Because Huntsville has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Huntsville lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Huntsville is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Huntsville people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.
The citizens of Huntsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.06% of adults in Huntsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Huntsville in 2022 was $19,277, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,108 for a family of four. However, Huntsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Huntsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huntsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Huntsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Huntsville include English, German, Irish, French, and Nigerian.
The most common language spoken in Huntsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
