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Cities in Alabama by housing units

Birmingham, AL had the highest housing units of 66 cities in 2023, at 108,903. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 3,755. The median was 8,723 and the figure for Alabama was 2.32 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest108,903Birmingham, AL
Lowest3,755Pike Road, AL
Median8,72366 cities
Alabama2,316,192History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Birmingham, AL: 108,903 countBirmingham, AL108,903Huntsville, AL: 102,592 countHuntsville, AL102,592Montgomery, AL: 94,157 countMontgomery, AL94,157Mobile, AL: 90,744 countMobile, AL90,744Tuscaloosa, AL: 51,197 countTuscaloosa, AL51,197Hoover, AL: 39,090 countHoover, AL39,090Auburn, AL: 34,548 countAuburn, AL34,548Dothan, AL: 33,571 countDothan, AL33,571Decatur, AL: 25,654 countDecatur, AL25,654Madison, AL: 22,688 countMadison, AL22,688Florence, AL: 19,766 countFlorence, AL19,766Phenix City, AL: 18,671 countPhenix City, AL18,671Gadsden, AL: 16,378 countGadsden, AL16,378Prattville, AL: 15,703 countPrattville, AL15,703Vestavia Hills, AL: 15,275 countVestavia Hills, AL15,275Gulf Shores, AL: 14,668 countGulf Shores, AL14,668Opelika, AL: 14,389 countOpelika, AL14,389Northport, AL: 13,196 countNorthport, AL13,196Enterprise, AL: 12,676 countEnterprise, AL12,676Bessemer, AL: 12,612 countBessemer, AL12,612Alabaster, AL: 12,372 countAlabaster, AL12,372Athens, AL: 12,192 countAthens, AL12,192Daphne, AL: 11,801 countDaphne, AL11,801Anniston, AL: 11,749 countAnniston, AL11,749Foley, AL: 11,569 countFoley, AL11,569Homewood, AL: 10,744 countHomewood, AL10,744Fairhope, AL: 10,360 countFairhope, AL10,360Trussville, AL: 9,855 countTrussville, AL9,855Pelham, AL: 9,698 countPelham, AL9,698Selma, AL: 9,449 countSelma, AL9,449Oxford, AL: 9,258 countOxford, AL9,258Mountain Brook, AL: 8,819 countMountain Brook, AL8,819Prichard, AL: 8,791 countPrichard, AL8,791Cullman, AL: 8,655 countCullman, AL8,655Albertville, AL: 8,227 countAlbertville, AL8,227Troy, AL: 8,022 countTroy, AL8,022Helena, AL: 7,980 countHelena, AL7,980Saraland, AL: 7,502 countSaraland, AL7,502Alexander City, AL: 7,329 countAlexander City, AL7,329Muscle Shoals, AL: 7,118 countMuscle Shoals, AL7,118Birmingham, AL: 108,903 countBirmingham, AL108,903Huntsville, AL: 102,592 countHuntsville, AL102,592Montgomery, AL: 94,157 countMontgomery, AL94,157Mobile, AL: 90,744 countMobile, AL90,744Tuscaloosa, AL: 51,197 countTuscaloosa, AL51,197Hoover, AL: 39,090 countHoover, AL39,090Auburn, AL: 34,548 countAuburn, AL34,548Dothan, AL: 33,571 countDothan, AL33,571Decatur, AL: 25,654 countDecatur, AL25,654Madison, AL: 22,688 countMadison, AL22,688Florence, AL: 19,766 countFlorence, AL19,766Phenix City, AL: 18,671 countPhenix City, AL18,671Gadsden, AL: 16,378 countGadsden, AL16,378Prattville, AL: 15,703 countPrattville, AL15,703Vestavia Hills, AL: 15,275 countVestavia Hills, AL15,275Gulf Shores, AL: 14,668 countGulf Shores, AL14,668Opelika, AL: 14,389 