Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	237,552	5,086,768	334,922,499	297th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,231	$63,999	$80,734	1504th of 3,221
Median Age	32.8	39.3	38.9	3083rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.1%	28.4%	35.7%	623rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$248,700	$209,900	$332,700	904th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,037	$1,007	$1,413	880th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.8%	15.6%	12.5%	949th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.7%	5.2%	785th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	179.8	100.4	n/a	671st of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.7%	4.0%	14.1%	1034th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1868th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.4%	70.2%	65.2%	2946th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.3	25.5	26.4	1823rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	8.8%	15.1%	1965th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.9%	n/a	n/a	1672nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.0%	46.1%	46.9%	2503rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.1%	n/a	n/a	1019th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	30.8%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.5	52.8	61.4

Age in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	32.8	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.9%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	90,052	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.2%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.9%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	42.0%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,007	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.3%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.8%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.0%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	104,290	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.5%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.9%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.7%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.6%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$795	$788	n/a

Education in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	8.5%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.5%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.3%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.8%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.6%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.4%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Statistic	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.9%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.6%	4.5%	16.7%

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