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63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Redstone Arsenal, against 23% in Alabama’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 188 in Alabama we compare has a lower home-ownership rate than Redstone Arsenal. Redstone Arsenal has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Redstone Test Stand and Propulsion and Structural Test Facility. Redstone Arsenal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Redstone Arsenal beats most towns.
Census counts: 5,728 in 1980, 837 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1944 and 6 maps from 1936 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 places in Redstone Arsenal on the National Register of Historic Places.
1,946 counted in 2010 and 837 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Ordered by what stands out in Redstone Arsenal.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 6 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Redstone Arsenal. For Redstone Arsenal, the middle household income is $140,000. Jobs locally fell by 426 from 2013 to 2023, to 3,693.
| Redstone Arsenal | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $140,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 16% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its midsummer high stands at 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
40% of Redstone Arsenal adults have high blood pressure. In Redstone Arsenal, 12% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 41% sleep under 7 hours.
| Redstone Arsenal | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 43% | 35% |
| What stands out | Redstone Arsenal | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.7% | 8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in Redstone Arsenal since 1979. 58% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, at 79 acres. 12 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: in Redstone Arsenal, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Redstone Arsenal | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | 0.1 mi | 79 |
| 2. Vincent Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redstone Arsenal. Close and well known come first.
2 mi MuseumU.S. Space & Rocket Center1.0M visitors a year
7 mi MuseumBurritt on the Mountain4 mi Theme parkSpace City USA
5 mi MuseumHuntsville Museum of Art4 mi Theme parkSouthern Adventures
2 mi GardenHuntsville Botanical GardenU.S. Space & Rocket Center: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Burritt on the Mountain: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Huntsville Museum of Art: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntsville Botanical Garden: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0
Redstone Arsenal is unincorporated, so Madison 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.
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5 within 15 miles of the center of Redstone Arsenal
About 6 of every 100 Redstone Arsenal residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
United States Army post since 1941
Redstone Arsenal is a United States Army base and census-designated place in Madison County, Alabama, adjacent to Huntsville, Alabama, in the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. It is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The arsenal hosts over 75 tenant agencies including many that are part of the Department of Defense such as the United States Space Command, NASA's largest field center (the Marshall Space Flight Center), and Department of Justice agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The arsenal has a government and contractor workforce that averages 36,000 to 40,000 personnel daily. The base has benefited from decisions by the Defense Base Realignment …
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