community profile Madison City of City of <strong>Huntsville</strong> Population County <strong>Huntsville</strong> 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 <strong>Huntsville</strong> Hospital System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,126 <strong>The</strong> Boeing Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,006 <strong>Huntsville</strong> City Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 CINRAM, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,800 SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,303 City of <strong>Huntsville</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,199 Madison County Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,150 Sanmina-SCI Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971 Source: Chamber of Commerce of <strong>Huntsville</strong>/Madison County *includes on-site contractors Aerospace & Defense <strong>Huntsville</strong>/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 For more information visit: <strong>Huntsville</strong>AlabamaUSA.com <strong>Huntsville</strong>’s Cummings Research Park has earned a reputation as a global leader in technology development. <strong>The</strong> 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. 40 December 2010 <strong>Initiative</strong>s
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