State profile · AL

Largest Cities in Alabama

Name: Alabama Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 556 tracked cities and towns in Alabama, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

556
Cities: 3.4M
Combined city pop.: $58,138
Avg median income: 13.7%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Huntsville is the largest of 556 tracked cities in Alabama, which ranks #46 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Huntsville
largest tracked city (218,814 people): #46
national rank, avg median income: 556
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

87% of Alabama's 556 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

486
10K-99K

65
100K-999K

5

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Alabama coverage, with 486 of 556 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Alabama is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Alabama's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Huntsville

218,814
Birmingham

199,322
Montgomery

198,440
Mobile

185,097
Tuscaloosa

107,699
Hoover

92,401
Auburn

78,738
Dothan

71,118
Madison

58,335
Decatur

57,760
Florence

41,231
Prattville

38,850

What this shows Huntsville, AL is the most populous city profiled in Alabama; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 556-row record is available as a CSV.

How Alabama ranks nationally

Avg median income

$58,138

#46 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$160,323

#40 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

13.7%

#40 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

556

#20 of 52 · most tracked cities

Alabama ranks #46 of 52 nationally on average median income and #40 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Alabama's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$160,323 Among the most affordable more affordable than 77% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in Alabama

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 556 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Huntsville	218,814	$70,778	$263,100	10.2%
2	Birmingham	199,322	$44,376	$138,600	19.4%
3	Montgomery	198,440	$55,687	$148,500	17.7%
4	Mobile	185,097	$51,090	$170,300	14.4%
5	Tuscaloosa	107,699	$48,536	$236,600	15.2%
6	Hoover	92,401	$107,822	$391,300	3.1%
7	Auburn	78,738	$56,123	$342,400	9.2%
8	Dothan	71,118	$55,052	$186,600	14.5%
9	Madison	58,335	$131,436	$367,900	2.4%
10	Decatur	57,760	$59,831	$190,500	9.1%
11	Florence	41,231	$50,396	$174,100	13.4%
12	Prattville	38,850	$79,396	$208,500	7.5%
13	Vestavia Hills	38,704	$129,171	$494,500	2.4%
14	Phenix City	38,477	$49,715	$160,000	19.8%
15	Alabaster	33,633	$90,163	$242,600	3.1%
16	Gadsden	33,617	$38,699	$101,900	21.5%
17	Opelika	31,944	$58,763	$213,700	12.2%
18	Northport	30,991	$77,781	$258,800	11.3%
19	Enterprise	28,990	$68,306	$198,500	14.5%
20	Daphne	28,673	$86,479	$309,700	4.0%
21	Homewood	27,697	$108,386	$502,300	3.7%
22	Athens	27,474	$65,000	$253,700	9.7%
23	Trussville	26,182	$120,794	$351,500	0.7%
24	Bessemer	25,655	$37,844	$129,800	23.9%
25	Pelham	24,510	$91,904	$278,900	3.8%
26	Fairhope	23,360	$86,509	$406,500	6.5%
27	Albertville	22,584	$57,103	$158,900	15.5%
28	Foley	22,330	$67,346	$260,100	8.0%
29	Mountain Brook	22,160	$191,128	$891,300	3.3%
30	Oxford	22,063	$70,065	$164,700	16.1%
31	Helena	21,452	$109,590	$292,700	3.4%
32	Anniston	21,377	$44,806	$141,600	13.2%
33	Prichard	19,121	$35,331	$79,900	27.9%
34	Cullman	18,894	$63,704	$215,200	9.5%
35	Troy	17,733	$47,595	$214,100	8.4%
36	Tillmans Corner	17,678	$52,249	$155,000	13.0%
37	Selma	17,442	$32,184	$102,500	25.7%
38	Calera	17,188	$82,441	$214,200	4.7%
39	Millbrook	16,923	$64,522	$193,600	9.2%
40	Muscle Shoals	16,670	$70,927	$198,300	10.7%
41	Hueytown	16,541	$62,362	$142,900	11.9%
