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Cities in Alabama by housing units

Birmingham, AL had the highest housing units of 66 cities in 2022, at 107,009. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 3,514. The median was 8,654 and the figure for Alabama was 2.3 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest107,009Birmingham, AL
Lowest3,514Pike Road, AL
Median8,65466 cities
Alabama2,296,920History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Birmingham, AL: 107,009 countBirmingham, AL107,009Huntsville, AL: 100,345 countHuntsville, AL100,345Montgomery, AL: 93,743 countMontgomery, AL93,743Mobile, AL: 90,922 countMobile, AL90,922Tuscaloosa, AL: 50,999 countTuscaloosa, AL50,999Hoover, AL: 38,642 countHoover, AL38,642Auburn, AL: 33,932 countAuburn, AL33,932Dothan, AL: 33,325 countDothan, AL33,325Decatur, AL: 25,680 countDecatur, AL25,680Madison, AL: 22,752 countMadison, AL22,752Florence, AL: 19,709 countFlorence, AL19,709Phenix City, AL: 18,358 countPhenix City, AL18,358Gadsden, AL: 16,498 countGadsden, AL16,498Vestavia Hills, AL: 16,383 countVestavia Hills, AL16,383Prattville, AL: 15,543 countPrattville, AL15,543Gulf Shores, AL: 14,331 countGulf Shores, AL14,331Opelika, AL: 13,644 countOpelika, AL13,644Northport, AL: 12,619 countNorthport, AL12,619Bessemer, AL: 12,462 countBessemer, AL12,462Alabaster, AL: 12,459 countAlabaster, AL12,459Enterprise, AL: 12,457 countEnterprise, AL12,457Anniston, AL: 11,705 countAnniston, AL11,705Athens, AL: 11,586 countAthens, AL11,586Daphne, AL: 11,329 countDaphne, AL11,329Foley, AL: 10,990 countFoley, AL10,990Homewood, AL: 10,945 countHomewood, AL10,945Fairhope, AL: 9,956 countFairhope, AL9,956Trussville, AL: 9,493 countTrussville, AL9,493Selma, AL: 9,320 countSelma, AL9,320Pelham, AL: 9,093 countPelham, AL9,093Oxford, AL: 9,052 countOxford, AL9,052Prichard, AL: 8,827 countPrichard, AL8,827Mountain Brook, AL: 8,789 countMountain Brook, AL8,789Cullman, AL: 8,518 countCullman, AL8,518Albertville, AL: 8,267 countAlbertville, AL8,267Troy, AL: 8,002 countTroy, AL8,002Helena, AL: 7,966 countHelena, AL7,966Alexander City, AL: 7,211 countAlexander City, AL7,211Saraland, AL: 7,140 countSaraland, AL7,140Millbrook, AL: 7,132 countMillbrook, AL7,132Birmingham, AL: 107,009 countBirmingham, AL107,009Huntsville, AL: 100,345 countHuntsville, AL100,345Montgomery, AL: 93,743 countMontgomery, AL93,743Mobile, AL: 90,922 countMobile, AL90,922Tuscaloosa, AL: 50,999 countTuscaloosa, AL50,999Hoover, AL: 38,642 countHoover, AL38,642Auburn, AL: 33,932 countAuburn, AL33,932Dothan, AL: 33,325 countDothan, AL33,325Decatur, AL: 25,680 countDecatur, AL25,680Madison, AL: 22,752 countMadison, AL22,752Florence, AL: 19,709 countFlorence, AL19,709Phenix City, AL: 18,358 countPhenix City, AL18,358Gadsden, AL: 16,498 countGadsden, AL16,498Vestavia Hills, AL: 16,383 countVestavia Hills, AL16,383Prattville, AL: 15,543 countPrattville, AL15,543Gulf Shores, AL: 14,331 countGulf