Humidity & wind
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Population
93,550
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$412,200
Owner-occupied units
Hoover, AL
Alabama · 33.375° N, 86.809° W · 50 sq mi
Hoover is a city in Alabama, with a population of 93,550 and about 1,883 residents per square mile. The median household earns $109,253 a year, and the median home is worth $412,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
50 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,883
People per square mile
Rank by population
#392
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#242
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$109,253
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,457
Per month
Homeownership
71.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
25.2 min
One way
People
Median age
38.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
62.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.9%
Households
37,002
2.49 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.6%
Professional & business services 11.8%
Finance, insurance & real estate 11.1%
Retail trade 10.1%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Alabama
Name
Jimmy Rane
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$1.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Abbeville
Source of wealth
Lumber
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Alabama · private sector
Employer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Alabama
Company
Regions Financial
Revenue
$7.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Birmingham
Ticker
RF
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Alabama
State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State
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Cities near Hoover
- Birmingham, AL11 mi · 195,893
- Tuscaloosa, AL43 mi · 114,316
- Montgomery, AL78 mi · 195,300
- Decatur, AL83 mi · 58,056
- Huntsville, AL92 mi · 233,627
- Madison, AL92 mi · 67,968
- Auburn, AL93 mi · 85,113
- Columbus, GA127 mi · 202,171
Cities about the same size
- Asheville, NC93,523
- Hemet, CA93,649
- Redding, CA94,092
- Indio, CA94,269
- Livonia, MI92,603
- Norwalk, CT94,508
- Alafaya, FL92,449
- Nashua, NH92,435