Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety50#458/924
Economy42#540/925
Housing75#230/925
Health21#731/925
Healthcare23#714/923
Environment37#577/917
Education19#753/925
Infrastructure40#559/925
Community6#871/925
Leisure & amenities36#590/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Albertville, AL micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Unemployment rate · low2.4%
98/100Alabama 2.8%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Effective property tax rate · low0.30%
98/100Alabama 0.37%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Pharmacies · high2.8 /10k
96/100Alabama 2.3 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · low20.2%
94/100Alabama 25.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Severe housing problems · low10.3%
89/100Alabama 13.1%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · high2.1 /10k
84/100Alabama 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Access to exercise opportunities · low52.4%
9/100Alabama 61.4%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Public EV charging ports · low1.3 /10k
11/100Alabama 3.3 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Life expectancy · low72.3 yrs
11/100Alabama 73.8 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Loneliness · high37.4%
12/100Alabama 36.3%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Dentists · low36 /100k
12/100Alabama 49 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
High school diploma or higher · low84.8%
13/100Alabama 88.6%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
97,696 (2020) → 103,537 (2025)
+6%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 41% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+41 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New homes permittedImproving
1.6 /1k (2021) → 3.2 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+106%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
New business applicationsImproving
6.5 /1k (2020) → 10.2 /1k (2025)
+56%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
79.5% (2015-2019) → 90.1% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child poverty rateImproving
32.7% (2015-2019) → 23.4% (2020-2024)
−9.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Albertville, AL micropolitan area improved on 14 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 6 moved within the margin of error and 7 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Child poverty−9.3 points32.7% → 23.4%
Suicides−32%23.5 /100k → 15.9 /100k
Poverty−3.7 points20.3% → 16.6%
Household income+36%$45,983 → $62,571
Grocery stores+15%1.8 /10k → 2.1 /10k

Declined4

Libraries−5.9%0.6 /10k → 0.6 /10k
Gyms−17%0.8 /10k → 0.7 /10k
Traffic deaths+18%17.4 /100k → 20.4 /100k
Price / income+0.4×2.8× → 3.2×

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Albertville, AL micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.4 /10k2020	2.5 /10k2025	+6.7%	Improved	45%
Average commute time	24.6 min2015-2019	25.5 min2020-2024	+0.9 min	Within the margin of error	34%
Average weekly wage	$7732020	$9662025	+25%	Improved	66%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%2015-2019	21.5%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Improved	35%
Broadband subscriptions	79.5%2015-2019	90.1%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	68%
Child poverty rate	32.7%2015-2019	23.4%2020-2024	−9.3 points	Improved	94%
Distance to an airport	36 mi2020	36 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	17.4 /100k2020	17.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+2.9%	Little change	26%
Effective property tax rate	0.34%2015-2019	0.30%2020-2024	−0 points	Little change	19%
Firearm deaths	17.4 /100k2020	16.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−2.9%	Little change	54%
Grocery stores	1.8 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	+15%	Improved	84%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−17%	Declined	20%
High school diploma or higher	81.6%2015-2019	84.8%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Within the margin of error	84%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	3.2×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	54%
Homicide rate	6.3 /100k2020	6.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−3.2%	Little change	25%
Income adjusted for local prices	$45,1152019	$61,5262024	+36%	Improved	78%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4712015-2019	0.4652020-2024	−0.006	Within the margin of error	72%
Median household income	$45,9832015-2019	$62,5712020-2024	+36%	Improved	88%
New business applications	6.5 /1k2020	10.2 /1k2025	+56%	Improved	64%
Pharmacies	2.9 /10k2020	2.8 /10k2025	−2.3%	Little change	63%
Poverty rate	20.3%2015-2019	16.6%2020-2024	−3.7 points	Improved	91%
Property crime rate	1,158 /100k2020	964 /100k2025	−17%	Improved	19%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.6 /10k2024	−5.9%	Declined	21%
Rent as share of income	27.7%2015-2019	28.6%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Rent-burdened households	43.1%2015-2019	46.5%2020-2024	+3.4 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Restaurants and bars	6.9 /10k2020	7.4 /10k2025	+8.4%	Improved	76%
Suicide rate	23.5 /100k2020	15.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−32%	Improved	94%
Traffic deaths	17.4 /100k2015-2019	20.4 /100k2020-2024	+18%	Declined	31%
Unemployment rate	4.8%2020	2.4%2025	−2.4 points	Improved	33%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	14.6%2015-2019	14.3%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Violent crime rate	138 /100k2020	139 /100k2025	+0.8%	Little change	25%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Albertville, AL micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Albertville, AL micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Albertville, AL micropolitan area itself moved +1.2 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

99,748 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (+0.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

99,748 residents

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

White76%76,257
Black2.5%2,478
Hispanic or Latino17%17,192

Education

65,581 residents (±109)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma15%9,936
High school or GED32%21,136
Some college19%12,580

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

36,459 households (±416)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k20%7,436
$25k–50k20%7,428
$50k–75k16%5,712
$75k–100k14%5,042
$100k–150k16%5,807
$150k–200k6.8%2,483
$200k or more7.0%2,551

