It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Huntsville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Huntsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Huntsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Huntsville may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Huntsville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.13 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Huntsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Huntsville has a very low overall level of education: only 9.06% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Huntsville in 2022 was $16,595, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,380 for a family of four. Huntsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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. Important ancestries of people in Huntsville include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Huntsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and Polish.
