Tuskegee

Population: 9,070
Median household income: $38,160
Median home value: $98,500

Tuskegee, a community in Macon County, Alabama, has 9,070 residents. Its median household income of $38,160 runs below the Macon County figure of $45,951.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tuskegee's population grew 6.9% from 8,486 to 9,070, while its median home value rose 27.9% from $77,000 to $98,500.

The typical home was built around 1976. 26.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,070
Median age: 23.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,160
Median home value: $98,500
Median gross rent: $706
Housing units: 4,466
Homeownership rate: 44.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4869,070

Median household income

$28,016$38,160

Median home value

$77,000$98,500

Median gross rent

$608$706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,486	$28,016	$77,000	$608
2020	8,443	$28,629	$81,300	$598
2021	9,125	$32,024	$83,600	$635
2022	9,173	$32,449	$95,500	$684
2023	9,070	$38,160	$98,500	$706

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2436.6%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	429	4.7%
5 to 17	997	11.0%
18 to 24	3,321	36.6%
25 to 34	843	9.3%
35 to 44	535	5.9%
45 to 54	739	8.1%
55 to 64	878	9.7%
65 to 74	802	8.8%
75 and over	526	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,010	11.1%
Black or African American	7,697	84.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	38	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	201	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	583	13.5%
High school graduate	1,140	26.4%
Some college or associate's	1,386	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	674	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	540	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked13.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,142	65.6%
Carpooled	341	10.4%
Public transit	23	0.7%
Walked	432	13.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	246	7.5%
Other means	83	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,248	41.3%
15 to 29 min	879	29.1%
30 to 44 min	613	20.3%
45 to 59 min	163	5.4%
60+ min	118	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 26.9% (1,771 of 6,574)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,700	56.9%
Nonfamily households	1,286	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,986	66.9%
Vacant	1,480	33.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,330	44.5%
Renter-occupied	1,656	55.5%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units18.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,899	64.9%
1-unit, attached	11	0.2%
2 to 4 units	530	11.9%
5 to 19 units	822	18.4%
20 or more units	120	2.7%
Mobile home & other	84	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0177304
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 32.4187, -85.6825