42	Saraland	16,304	$60,577	$210,500	7.9%
43	Center Point	16,125	$52,401	$130,200	14.8%
44	Gardendale	16,110	$81,215	$234,900	3.0%
45	Gulf Shores	15,785	$73,873	$367,000	12.0%
46	Chelsea	15,731	$110,056	$339,400	1.1%
47	Scottsboro	15,641	$52,949	$175,700	15.9%
48	Hartselle	15,586	$67,863	$192,200	9.1%
49	Talladega	15,041	$46,820	$116,600	23.3%
50	Fort Payne	14,886	$48,623	$158,100	16.7%
51	Alexander City	14,686	$42,367	$135,900	19.2%
52	Jasper	14,480	$66,250	$208,000	13.6%
53	Ozark	14,348	$46,951	$138,600	21.2%
54	Jacksonville	14,345	$47,146	$179,600	16.6%
55	McCalla	13,939	$83,782	$252,800	5.7%
56	Irondale	13,462	$71,240	$250,000	10.4%
57	Moody	13,378	$86,389	$222,500	6.6%
58	Pell City	13,353	$73,043	$238,100	11.1%
59	Eufaula	12,664	$45,550	$137,400	18.1%
60	Sylacauga	12,388	$46,384	$156,800	23.0%
61	Leeds	12,221	$71,672	$220,400	8.0%
62	Boaz	10,847	$49,962	$158,200	10.4%
63	Russellville	10,783	$52,529	$117,300	11.2%
64	Saks	10,727	$50,529	$113,400	10.8%
65	Valley	10,406	$55,422	$130,500	10.6%
66	Spanish Fort	10,377	$101,574	$314,000	5.7%
67	Clay	10,288	$86,163	$198,400	7.7%
68	Meridianville	10,268	$93,030	$271,800	3.5%
69	Rainbow City	10,213	$59,659	$203,600	7.7%
70	Pike Road	10,103	$121,687	$375,000	4.8%
71	Fairfield	9,846	$48,492	$120,100	24.2%
72	Fultondale	9,753	$69,127	$181,900	11.1%
73	Pleasant Grove	9,502	$68,344	$189,100	15.0%
74	Southside	9,407	$73,695	$202,900	4.2%
75	Sheffield	9,334	$42,097	$127,100	21.1%
76	Forestdale	9,149	$57,145	$150,700	13.8%
77	Tuscumbia	9,084	$47,342	$166,400	13.7%
78	Tuskegee	9,070	$38,160	$98,500	23.4%
79	Meadowbrook	8,939	$145,464	$390,100	5.6%
80	Clanton	8,862	$49,952	$158,200	10.1%
81	Andalusia	8,841	$47,500	$156,000	17.6%
82	Guntersville	8,771	$67,448	$293,500	13.4%
83	Arab	8,573	$60,985	$196,700	11.7%
84	Brook Highland	8,428	$87,143	$401,100	1.6%
85	Atmore	8,389	$33,104	$128,900	26.7%
86	Orange Beach	8,244	$89,034	$476,000	4.5%
87	Bay Minette	8,215	$39,737	$146,500	22.3%
88	Pinson	7,851	$80,349	$194,300	9.8%
89	Montevallo	7,429	$54,665	$210,400	12.8%
90	Greenville	7,229	$40,744	$117,800	30.0%
91	Wetumpka	7,182	$54,945	$184,100	7.4%
92	Lincoln	7,135	$60,793	$181,900	10.5%
93	Demopolis	7,010	$41,457	$198,900	16.5%
94	Robertsdale	6,985	$55,707	$198,200	3.8%
95	Oneonta	6,943	$47,719	$195,600	21.0%
96	Hamilton	6,907	$53,714	$103,500	10.1%
97	Lanett	6,854	$42,415	$98,700	10.9%
98	Satsuma	6,784	$97,550	$199,800	2.9%
99	Opp	6,752	$41,346	$117,000	16.7%
100	Harvest	6,624	$99,542	$243,900	5.7%

What to do with Alabama's city data

556 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Huntsville is Alabama's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major AL metro. Huntsville profile
Mountain Brook has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Alabama, a different lens than population size alone. Mountain Brook profile
See how Alabama's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 556 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Alabama on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 3,377,092.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $58,138. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Alabama?

PlainCities profiles 556 cities and towns in Alabama, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Alabama?

Huntsville is the largest tracked city in Alabama, with a population of 218,814.

What is the average household income in Alabama?

Across the 556 tracked cities in Alabama, the average median household income is $58,138. Individual cities vary widely, with Mountain Brook reporting the highest median income at $191,128.

What is the average poverty rate in Alabama?

The average poverty rate across Alabama's tracked cities is 13.7%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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