Guntersville is a city located in Marshall County Alabama. Guntersville has a 2020 population of 8,742. It is also the county seat of Marshall County. Guntersville is currently growing at a rate of 0.66% annually and its population has increased by 5.85% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 8,259 in 2010.
The average household income in Guntersville is $66,387 with a poverty rate of 20.47%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $617 per month, and the median house value is $191,700. The median age in Guntersville is 42 years, 39.7 years for males, and 44.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Guntersvillewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 7,157 | 84.52% |
Black or African American | 1,022 | 12.07% |
Two or More Races | 170 | 2.01% |
Asian | 75 | 0.89% |
Some Other Race | 22 | 0.26% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 19 | 0.22% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.04% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 3,312 | 2.46 | 59.8 |
Married | 1,498 | 3.03 | 79.1 |
Non Family | 1,133 | 1.17 | 49.2 |
Female | 449 | 3.55 | 26.1 |
Male | 232 | 3.05 | 52.6 |
3.07
Average Family Size
2.46
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 354 | 5.90% |
9th to 12th Grade | 671 | 11.18% |
High School Graduate | 1,428 | 23.78% |
Some College | 1,270 | 21.15% |
Associates Degree | 439 | 7.31% |
Bachelors Degree | 1,231 | 20.50% |
Graduate Degree | 611 | 10.18% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 5,132 | 4,270 | 1,682 |
Black | 606 | 488 | 103 |
Hispanic | 107 | 79 | 18 |
2+ Races | 85 | 73 | 24 |
Asian | 55 | 49 | 11 |
Other Race | 19 | 16 | |
Native American | 19 | 19 | 4 |
Islander | 3 | 3 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 32.77%.
$35,095
Average Earnings
$43,522
Average Male
$27,649
Average Female
93.01% of Guntersville residents speak only English, while 6.99% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.81% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 6,686 | 1,099 | 16.44% |
Black | 1,009 | 361 | 35.78% |
Hispanic | 241 | 142 | 58.92% |
Multiple | 170 | 61 | 35.88% |
Native | 19 | 19 | 100.00% |
Other | 6 | NaN% | |
Asian | 75 | 1 | 1.33% |
Islander | 3 | 1 | 33.33% |
20.47%
Overall Poverty Rate
17.25%
Male Poverty Rate
23.54%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Guntersville is Native, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Guntersville is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.55%. Among those working part-time, it was 30.31%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 23.07%.
47.2%
Overall Marriage Rate
50.2%
Male Marriage Rate
44.6%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 548 | 9.81% |
Black | 19 | 2.60% |
2+ Races | 14 | 13.08% |
Hispanic | 1 | 0.85% |
9.82%
Veteran Poverty Rate
38.07%
Veteran Disability Rate
50.2%
Labor Force Participation
47.6%
Employment Rate
5.2%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
68.65%
Born in Guntersville
94.92%
Native Born
5.08%
Foreign Born
2.99%
Non Citizen
2.09%
Naturalized
94.92% of Guntersville residents were born in the United States, with 68.65% having been born in Alabama. 2.99% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | 8,742 | 57 | 0.66% |
2021 | 8,685 | 57 | 0.66% |
2020 | 8,628 | 57 | 0.67% |
2019 | 8,571 | 57 | 0.67% |
2018 | 8,514 | 49 | 0.58% |
2017 | 8,465 | 42 | 0.50% |
2016 | 8,423 | 50 | 0.60% |
2015 | 8,373 | 37 | 0.44% |
2014 | 8,336 | -3 | -0.04% |
2013 | 8,339 | 4 | 0.05% |
2012 | 8,335 | 20 | 0.24% |
2011 | 8,315 | 56 | 0.68% |
2010 | 8,259 | 864 | 1.11% |
2000 | 7,395 | 357 | 0.50% |
1990 | 7,038 | -3 | -0.00% |
1980 | 7,041 | 550 | 0.82% |
1970 | 6,491 | -101 | -0.15% |
1960 | 6,592 | 1,339 | 2.30% |
1950 | 5,253 | 855 | 1.79% |
1940 | 4,398 | 1,572 | 4.52% |
1930 | 2,826 | 0.00% |