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Madison City of City of Huntsville
Population County Huntsville Madison Metro Area
2000 Census 276,700 158,216 29,329 342,376
Current Estimate* 327,744 179,653 39,876 406,316
Households & Income
# of Households 127,342 69,278 14,624 153,326
Avg. Household Income $73,430 $65,159 $93,488 $71,267
Per Capita Income $30,334 $28,444 $35,847 $28,779
*July 2010
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov),
2007 American Community Survey
TOP 10 EMPLOYERS
Redstone Arsenal* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,373
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,177
Huntsville Hospital System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,126
The Boeing Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,006
Huntsville City Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000
CINRAM, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,800
SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,303
City of Huntsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,199
Madison County Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,150
Sanmina-SCI Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971
Source: Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County *includes on-site contractors
Aerospace & Defense
Huntsville/Madison County is home to the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal and
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center which combine to drive a thriving aerospace
and defense technology industry. More than 32,000 people work at
Redstone Arsenal and NASA managing some of the country’s most important
and sophisticated technology programs including missiles, aviation and
space exploration.
Research & Technology
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information visit:
HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA.com
Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park has earned a reputation as a global
leader in technology development. The second-largest science and technology
park in the U.S., Cummings Research Park is home to more than 285 companies
and 25,000 people involved in technology research and development.
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