Huntsville migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 23,745 people moved into the Huntsville metro and 16,604 moved out, a net of +7,141. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Decatur, AL leads both directions, with 1,542 people in and 1,654 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 54–55% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from +6,299 in 2020–21 to +7,141 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
556,444
▲ 2.6% year over year · growing
Peak population
556,444
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +12,351 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (+881) and international migration (+1,218).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 556,444 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$218M
▲ $925M arrived · $707M left
Avg household income · movers
$70k in · $73k out
similar incomes both directions
Huntsville wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Huntsville metro in 2022–23 reported $925M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $707M with them, a net gain of $218M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $70k of income, vs $73k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 55% of inbound and 54% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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