Montgomery County vs Tuscaloosa County

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

Montgomery 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 227,197 in Montgomery County). Tuscaloosa County has the higher median household income ($63,947 vs $58,153 in Montgomery County). Tuscaloosa County has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $160,100 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
Population	227,197	234,036
Median age	36.9 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,153	$63,947
Median home value	$160,100	$233,700
Median gross rent	$1,061	$997
Housing units	105,799	102,935
Homeownership rate	57.7%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
Population	226,941 → 227,197 (+0.1%)	207,305 → 234,036 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$50,124 → $58,153 (+16.0%)	$53,326 → $63,947 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $160,100 (+23.3%)	$170,400 → $233,700 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,061 (+20.0%)	$846 → $997 (+17.8%)

Montgomery County

Population

226,941227,197

Median household income

$50,124$58,153

Median home value

$129,800$160,100

Median gross rent

$884$1,061

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)

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
Under 5	6.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.6%	18.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.7%
75 and over	6.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.6%	59.3%
Black or African American	58.6%	31.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
No high school diploma	11.2%	9.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
Drove alone	80.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.8%
Walked	1.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.3%	6.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
1-unit, detached	70.4%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	13.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Tuscaloosa County
Poverty rate	19.3%	16.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1979	1992