countOpelika, AL14,389Northport, AL: 13,196 countNorthport, AL13,196Enterprise, AL: 12,676 countEnterprise, AL12,676Bessemer, AL: 12,612 countBessemer, AL12,612Alabaster, AL: 12,372 countAlabaster, AL12,372Athens, AL: 12,192 countAthens, AL12,192Daphne, AL: 11,801 countDaphne, AL11,801Anniston, AL: 11,749 countAnniston, AL11,749Foley, AL: 11,569 countFoley, AL11,569Homewood, AL: 10,744 countHomewood, AL10,744Fairhope, AL: 10,360 countFairhope, AL10,360Trussville, AL: 9,855 countTrussville, AL9,855Pelham, AL: 9,698 countPelham, AL9,698Selma, AL: 9,449 countSelma, AL9,449Oxford, AL: 9,258 countOxford, AL9,258Mountain Brook, AL: 8,819 countMountain Brook, AL8,819Prichard, AL: 8,791 countPrichard, AL8,791Cullman, AL: 8,655 countCullman, AL8,655Albertville, AL: 8,227 countAlbertville, AL8,227Troy, AL: 8,022 countTroy, AL8,022Helena, AL: 7,980 countHelena, AL7,980Saraland, AL: 7,502 countSaraland, AL7,502Alexander City, AL: 7,329 countAlexander City, AL7,329Muscle Shoals, AL: 7,118 countMuscle Shoals, AL7,118
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Birmingham, AL108,903+1.8%
2Huntsville, AL102,592+2.2%
3Montgomery, AL94,157+0.4%
4Mobile, AL90,744-0.2%
5Tuscaloosa, AL51,197+0.4%
6Hoover, AL39,090+1.2%
7Auburn, AL34,548+1.8%
8Dothan, AL33,571+0.7%
9Decatur, AL25,654-0.1%
10Madison, AL22,688-0.3%
11Florence, AL19,766+0.3%
12Phenix City, AL18,671+1.7%
13Gadsden, AL16,378-0.7%
14Prattville, AL15,703+1%
15Vestavia Hills, AL15,275-6.8%
16Gulf Shores, AL14,668+2.4%
17Opelika, AL14,389+5.5%
18Northport, AL13,196+4.6%
19Enterprise, AL12,676+1.8%
20Bessemer, AL12,612+1.2%
21Alabaster, AL12,372-0.7%
22Athens, AL12,192+5.2%
23Daphne, AL11,801+4.2%
24Anniston, AL11,749+0.4%
25Foley, AL11,569+5.3%
26Homewood, AL10,744-1.8%
27Fairhope, AL10,360+4.1%
28Trussville, AL9,855+3.8%
29Pelham, AL9,698+6.7%
30Selma, AL9,449+1.4%
31Oxford, AL9,258+2.3%
32Mountain Brook, AL8,819+0.3%
33Prichard, AL8,791-0.4%
34Cullman, AL8,655+1.6%
35Albertville, AL8,227-0.5%
36Troy, AL8,022+0.2%
37Helena, AL7,980+0.2%
38Saraland, AL7,502+5.1%
39Alexander City, AL7,329+1.6%
40Muscle Shoals, AL7,118+2%
41Scottsboro, AL7,015+0.3%
42Millbrook, AL6,997-1.9%
43Irondale, AL6,862+1.3%
44Center Point, AL6,638+0.3%
45Calera, AL6,611+1.6%
46Ozark, AL6,583-0.5%
47Talladega, AL6,499+0.3%
48Fort Payne, AL6,497-1.5%
49Hartselle, AL6,462-2.3%
50Hueytown, AL6,409-1.9%
51Gardendale, AL6,379-3%
52Jasper, AL6,109+4.6%
53Eufaula, AL6,006+0.1%
54Sylacauga, AL5,891-0.2%
55Pell City, AL5,848+1.9%
56Jacksonville, AL5,829-3%
57Chelsea, AL5,733+4.9%
58Moody, AL5,540+4.5%
59Leeds, AL5,068-4.6%
60Valley, AL4,881+0.2%
61Rainbow City, AL4,565+0.9%
62Clay, AL4,387+3%
63Spanish Fort, AL4,338+2.7%
64Boaz, AL4,260-0.8%
65Russellville, AL4,081+1.7%
66Pike Road, AL3,755+6.9%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/alabama-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Birmingham, AL, with 108,903 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pike Road, AL, with 3,755 in 2023.

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