There’s no question Huntsville and its surrounding areas are growing quickly. But is the population surge there enough to overtake the Birmingham metro?
Not any time soon. Think decades. If nothing much changes, maybe eight decades. But there are some tricks Huntsville could use to speed things up quite a bit.
Huntsville already passed Birmingham earlier this decade, when comparing populations within the city limits. Since then, what was once a horserace for the superlative title is now akin to beating a dead horse…