Alabama State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-hd-005
State
Alabama
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
192.8 sq mi
Water Area
11.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Limestone County192.81 sq mi100.0%34.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Athens city39.28 sq mi20.4%93.9%
Huntsville city3.31 sq mi1.7%1.5%
Elkmont town1.64 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Decatur city1.33 sq mi0.7%2.4%
Madison city0.56 sq mi0.3%1.8%

Showing all 5 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AL District 549,268100.0%6.9%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
40,945
Active Voters
36,671 (89.6%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202425,975 (63.4%)911 (2.2%)6,995 (17.1%)
2021–202215,319 (37.4%)993 (2.4%)9,701 (23.7%)
2019–202024,013 (58.6%)3,353 (8.2%)7,839 (19.1%)
2017–201817,660 (43.1%)1,732 (4.2%)7,970 (19.5%)
2015–201619,367 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,064 (22.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,412 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/09/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
54,216 (± 1,799)
Median Age
41.9
Median Household Income
$80,399 (± $6,601)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,97020.2%
18 to 6433,06161.0%
65 and over10,18518.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,6626.8%
White, not Hispanic40,63875.0%
Black, not Hispanic7,22813.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3480.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2280.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic140.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0983.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
53,067
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
42,221

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic50,34294.9%
Hispanic2,7215.1%
White40,75576.8%
Black7,23913.6%
Asian3340.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2280.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2650.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic40,85196.8%
Hispanic1,3733.3%
White33,08578.4%
Black6,69515.9%
Asian3790.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5391.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1500.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).