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Albertville grades D overall, 139th of 187 graded towns in Alabama, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 83% of the country. The median household income is $56K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, a typical home costs about $213K, 3.4 years of the Albertville area’s $63K median household income. 33% of working residents work locally in Albertville, where Alabama’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. Albertville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Albertville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Albertville Depot and U.S. Post Office.
Where Albertville beats most towns.
Where Albertville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Albertville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,544 in 1910, 22,386 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Albertville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Albertville.
Albertville draws workers from Boaz and beyond, has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Alabama.
13 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Sand Mountain Parks and Amphitheater, 135 acres with 6.1 miles of trail.
| Albertville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sand Mountain Parks and Amphitheater | 6.1 mi | 135 |
| 2. National Fields Adult Baseball Fields | 1 mi | 14 |
| 3. American Fields Youth Baseball Fields | 0.7 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Albertville City school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Albertville High School, with 1,244 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–2 | Grades 1–2 | 990 | – |
| Albertville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,244 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
13,835 jobs are based in Albertville, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Albertville’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Albertville is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Albertville has added 2,805 jobs, to 13,835 in 2023.
| Albertville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 2.7% | 6.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
77% of Albertville adults had a checkup this year. Albertville beats the Alabama average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 38% of Albertville adults feel lonely.
| Albertville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Albertville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 17.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.8% | 19.2% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.9% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 483 to 376 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Alabama, it does better than 65% of towns.
| Albertville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.6 per 1,000 residents | 17 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
July afternoons average 88.2°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 96% of Alabama places with climate records; January nights average 32.1°.
Albertville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 3 of the 187 Alabama towns we compare have a lower July high than Albertville. Albertville’s January low is 32°F.
| Albertville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 88°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 33°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide). Albertville has grown 5.9% since 2020, to 23,710 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 15% of residents are 65 or older in Albertville.
| Albertville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.7 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Albertville | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.6% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.6% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.4% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Albertville home is worth about $213,000, up 2.7% in a year, 11% below the Alabama typical home.
| Albertville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $872 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Albertville
About 4 of every 100 Albertville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
2 places in Albertville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Albertville.
City in Alabama, United States
Albertville is a city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The population was 22,386 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Marshall County.
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One town shares a border with Albertville.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville | #139 | D | B+ | C | C | C− |
| Boaz | #63 | B− | A | — | B | D |
Boaz reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Albertville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Albertville grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #139 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C− for health, C for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within Alabama, it does better than 65% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
5 notable people were born here, including Angela Little and Bobby Thomason.
