Tuscaloosa

Population: 107,699
Median household income: $48,536
Median home value: $236,600

Located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Tuscaloosa is a community with a population of 107,699. At $48,536, its median household income sits below Tuscaloosa County's $63,947.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tuscaloosa's population grew 8.4% from 99,390 to 107,699, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $178,900 to $236,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 47.7% of the population. 76.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 107,699
Median age: 28.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,536
Median home value: $236,600
Median gross rent: $1,005
Housing units: 51,197
Homeownership rate: 45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

99,390107,699

Median household income

$45,268$48,536

Median home value

$178,900$236,600

Median gross rent

$844$1,005

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	99,390	$45,268	$178,900	$844
2020	100,633	$44,507	$190,100	$858
2021	99,252	$44,880	$194,500	$907
2022	105,797	$47,257	$228,300	$980
2023	107,699	$48,536	$236,600	$1,005

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2427.8%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,562	5.2%
5 to 17	13,432	12.5%
18 to 24	29,921	27.8%
25 to 34	14,399	13.4%
35 to 44	11,749	10.9%
45 to 54	8,984	8.3%
55 to 64	9,342	8.7%
65 to 74	9,191	8.5%
75 and over	5,119	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51,413	47.7%
Black or African American	45,986	42.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.0%
Asian	2,655	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.0%
Some other race	190	0.2%
Two or more races	1,773	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,623	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,109	8.7%
High school graduate	14,917	25.4%
Some college or associate's	16,347	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	12,531	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9,880	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.6%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,390	76.2%
Carpooled	4,680	9.8%
Public transit	743	1.6%
Walked	1,458	3.1%
Bicycle	281	0.6%
Worked from home	3,646	7.6%
Other means	548	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,092	41.0%
15 to 29 min	19,814	44.9%
30 to 44 min	3,120	7.1%
45 to 59 min	1,181	2.7%
60+ min	1,893	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 23.8% (22,582 of 94,908)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,294	50.5%
Nonfamily households	19,899	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,193	78.5%
Vacant	11,004	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,117	45.1%
Renter-occupied	22,076	54.9%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units20.5%

20 or more units17.4%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,409	49.6%
1-unit, attached	1,175	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4,496	8.8%
5 to 19 units	10,503	20.5%
20 or more units	8,895	17.4%
Mobile home & other	719	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0177256
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 63 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 33.2344, -87.5283