Shores, AL14,331Opelika, AL: 13,644 countOpelika, AL13,644Northport, AL: 12,619 countNorthport, AL12,619Bessemer, AL: 12,462 countBessemer, AL12,462Alabaster, AL: 12,459 countAlabaster, AL12,459Enterprise, AL: 12,457 countEnterprise, AL12,457Anniston, AL: 11,705 countAnniston, AL11,705Athens, AL: 11,586 countAthens, AL11,586Daphne, AL: 11,329 countDaphne, AL11,329Foley, AL: 10,990 countFoley, AL10,990Homewood, AL: 10,945 countHomewood, AL10,945Fairhope, AL: 9,956 countFairhope, AL9,956Trussville, AL: 9,493 countTrussville, AL9,493Selma, AL: 9,320 countSelma, AL9,320Pelham, AL: 9,093 countPelham, AL9,093Oxford, AL: 9,052 countOxford, AL9,052Prichard, AL: 8,827 countPrichard, AL8,827Mountain Brook, AL: 8,789 countMountain Brook, AL8,789Cullman, AL: 8,518 countCullman, AL8,518Albertville, AL: 8,267 countAlbertville, AL8,267Troy, AL: 8,002 countTroy, AL8,002Helena, AL: 7,966 countHelena, AL7,966Alexander City, AL: 7,211 countAlexander City, AL7,211Saraland, AL: 7,140 countSaraland, AL7,140Millbrook, AL: 7,132 countMillbrook, AL7,132
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Birmingham, AL107,009-0.4%
2Huntsville, AL100,345+1.6%
3Montgomery, AL93,743+0.7%
4Mobile, AL90,922-0.2%
5Tuscaloosa, AL50,999+4.3%
6Hoover, AL38,642+1.3%
7Auburn, AL33,932+1.7%
8Dothan, AL33,325+1.3%
9Decatur, AL25,680-0.8%
10Madison, AL22,752+3.3%
11Florence, AL19,709+1.1%
12Phenix City, AL18,358+2.1%
13Gadsden, AL16,498-2.7%
14Vestavia Hills, AL16,383+0.4%
15Prattville, AL15,543+2.5%
16Gulf Shores, AL14,331-0.5%
17Opelika, AL13,644+1.6%
18Northport, AL12,619+0.3%
19Bessemer, AL12,462-4.5%
20Alabaster, AL12,459+2.2%
21Enterprise, AL12,457+0.4%
22Anniston, AL11,705+1.6%
23Athens, AL11,586+3.9%
24Daphne, AL11,329+1.1%
25Foley, AL10,990+3.6%
26Homewood, AL10,945+0.4%
27Fairhope, AL9,956+7.6%
28Trussville, AL9,493+4.2%
29Selma, AL9,3200%
30Pelham, AL9,093-5.1%
31Oxford, AL9,052+4.5%
32Prichard, AL8,827-0.6%
33Mountain Brook, AL8,789-0.9%
34Cullman, AL8,518+2.2%
35Albertville, AL8,267+2.4%
36Troy, AL8,002-3.9%
37Helena, AL7,966-0.6%
38Alexander City, AL7,211+2.9%
39Saraland, AL7,140+1.4%
40Millbrook, AL7,132+3.2%
41Scottsboro, AL6,996-3.4%
42Muscle Shoals, AL6,976+3.5%
43Irondale, AL6,771+3.8%
44Center Point, AL6,621-0.5%
45Ozark, AL6,618-1.3%
46Hartselle, AL6,611+3.3%
47Fort Payne, AL6,596+1.6%
48Gardendale, AL6,579-0.6%
49Hueytown, AL6,533-1.9%
50Calera, AL6,510+5.8%
51Talladega, AL6,477-4.1%
52Jacksonville, AL6,012+3.1%
53Eufaula, AL5,999+3.9%
54Sylacauga, AL5,905+2.1%
55Jasper, AL5,841-1.6%
56Pell City, AL5,740-0.7%
57Chelsea, AL5,465+5.1%
58Leeds, AL5,313+2.3%
59Moody, AL5,303-0.4%
60Valley, AL4,872-1.1%
61Rainbow City, AL4,524-0.7%
62Boaz, AL4,294-2.5%
63Clay, AL4,258+3.9%
64Spanish Fort, AL4,223+4.7%
65Russellville, AL4,011+0.5%
66Pike Road, AL3,514+4%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Birmingham, AL, with 107,009 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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