Northport

Population: 30,991
Median household income: $77,781
Median home value: $258,800

Northport, a community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, has 30,991 residents. The median household income of $77,781 is above the Tuscaloosa County median ($63,947).

From 2019 to 2023, Northport's population grew 19.8% from 25,874 to 30,991, while its median home value rose 46.0% from $177,200 to $258,800.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,991
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $77,781
Median home value: $258,800
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 13,196
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,87430,991

Median household income

$59,836$77,781

Median home value

$177,200$258,800

Median gross rent

$824$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,874	$59,836	$177,200	$824
2020	25,970	$64,814	$187,500	$838
2021	30,334	$69,921	$196,200	$870
2022	30,714	$72,286	$239,800	$936
2023	30,991	$77,781	$258,800	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,440	7.9%
5 to 17	5,058	16.3%
18 to 24	3,060	9.9%
25 to 34	4,599	14.8%
35 to 44	4,025	13.0%
45 to 54	3,405	11.0%
55 to 64	3,955	12.8%
65 to 74	2,571	8.3%
75 and over	1,878	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,527	66.2%
Black or African American	8,194	26.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	134	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	565	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,547	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,796	8.8%
High school graduate	4,815	23.6%
Some college or associate's	6,247	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,435	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,140	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,042	85.5%
Carpooled	1,429	9.4%
Public transit	28	0.2%
Walked	9	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	747	4.9%
Other means	7	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,942	27.2%
15 to 29 min	6,868	47.3%
30 to 44 min	2,244	15.5%
45 to 59 min	499	3.4%
60+ min	962	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 12.6% (3,770 of 29,983)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,139	65.7%
Nonfamily households	4,257	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,396	93.9%
Vacant	800	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,548	60.9%
Renter-occupied	4,848	39.1%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,143	69.3%
1-unit, attached	296	2.2%
2 to 4 units	852	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2,175	16.5%
20 or more units	689	5.2%
Mobile home & other	41	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0155200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 33.2576, -87.5964