HoltvilleAL
A town of 5,158, settled in 1889.
Is Holtville a good place to live?
Holtville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $267K, 4.2 years of the Montgomery metro’s $64K median household income. It grades C− overall, 104th of 187 graded towns in Alabama. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 57% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Among 186 Alabama towns, just 7 have a higher average trip to work than Holtville. Holtville has 1 place on the National Register.
Holtville has grown 21% from 2010 to 2020
4,096 counted in 2010 and 4,940 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Holtville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Holtville is from typical.
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Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holtville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi National Historic SiteTuskegee Institute National Historic Site9K visitors a year
27 mi LakeLake Martin
18 mi MuseumThe National Memorial to Peace and Justice
18 mi LandmarkCivil Rights Memorial
17 mi MuseumThe Legacy Museum18 mi LandmarkMothers of Gynecology MonumentPhoto credits
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Martin: Rebecca Hagen, Public domain · The National Memorial to Peace and Justice: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Civil Rights Memorial: Colin Mutchler from Brooklyn, United States, CC BY 2.0 · The Legacy Museum: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Holtville: who provides what
Holtville is unincorporated, so Elmore County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Holtville.
Holtville looks healthier within Alabama than nationally and sends most of its workers to Montgomery and beyond.
About two in five of Holtville’s working residents commute to Montgomery
Holtville has 551 jobs for its 1,961 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 33.6 minutes, against 25.5 across Alabama.
Most working residents leave Holtville for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Holtville grew to 551 in 2023, 178 more than in 2013. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Holtville, below Alabama’s towns (16%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Holtville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holtville’s schools rank ahead of 51% of Alabama districts
Its public schools are run by the Elmore County school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Holtville High School, with 555 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holtville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 877 | A |
| Holtville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 555 | B |
| Holtville Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 632 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Health in Holtville trails 71% of U.S. towns
Within Alabama it is healthier than 52% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures.
Holtville beats the Alabama average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Holtville, above both the Alabama town median (40%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Holtville.
| Holtville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 43% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Holtville | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than Alabama overall
Children under 18 are 31% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). Holtville’s median age is 32.5 years. Among 187 Alabama towns, just 10 have a higher share of children under 18 than Holtville.
| Holtville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 31% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 32.5 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 75% are men (AL 41%).
| Holtville | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.8% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Mild winters and hot summers in Holtville
Holtville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Holtville is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Holtville
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Holtville sells for about $360K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Holtville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Holtville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Holtville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
97% of working residents leave Holtville for work
Where Holtville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Holtville
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Holtville (also Slapout) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 4,940 as of the 2020 census. Holtville/Slapout is located on the western bank of Jordan Lake, and much of its population lives along this lakeshore, or in the neighboring Lightwood community. According to tradition, the old name of Slapout was derived from a storekeeper's way of stating an item was out of stock: he was "slap out of it".
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- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 354 ft
- Area code
- 334
Questions about Holtville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holtville, AL a good place to live?
Holtville grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #104 of 187 in Alabama. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Holtville, AL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $267,000, 12% above the Alabama typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.