278Florence, AL: 20,139 countFlorence, AL20,139Phenix City, AL: 18,232 countPhenix City, AL18,232Gadsden, AL: 16,513 countGadsden, AL16,513Prattville, AL: 16,080 countPrattville, AL16,080Gulf Shores, AL: 15,263 countGulf Shores, AL15,263Opelika, AL: 15,020 countOpelika, AL15,020Vestavia Hills, AL: 15,014 countVestavia Hills, AL15,014Northport, AL: 13,085 countNorthport, AL13,085Bessemer, AL: 12,827 countBessemer, AL12,827Enterprise, AL: 12,805 countEnterprise, AL12,805Alabaster, AL: 12,534 countAlabaster, AL12,534Foley, AL: 12,440 countFoley, AL12,440Athens, AL: 12,415 countAthens, AL12,415Daphne, AL: 12,340 countDaphne, AL12,340Anniston, AL: 11,420 countAnniston, AL11,420Homewood, AL: 10,882 countHomewood, AL10,882Fairhope, AL: 10,730 countFairhope, AL10,730Trussville, AL: 9,813 countTrussville, AL9,813Pelham, AL: 9,690 countPelham, AL9,690Selma, AL: 9,431 countSelma, AL9,431Oxford, AL: 9,320 countOxford, AL9,320Mountain Brook, AL: 8,965 countMountain Brook, AL8,965Prichard, AL: 8,915 countPrichard, AL8,915Cullman, AL: 8,803 countCullman, AL8,803Albertville, AL: 8,663 countAlbertville, AL8,663Troy, AL: 8,267 countTroy, AL8,267Helena, AL: 8,092 countHelena, AL8,092Saraland, AL: 7,430 countSaraland, AL7,430Alexander City, AL: 7,298 countAlexander City, AL7,298Muscle Shoals, AL: 7,273 countMuscle Shoals, AL7,273
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Birmingham, AL109,349+0.4%
2Huntsville, AL104,388+1.8%
3Mobile, AL98,380+8.4%
4Montgomery, AL94,580+0.4%
5Tuscaloosa, AL52,122+1.8%
6Hoover, AL39,594+1.3%
7Auburn, AL36,033+4.3%
8Dothan, AL33,734+0.5%
9Decatur, AL25,467-0.7%
10Madison, AL23,278+2.6%
11Florence, AL20,139+1.9%
12Phenix City, AL18,232-2.4%
13Gadsden, AL16,513+0.8%
14Prattville, AL16,080+2.4%
15Gulf Shores, AL15,263+4.1%
16Opelika, AL15,020+4.4%
17Vestavia Hills, AL15,014-1.7%
18Northport, AL13,085-0.8%
19Bessemer, AL12,827+1.7%
20Enterprise, AL12,805+1%
21Alabaster, AL12,534+1.3%
22Foley, AL12,440+7.5%
23Athens, AL12,415+1.8%
24Daphne, AL12,340+4.6%
25Anniston, AL11,420-2.8%
26Homewood, AL10,882+1.3%
27Fairhope, AL10,730+3.6%
28Trussville, AL9,813-0.4%
29Pelham, AL9,690-0.1%
30Selma, AL9,431-0.2%
31Oxford, AL9,320+0.7%
32Mountain Brook, AL8,965+1.7%
33Prichard, AL8,915+1.4%
34Cullman, AL8,803+1.7%
35Albertville, AL8,663+5.3%
36Troy, AL8,267+3.1%
37Helena, AL8,092+1.4%
38Saraland, AL7,430-1%
39Alexander City, AL7,298-0.4%
40Muscle Shoals, AL7,273+2.2%
41Millbrook, AL7,245+3.5%
42Scottsboro, AL7,067+0.7%
43Gardendale, AL7,001+9.8%
44Center Point, AL6,992+5.3%
45Calera, AL6,907+4.5%
46Irondale, AL6,675-2.7%
47Ozark, AL6,524-0.9%
48Hartselle, AL6,509+0.7%
49Talladega, AL6,455-0.7%
50Hueytown, AL6,376-0.5%
51Fort Payne, AL6,369-2%
52Jasper, AL6,162+0.9%
53Eufaula, AL5,983-0.4%
54Chelsea, AL5,920+3.3%
55Pell City, AL5,787-1%
56Sylacauga, AL5,785-1.8%
57Moody, AL5,720+3.2%
58Jacksonville, AL5,620-3.6%
59Leeds, AL4,987-1.6%
60Valley, AL4,795-1.8%
61Spanish Fort, AL4,719+8.8%
62Rainbow City, AL4,693+2.8%
63Clay, AL4,335-1.2%
64Russellville, AL4,147+1.6%
65Pike Road, AL3,971+5.8%
66Boaz, AL3,913-8.1%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Birmingham, AL, with 109,349 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Boaz, AL, with 3,913 in 2024.

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