Northern Alabama has been the recipient of many new jobs. In the down market of the United States this is helping the area to maintain positive job growth, good real estate sales and increasing salaries.

Huntsville is in the top 10 of Southeast’s highest average MSA salaries. The overall average salaries of the area are almost $70,000. Huntsville’s average salary is greater than $60,000 and Madison Is nearing $80,000.

The estimated population in 2006 was near 170,000 with a median age of 36 years old. More than one-third of the population has a college education and about 10% have graduate degrees.

The Base Realignment And Closure Act better known as BRAC will bring thousands of new jobs to Redstone Arsenal. Huntsville, in the near future, will become one of the top Bio Tech Research Centers and will employ hundreds of people. This Bio Tech center will be located in Cunnings Research Park the second largest Research Park in the country with more than 40 Fortune 500 Companies.

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