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Cities in Alabama by housing units

Birmingham, AL had the highest housing units of 66 cities in 2021, at 107,454. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 3,380. The median was 8,496 and the figure for Alabama was 2.28 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest107,454Birmingham, AL
Lowest3,380Pike Road, AL
Median8,49666 cities
Alabama2,278,526History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Birmingham, AL: 107,454 countBirmingham, AL107,454Huntsville, AL: 98,740 countHuntsville, AL98,740Montgomery, AL: 93,136 countMontgomery, AL93,136Mobile, AL: 91,077 countMobile, AL91,077Tuscaloosa, AL: 48,877 countTuscaloosa, AL48,877Hoover, AL: 38,131 countHoover, AL38,131Auburn, AL: 33,374 countAuburn, AL33,374Dothan, AL: 32,906 countDothan, AL32,906Decatur, AL: 25,888 countDecatur, AL25,888Madison, AL: 22,020 countMadison, AL22,020Florence, AL: 19,493 countFlorence, AL19,493Phenix City, AL: 17,988 countPhenix City, AL17,988Gadsden, AL: 16,954 countGadsden, AL16,954Vestavia Hills, AL: 16,317 countVestavia Hills, AL16,317Prattville, AL: 15,162 countPrattville, AL15,162Gulf Shores, AL: 14,403 countGulf Shores, AL14,403Opelika, AL: 13,428 countOpelika, AL13,428Bessemer, AL: 13,052 countBessemer, AL13,052Northport, AL: 12,585 countNorthport, AL12,585Enterprise, AL: 12,409 countEnterprise, AL12,409Alabaster, AL: 12,195 countAlabaster, AL12,195Anniston, AL: 11,516 countAnniston, AL11,516Daphne, AL: 11,201 countDaphne, AL11,201Athens, AL: 11,154 countAthens, AL11,154Homewood, AL: 10,896 countHomewood, AL10,896Foley, AL: 10,610 countFoley, AL10,610Pelham, AL: 9,580 countPelham, AL9,580Selma, AL: 9,319 countSelma, AL9,319Fairhope, AL: 9,254 countFairhope, AL9,254Trussville, AL: 9,110 countTrussville, AL9,110Prichard, AL: 8,876 countPrichard, AL8,876Mountain Brook, AL: 8,868 countMountain Brook, AL8,868Oxford, AL: 8,660 countOxford, AL8,660Cullman, AL: 8,332 countCullman, AL8,332Troy, AL: 8,330 countTroy, AL8,330Albertville, AL: 8,071 countAlbertville, AL8,071Helena, AL: 8,016 countHelena, AL8,016Scottsboro, AL: 7,239 countScottsboro, AL7,239Saraland, AL: 7,040 countSaraland, AL7,040Alexander City, AL: 7,007 countAlexander City, AL7,007Birmingham, AL: 107,454 countBirmingham, AL107,454Huntsville, AL: 98,740 countHuntsville, AL98,740Montgomery, AL: 93,136 countMontgomery, AL93,136Mobile, AL: 91,077 countMobile, AL91,077Tuscaloosa, AL: 48,877 countTuscaloosa, AL48,877Hoover, AL: 38,131 countHoover, AL38,131Auburn, AL: 33,374 countAuburn, AL33,374Dothan, AL: 32,906 countDothan, AL32,906Decatur, AL: 25,888 countDecatur, AL25,888Madison, AL: 22,020 countMadison, AL22,020Florence, AL: 19,493 countFlorence, AL19,493Phenix City, AL: 17,988 countPhenix City, AL17,988Gadsden, AL: 16,954 countGadsden, AL16,954Vestavia Hills, AL: 16,317 countVestavia Hills, AL16,317Prattville, AL: 15,162 countPrattville, AL15,162Gulf Shores, AL: 14,403 countGulf Shores, AL14,403Opelika, AL: 13,428 countOpelika, AL13,428Bessemer, AL: 13,052 countBessemer, AL13,052Northport, AL: 12,585 countNorthport, AL12,585Enterprise, AL: 12,409 countEnterprise, AL12,409Alabaster, AL: 12,195 countAlabaster, AL12,195Anniston, AL: 11,516 countAnniston, AL11,516Daphne, AL: 11,201 countDaphne, AL11,201Athens, AL: 11,154 countAthens, AL11,154Homewood, AL: 10,896 countHomewood, AL10,896Foley, AL: 10,610 countFoley, AL10,610Pelham, AL: 9,580 countPelham, AL9,580Selma, AL: 9,319 countSelma, AL9,319Fairhope, AL: 9,254 countFairhope, AL9,254Trussville, AL: 9,110 countTrussville, AL9,110Prichard, AL: 8,876 countPrichard, AL8,876Mountain Brook, AL: 8,868 countMountain Brook, AL8,868Oxford, AL: 8,660 countOxford, AL8,660Cullman, AL: 8,332 countCullman, AL8,332Troy, AL: 8,330 countTroy, AL8,330Albertville, AL: 8,071 countAlbertville, AL8,071Helena, AL: 8,016 countHelena, AL8,016Scottsboro, AL: 7,239 countScottsboro, AL7,239Saraland, AL: 7,040 countSaraland, AL7,040Alexander City, AL: 7,007 countAlexander City, AL7,007
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

RankCities2021
count
1Birmingham, AL107,454
2Huntsville, AL98,740
3Montgomery, AL93,136
4Mobile, AL91,077
5Tuscaloosa, AL48,877
6Hoover, AL38,131
7Auburn, AL33,374
8Dothan, AL32,906
9Decatur, AL25,888
10Madison, AL22,020
11Florence, AL19,493
12Phenix City, AL17,988
13Gadsden, AL16,954
14Vestavia Hills, AL16,317
15Prattville, AL15,162
16Gulf Shores, AL14,403
17Opelika, AL13,428
18Bessemer, AL13,052
19Northport, AL12,585
20Enterprise, AL12,409
21Alabaster, AL12,195
22Anniston, AL11,516
23Daphne, AL11,201
24Athens, AL11,154
25Homewood, AL10,896
26Foley, AL10,610
27Pelham, AL9,580
28Selma, AL9,319
29Fairhope, AL9,254
30Trussville, AL9,110
31Prichard, AL8,876
32Mountain Brook, AL8,868
33Oxford, AL8,660
34Cullman, AL8,332
35Troy, AL8,330
36Albertville, AL8,071
37Helena, AL8,016
38Scottsboro, AL7,239
39Saraland, AL7,040
40Alexander City, AL7,007
41Millbrook, AL6,914
42Talladega, AL6,757
43Muscle Shoals, AL6,738
44Ozark, AL6,703
45Hueytown, AL6,658
46Center Point, AL6,652
47Gardendale, AL6,620
48Irondale, AL6,521
49Fort Payne, AL6,491
50Hartselle, AL6,401
51Calera, AL6,155
52Jasper, AL5,936
53Jacksonville, AL5,833
54Sylacauga, AL5,781
55Pell City, AL5,778
56Eufaula, AL5,772
57Moody, AL5,325
58Chelsea, AL5,201
59Leeds, AL5,195
60Valley, AL4,925
61Rainbow City, AL4,558
62Boaz, AL4,406
63Clay, AL4,099
64Spanish Fort, AL4,032
65Russellville, AL3,990
66Pike Road, AL3,380

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/alabama-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Birmingham, AL, with 107,454 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pike Road, AL, with 3,380 in 2021.

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