Census-designated place · Alabama

Harvest, Alabama

Harvest, census-designated place, in Madison County, Alabama. Harvest had 5,955 people in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±951). GEOID 0133472.

Residents, 2020-2024

5,955

±951 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 5,893

Median household income

$101,910

±$25,588 (90% margin)
Alabama: $63,999

Median home value

$281,300

±$34,088 (90% margin)
Alabama: $209,900

Median gross rent

$1,236

±$798 (90% margin)
Alabama: $1,007

Where is Harvest and what county is it in?

Harvest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Madison County, Alabama. It covers 12.3 square miles of land, 478 residents per square mile in 2020.

Harvest is in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Harvest (marked with a dot) in Madison County, Alabama. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Harvest, and is it growing?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Harvest's population at 5,955 (±951). The 2020 Census counted 5,893 residents.

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Harvest is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure HarvestMadison CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Total population 5,955 ±951 405,718 5,086,768 no clear change
Households 2,193 ±317 165,031 1,997,247 no clear change
Average household size 2.72 ±0.27 2.39 2.48 no clear change
Housing units 2,289 ±347 178,607 2,337,265 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Harvest?

The median resident of Harvest is 41.2 years old; 19.4% are under 18 and 16.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 53.0%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 26.9%. 6.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure HarvestMadison CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median age 41.2 ±9.5 38.2 39.3 no clear change
Under 18 years 19.4% ±5.7 pts 21.6% 22.2% –
65 years and over 16.1% ±5.0 pts 15.7% 17.8% –
Male 50.9% ±4.4 pts 49.3% 48.6% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.0% ±7.0 pts 6.8% 5.6% –
White alone, not Hispanic 53.0% ±8.7 pts 61.6% 63.4% −17.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 26.9% ±8.6 pts 23.6% 25.6% no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.4% ±1.7 pts 2.5% 1.4% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.4% 0.3% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 10.6% ±6.4 pts 4.8% 3.3% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.3% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 6.1% ±3.3 pts 6.0% 4.0% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 8.8% ±5.2 pts 7.7% 6.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 15.5% ±5.8 pts 10.8% 7.7% –
With a disability 14.2% ±5.0 pts 13.8% 16.5% –
No health insurance coverage 2.5% ±1.9 pts 7.7% 9.2% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 94.2% ±4.0 pts 92.8% 88.6% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 38.6% ±8.4 pts 46.4% 28.4% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 17.0% ±6.1 pts 18.8% 11.1% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 90.0% ±4.6 pts 85.5% 88.3% –
Moved from another state in the past year 3.0% ±2.8 pts 3.5% 2.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Harvest earn?

Half of Harvest's 2,193 households earn less than $101,910 a year (±$25,588), against $86,499 in Madison County and $63,999 in Alabama. In 2015-2019 it was $102,981 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 11.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure HarvestMadison CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $101,910 ±$25,588 $86,499 $63,999 no clear change
Mean household income $107,701 ±$16,653 $115,432 $88,898 –
Per capita income $40,555 ±$6,577 $48,141 $36,087 no clear change
People below the poverty line 11.3% ±5.6 pts 10.1% 15.6% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 10.9% ±13.3 pts 12.0% 21.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 6.5% ±4.8 pts 7.6% 13.7% –
Households with a computer 99.3% ±1.2 pts 96.9% 93.7% –
Households with a broadband subscription 96.6% ±3.2 pts 92.3% 87.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Harvest?

Owners occupy 82.7% of Harvest's occupied homes and renters 17.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $281,300 by its owner (±$34,088). The median renter pays $1,236 a month including utilities, and 47.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure HarvestMadison CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $281,300 ±$34,088 $299,200 $209,900 +$55,468
Median gross rent $1,236 ±$798 $1,209 $1,007 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 47.0% ±26.6 pts 35.9% 39.9% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,388 ±$97 $1,562 $1,433 –
Owner-occupied homes 82.7% ±8.1 pts 68.3% 70.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 17.3% ±8.1 pts 31.7% 29.8% –
Housing units 2,289 ±347 178,607 2,337,265 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±2.2 pts 0.8% 1.1% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±10.0 pts 6.5% 7.2% –
Single-family detached homes 93.2% ±5.1 pts 71.3% 69.1% –
Mobile homes 2.0% ±2.3 pts 3.6% 12.3% –
Built 2020 or later 4.5% ±3.2 pts 5.2% 2.3% –
Built 2010 to 2019 15.1% ±6.8 pts 15.5% 10.9% –
Built 1939 or earlier 0.0% ±1.7 pts 2.1% 4.9% –
Households with no vehicle 7.9% ±6.4 pts 4.0% 5.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Harvest work and get to work?

85.2% of Harvest's workers drive alone and 9.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure HarvestMadison CountyAlabama Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 60.2% ±8.1 pts 64.8% 58.3% –
Unemployment rate 1.7% ±1.7 pts 3.6% 4.7% –
Drove alone to work 85.2% ±6.5 pts 75.7% 80.6% –
Carpooled 3.3% ±4.0 pts 6.7% 8.0% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.2% 0.3% –
Walked 0.9% ±1.5 pts 1.1% 1.1% –
Worked from home 9.5% ±5.4 pts 15.1% 8.8% –
Mean travel time to work 26.0 min ±2.5 22.1 min 25.5 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Harvest?

1 census tract lies mostly in Harvest, and 2 more reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Harvest, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Harvest
Tract 105.03Madison County6,467 $104,139 $261,50058%
Tract 105.04Madison County7,557 $120,602 $408,80037%
Tract 105.02Madison County5,535 $92,239 $265,10016%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Harvest) · Census block assignment files

How does Harvest compare with other places in Alabama?

Harvest ranks 22nd of 305 places in Alabama with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Harvest's rank in Alabama (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population (ACS 2020-2024)103rd311
Residents per square mile130th311
Median household income22nd305
Per capita income54th311
Median home value41st304
Median gross rent50th274
Poverty rate197th258
Bachelor's degree or higher39th295
Median age116th309
Owner-occupied share76th310
Work from home61st138
Travel time to work150th310

Harvest's figures with every place in Alabama (CSV)

Every place in Alabama, sortable · Compare Harvest with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Harvest?

19 of the 57 figures for Harvest on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Harvest are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.