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−7.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

36,459 households (±416)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

Own76%27,625
Rent24%8,834

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+5.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

7,751 households (±569)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75044%3,418
$750–1,00028%2,177
$1,000–1,50022%1,682

Home values

27,625 homes (±595)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k35%9,562
$150k–250k29%8,044
$250k–400k21%5,791

Age of homes

41,762 homes (±115)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later12%4,878
2000–200913%5,507
1980–199934%14,256

Size of homes

41,762 homes (±115)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

Studio0.9%†371
1 bedroom4.0%1,665
2 bedrooms21%8,737

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

41,591 workers (±1,028)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone81%33,618
Carpool11%4,749
Public transit0.2%†93
Walk0.5%†189
Bike0.0%†6
Work from home6.4%2,663
Other0.7%†273

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−5.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

38,928 workers (±1,084)

Albertville, AL micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min36%14,137
15–29 min29%11,158
30–44 min16%6,265

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Albertville, AL micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Albertville, AL has 2,010 employer establishments, 198 for every 10,000 residents (0.80× the US rate of 248), with 36,646 paid employees at an average annual pay of $45,388. The Census Bureau also counts 9,239 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,010; 9,239 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 198; US 248
Paid employees: 36,646
Average annual pay: $45,388; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Albertville, AL by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	172	17	0.92×About typical	3,723	$19,273	76
Ambulatory health care services	156	15.4	0.74×Fewer than typical	1,881	$56,065	312
Specialty trade contractors	109	10.8	0.70×Fewer than typical	538	$54,507	1,086
Limited-service restaurants	96	9.5	1.18×About typical	2,055	$18,201	12
Religious organizations	74	7.3	1.32×More than typical	684	$18,288	—
Lessors of real estate	67	6.6	0.54×Fewer than typical	394	$27,472	851
Full-service restaurants	63	6.2	0.81×About typical	1,528	$21,136	42
Gasoline stations	60	5.9	1.83×More than typical	216	$22,981	3
Building equipment contractors	59	5.8	0.97×About typical	361	$56,374	215
Offices of physicians	59	5.8	0.90×About typical	568	$59,370	45
Services to buildings and dwellings	57	5.6	0.83×About typical	956	$36,611	1,135
Automotive repair and maintenance	51	5	1.00×About typical	266	$36,150	345

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 101,307 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.8M on contracts performed in Albertville, AL micropolitan area: $17.15 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.8M; −41% vs FY2025
Per resident: $17.15; US $1,994
Sole-source: 13%; US 30%
Single offer: 6.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$1.3M76%
Indian Health Service$182.8K10%
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$117.8K6.6%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$68.6K3.9%
Department of the Navy$26.8K1.5%
Department of the Air Force$25.6K1.4%
Defense Logistics Agency$20.6K1.2%
Bureau of Land Management$10K0.6%

Top recipients

SYNCRO CORPORATION$1.3M76%
RED HERITAGE MEDICAL LLC$182.8K10%
GUNPOWDER TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED$117.8K6.6%
SYMMETRY RESOURCES, INC$68.6K3.9%
APPLIED ULTRASONICS LLC$30.9K1.7%

Spending by fiscal year

3.5MFY2017
2MFY2018
4MFY2019
3MFY2020
8.4MFY2021
3.7MFY2022
1.3MFY2023
5.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing · 3344$1.3M76%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$121.8K6.9%
Business schools and computer and management training · 6114$117.8K6.6%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$99.5K5.6%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$61K3.4%
Other miscellaneous manufacturing · 3399

Largest awards

AIRCRAFT O&A$3.9M
TYONEK SERVICES OVERHAUL FACILITY-STENNIS, LLC· Marshall County, AL· Equipment maintenance· Nov 24, 2020 – Feb 4, 2026· N0042121F0014
ADVANCED MEDIUM MOBILE POWER SOURCES (AMMPS) REMOTE FUNCTIONS ASSEMBLY FOR RESET FUNCTIONS AT LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT.$1.3M
SYNCRO CORPORATION· Marshall County, AL· Other equipment & supplies· Feb 9, 2026 – Feb 9, 2026· W911N226CA001
INSPECTION AND REPAIRS FOR 1, OSHKOSH AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) APPARATUS (3000 GAL), USN 71-03278$850.3K
PC MECHANICAL, INC.· Marshall County, AL· Equipment maintenance· Jul 25, 2025 – May 11, 2026· N3943025F0122
INSPECTION AND REPAIRS FOR 2, FORD RAPID INTERVENTION VEHICLES (RIV), FIRE-FIGHTING TRUCKS, USN 71-03236, USN 71-03282

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $616.6M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Albertville, AL micropolitan area: $5,956 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $616.6M; −3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,956; US $12,955
Loan face value: $34.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$362.5M59%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$76.2M12%

Counties in Albertville, AL

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Marshall CountyCentral county32103,537

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

AlbertvillePrincipal city22,813

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Alabama

Areas based in Alabama, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved14

Declined4

Metro and micro areas like Albertville, AL micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Counties in Albertville, AL

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Alabama

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved14

Declined4

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Top programs

What was bought

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates