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Population (year 2000): 35,078. Estimated
population in July 2005: 36,699 (+4.6% change)
Males: 21,210 (60.5%), Females: 13,868 (39.5%)
Walker County
Zip codes:
77320,
77340,
77341.
Median resident age: 28.3 years
Median household income: $27,075 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,400 (year 2000)
Races in Huntsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.3%)
- Black (26.1%)
- Hispanic (16.2%)
- Other race (4.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.0%), Irish (6.1%), United
States (5.5%), English (5.2%), French (2.1%), Scotch-Irish
(1.9%).
Elevation: 366 feet
Land area: 30.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Huntsville
- High school or higher: 72.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
- Unemployed: 12.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Huntsville city
- Never married: 30.6%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 5.5%
5.5% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,160 (+13.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Huntsville:
- HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (110 MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Huntsville:
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER TRINITY (about 22 miles;
TRINITY, TX)
- CONROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
CONROE, TX)
- MADISON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 31 miles;
MADISONVILLE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Huntsville:
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 54
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 57 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 77 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Huntsville:
- HUNTSVILLE MUNI (about 3 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; ID:
UTS)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 27 miles; CONROE, TX; ID:
CXO)
- MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 31 miles; MADISONVILLE, TX;
ID: 51R)
Colleges/Universities in Huntsville:
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 10,429; Location: 1803 Ave I; Public;
Website: www.shsu.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
- SEBRING CAREER SCHOOLS (FT enrollment: 23;
Location: 2212 AVE I; Private, for-profit)
- HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL VOC NURSING
(FT enrollment: 21; Location: 485 IH 45 S; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.huntsvillememorial.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Huntsville:
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,823)
- NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
(about 55 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 13,933)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; COLLEGE
STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 61 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about
61 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,595)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 66 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 67 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 6,236)
Public high schools in Huntsville:
- HUNTSVILLE H S (Students: 1,899; Location:
441 FM 2821 E; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HUNTSVILLE TRANSITIONAL DISCIPLINE (Students:
35; Location: 441 FM 2821; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WESTMORELAND LEARNING CENTER (Students: 27;
Location: 441 FM 2821 E; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Huntsville:
- HUNTSVILLE INT (Students: 1,042; Location:
441 FM 2821 E; Grades: 05 - 06)
- MANCE PARK MIDDLE (Students: 948; Location:
441 FM 2821 E; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SCOTT JOHNSON EL (Students: 714; Location:
441 FM 2821 E; Grades: PK - 04)
- STEWART EL (Students: 627; Location: 441 FM
2821 E; Grades: PK - 04)
- HUNTSVILLE EL (Students: 568; Location: 441
FM 2821 E; Grades: PK - 04)
- SAMUEL HOUSTON EL (Students: 527; Location:
441 FM 2821 E; Grades: PK - 04)
- GIBBS EL (Students: 359; Location: 441 FM
2821 E; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Huntsville:
- FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 122;
Location: 111 SUMAC RD; Grades: PK - 3)
- LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE (Students: 121;
Location: 1900 NORMAL PARK; Grades: PK - 4)
- SUMMIT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 78;
Location: PO BOX 1590; Grades: PK - 8)
- ALPHA OMEGA ACADEMY (Students: 62; Location:
2505 LAKE ST STE 1; Grades: KG - 10)
- TREEHOUSE KNS (Students: 28; Location: 679
CLINE STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Huntsville:
- HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$443,862; Location: 1216 14TH ST; 64,158 books; 1,791
audio materials; 1,732 video materials; 126 serial
subscriptions)
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