Moving to Hartselle, Alabama
About Hartselle, Alabama

Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, 13 miles (21 km) south of Decatur. It is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,455. Hartselle was founded in 1869 with the arrival of the South and North Alabama Railroad. It takes its name from George Hartsell, one of the railroad's owners. The post office opened in 1873. It was formally incorporated on March 1, 1875. Most of the oldest buildings were destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1916.
Gender
Gender | Hartselle | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 52% | 51.7% | 50.8% |
Male | 48% | 48.3% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Hartselle | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 7.1% | 8.1% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4.3% | 5.6% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 10.6% | 10.9% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 8.4% | 10.5% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.1% | 13.2% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 14.5% | 17.5% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 15.4% | 11.8% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 14.7% | 13.1% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5.4% | 4.9% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 4.5% | 4.4% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Hartselle | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 3% | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 5% | 9% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 35% | 30% | 27.0% |
Other College | 25% | 22% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 8% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 15% | 16% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 6% | 7% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1% | 1.0% |
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Hartselle | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 83.1% | 65.2% | 60.1% |
African American | 6.9% | 26.4% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Asian | 2.2% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 5.2% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 2.6% | 4.4% | 18.2% |
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