Oakwood's Living Circumstances

Huntsville City School District Overview

Oakwood University located in Huntsville City School District area. A total of 85,020 households are located in Huntsville City School District area. Among them, 22,175 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 49,300 and 51,407 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.79% (7,135) of residents are non-citizens and 8.12% (15,280) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Huntsville City School District, Alabama
Household	85,020
Population	188,082
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	22,175 (26.08%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	49,300
Total Students	51,407
Pre-Kindergarten	2,973
Kindergarten	2,608
Grade 1-8	17,806
Grade 9-12	8,036
College/Graduate School	19,984
Veterans	155,173
Non-citizen	7,135
Non-English Home Language	15,280
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

159,700 residents are over the age of 16 and 100,612 people are in labor force. Among them, 99,919 people are in civilian labor force and 693 are in armed labor force. 94,615 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Huntsville City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	93,749	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	80,734	86.12%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,528	6.96%
Public transportation	349	0.37%
Walked	1,182	1.26%
Other method	1,189	1.27%
Worked from home	3,767	4.02%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	94,615	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	44,571	47.11%
Service	16,022	16.93%
Sales and office	18,375	19.42%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,117	5.41%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,530	11.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	94,615	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	355	0.38%
Construction	4,130	4.37%
Manufacturing	10,697	11.31%
Wholesale trade	1,253	1.32%
Retail trade	10,914	11.54%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,669	2.82%
Information	1,975	2.09%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,445	3.64%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	18,194	19.23%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	20,606	21.78%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	9,461	10.00%
Other services, except public administration	3,698	3.91%
Public administration	7,218	7.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	94,615	-
Private wage and salary workers	75,155	79.43%
Government workers	15,364	16.24%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,900	4.12%
Unpaid family workers	196	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,877 for the 85,020 households in Huntsville City School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $31,559. 173,090 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.18%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	85,020	-
Less than $10,000	5,987	7.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,695	6.70%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,088	10.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,491	9.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,031	11.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,911	15.19%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,248	10.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,813	13.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,691	6.69%
More than $200,000	6,065	7.13%
Median Household Income	$55,305	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,877	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	49,227	-
Less than $10,000	2,369	4.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,549	3.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,201	8.53%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,088	8.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,621	9.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,406	15.04%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,786	11.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,916	18.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,791	9.73%
More than $200,000	5,500	11.17%

Median Family Income	$76,180	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$102,331	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,559	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$58,793	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$58,793	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	191,943	-
With health insurance coverage	173,090	90.18%
Public coverage	63,241	32.95%
Private health insurance	139,716	72.79%
Without health insurance coverage	18,853	9.82%

Housing

There are 93,813 housing units in Huntsville City School District area, Alabama with 85,020 units (90.63%) occupied. 48,193 houses (56.68%) are occupied by owner and 36,827 houses (43.32%) are rented. The average housing value is $182,900 and the average rental cost is $827. 4,321 houses (4.61%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,916 houses (5.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	93,813	-
Occupied	85,020	90.63%
Owner Occupied	48,193	56.68%
Renter Occupied	36,827	43.32%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	60,099	64.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,738	1.85%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	30,401	32.41%
Mobile Homes	1,539	1.64%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	36	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	93,813	-
Built 2014 or later	4,321	4.61%
Built 2010 - 2013	6,752	7.20%
Built 2000 - 2009	12,105	12.90%
Built 1990 - 1999	10,139	10.81%
Built 1980 - 1989	14,619	15.58%
Built 1970 - 1979	12,388	13.20%
Built 1960 - 1969	19,670	20.97%
Built 1950 - 1959	8,903	9.49%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,916	5.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	93,813	-
1 room	1,599	1.70%
2 rooms	2,341	2.50%
3 rooms	8,939	9.53%
4 rooms	12,386	13.20%
5 rooms	17,215	18.35%
6 rooms	15,854	16.90%
7 rooms	11,465	12.22%
8 rooms	9,461	10.08%
9 rooms or more	14,553	15.51%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	93,813	-
no bedroom	1,775	1.89%
1 bedroom	10,990	11.71%
2 bedrooms	20,568	21.92%
3 bedrooms	36,717	39.14%
4 bedrooms	19,038	20.29%
5 bedrooms or more	4,725	5.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	48,193	-
Less than $50,000	2,565	5.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,642	17.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,227	15.00%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,985	16.57%
$200,000 - $299,999	10,985	22.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	8,005	16.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,236	4.64%
$1,000,000 or more	548	1.14%
Median House Value	$182,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	35,015	-
Less than $500	3,951	11.28%
$500 - $999	20,969	59.89%
$1,000 - $1,499	8,462	24.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,109	3.17%
$2,000 - $2,499	163	0.47%
$2,500 - $2,999	225	0.64%
$3,000 or more	136	0.39%
Median Rental Costs	$827	-

Demographic

A total of 196,219 people lives in Huntsville City School District area, Alabama with 94,803 male and 101,416 female. The males to female ratio is 48.31 to 51.69. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	196,219	-
Male	94,803	48.31%
Female	101,416	51.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	196,219	-
Under 5 years	12,018	6.12%
5 - 9 years	11,310	5.76%
10 - 14 years	11,326	5.77%
15 - 19 years	11,754	5.99%
20 - 24 years	16,284	8.30%
25 - 34 years	30,401	15.49%
35 - 44 years	22,761	11.60%
45 - 54 years	23,819	12.14%
55 - 59 years	13,535	6.90%
60 - 64 years	11,363	5.79%
65 - 74 years	17,469	8.90%
75 - 84 years	10,116	5.16%
85 years and older	4,063	2.07%
Median Age	36.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	196,219	-
One Race	190,717	97.20%
White	120,362	61.34%
Black or African American	60,326	30.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native	756	0.39%
Asian	5,108	2.60%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	195	0.10%
Other	3,970	2.02%

Two or more races	5,502	2.80%
White and Black or African American	1,635	0.83%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	872	0.44%
White and Asian	903	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	503	0.26%