Tommy Battle (Republican) has been Mayor of Huntsville since 3 Nov 2008. In Aug 2026 the unemployment rate was 3.2% of the labour force, 1.8 percentage points lower than when Tommy Battle took office in November 2008, while Alabama's fell 3.5 percentage points. Among the 71 cities with a year or more of figures, Huntsville ranks 9th on population growth and 50th of 73 on GDP per person. Over Loretta Spencer's tenure, 1996 to 2008, the unemployment rate moved +1.9 percentage points. Since day zero typical home value climbed 6.0% a year, 183% in all.

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