Lee County vs Tuscaloosa County

A side-by-side comparison of Lee County and Tuscaloosa County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lee County and Tuscaloosa County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tuscaloosa County has the higher population (234,036 vs 177,663 in Lee County). Tuscaloosa County has the higher median household income ($63,947 vs $61,123 in Lee County). Lee County has the higher median home value ($238,700 vs $233,700 in Tuscaloosa County).

Population, income & housing

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
Population	177,663	234,036
Median age	33.6 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,123	$63,947
Median home value	$238,700	$233,700
Median gross rent	$999	$997
Housing units	77,509	102,935
Homeownership rate	65.7%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
Population	161,152 → 177,663 (+10.2%)	207,305 → 234,036 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$51,463 → $61,123 (+18.8%)	$53,326 → $63,947 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$169,300 → $238,700 (+41.0%)	$170,400 → $233,700 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $999 (+16.7%)	$846 → $997 (+17.8%)

Lee County

Population

161,152177,663

Median household income

$51,463$61,123

Median home value

$169,300$238,700

Median gross rent

$856$999

Tuscaloosa County

Population

207,305234,036

Median household income

$53,326$63,947

Median home value

$170,400$233,700

Median gross rent

$846$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
Under 5	5.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	17.0%	18.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.7%
75 and over	4.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	59.3%
Black or African American	21.9%	31.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
No high school diploma	8.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	21.8%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
Drove alone	79.5%	79.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	10.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	2.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.3%	6.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
1-unit, detached	57.3%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	13.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Lee County	Tuscaloosa County
Poverty rate	18.9%	16.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1997	1992