Huntsville metropolitan area

Huntsville Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Huntsville
Downtown Huntsville
Map of Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL–TN CSA
Coordinates: 34°39′00″N 86°47′13″W / 34.650°N 86.787°W / 34.650; -86.787
CountryUnited States
State(s)Alabama
Largest cityHuntsville
Other citiesAthens and Madison
Area
 • Total
1,382 sq mi (3,580 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total
491,723
 • Estimate 
(2025)
556,444
 • Rank108th in the U.S.
GDP
[1]
 • Total$38.101 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) on the northern border of Alabama. The metro area consists of two counties - Limestone and Madison - anchored by the principal city of Huntsville.[2] As of the 2020 United States census, the Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 491,723, making it the 2nd-largest metropolitan area in Alabama (behind only the Birmingham metropolitan area) and the 113th-largest in the United States.[3] The MSA is a component of the broader Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL–TN Combined Statistical Area.[4]

Counties

County Seat 2025 estimate 2020 Census Change Area Density
Madison Huntsville 433,516388,153+11.69% 813 sq mi (2,110 km2) 533/sq mi (206/km2)
Limestone Athens 122,928103,570+18.69% 607 sq mi (1,570 km2) 203/sq mi (78/km2)
Total 556,444491,723+13.16% 1,420 sq mi (3,700 km2) 392/sq mi (151/km2)

Places

Besides Huntsville, the following places are included in the metro area. Incorporated places have their 2020 census population listed.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
182027,332—
183042,39755.1%
184040,180−5.2%
185042,7206.3%
186041,857−2.0%
187046,28410.6%
188059,12527.7%
189059,3500.4%
190066,07911.3%
191073,96111.9%
192082,60911.7%
1930101,23222.5%
1940101,9590.7%
1950108,6696.6%
1960153,86141.6%
1970228,23948.3%
1980242,9716.5%
1990293,04720.6%
2000342,37616.8%
2010417,59322.0%
2020491,72317.8%
2025 (est.)556,44413.2%

Transportation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Huntsville, AL (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  2. ↑ "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. p. 56. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025". United States Census Bureau. May 26, 2026. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. p. 134. Retrieved August 11, 2026.


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