People QuickFacts Huntsville Texas Population, 2006 estimate 37,537 23,507,783 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 6.9% 12.7% Population, 2000 35,078 20,851,820 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.6% 7.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 15.1% 28.2% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.5% 9.9% Female persons, percent, 2000 39.5% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 65.8% 71.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 26.1% 11.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 16.2% 32.0%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 35.2% 49.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.6% 13.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 17.0% 31.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.2% 75.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.4% 23.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.9 25.4  Housing units, 2000 11,508 8,157,575 Homeownership rate, 2000 43.5% 63.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $90,400 $82,500  Households, 2000 10,266 7,393,354 Persons per household, 2000 2.31 2.74 Median household income, 1999 $27,075 $39,927 Per capita money income, 1999 $13,576 $19,617 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 23.9% 15.4%     Business QuickFacts Huntsville Texas Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 397,405,111 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 298,542 228,694,755 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,557 $10,528 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 50,266 29,914,774 Total number of firms, 2002 2,344 1,734,509 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 5.1% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 4.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 18.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.6% 27.0%      Geography QuickFacts Huntsville Texas Land area, 2000 (square miles) 30 261,797 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,135.2 79.6 FIPS Code 35528 48 Counties Walker County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts