HoltvilleAL
5,158 people live in this town, settled in 1889.
Is Holtville a good place to live?
Walkability is its weak spot (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Where it does best is cost of living (B+): a typical home costs about $267K, 4.2 years of the Montgomery metro’s $64K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking 104th of 187 in Alabama. That leaves it better than nearly a quarter of U.S. towns. Holtville has 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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.
Half commute less than 18 miles. Holtville’s typical journey to work stands at 34 minutes, against 25 minutes in Alabama’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 3% of working residents work locally. Jobs in Holtville grew by 178 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 551.
| Holtville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| 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
The public schools here belong to the Elmore County school district. The largest public high school is Holtville High School, with 555 students. Its three schools are below.
| 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.
Among adults in Holtville, 22% say their health is fair or poor. The share of adults in Holtville who sleep under 7 hours is 41%, above both Alabama’s towns (40%) and U.S. towns (36%). Two figures for adults in the town: 41% have high blood pressure, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| 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). The midpoint age for Holtville comes to 32.5 years. Among 187 Alabama towns, just 10 have a higher share of children under 18 than Holtville. In Holtville, 14% of residents are 65 or older.
| 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: that is Holtville’s year
Among 187 Alabama towns, just 9 have a higher typical July afternoon high than Holtville. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Holtville: inland flooding
FEMA puts 55% of Holtville’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Holtville sells for about $341K at the median
A home in Holtville typically sold within 53 days of listing. For households here, the share who own their home is 77%. In Holtville, the typical sale closed at 99.3% of the list price.
| Holtville | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $954 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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".
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- 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+.