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Tuscaloosa, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $297,600 (it was $97,400 in 2000)
Tuscaloosa:

$297,600
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $162,700 - $485,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $341,767
Here:

$341,767
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $246,225
Here:

$246,225
State:

$222,857

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,518
Here:

$141,518
State:

$194,388

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $400,348
Here:

$400,348
State:

$307,073

Mobile homes: $72,379
Here:

$72,379
State:

$77,780

Total population: 96,122 (Urban population: 76,726, Rural population: 1,539 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 53,652 (41,602 occupied: 18,632 owner occupied, 22,970 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

55%
State:

30%

Housing density: 954 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $271,941.

Median contract rent in 2022: $772 (lower quartile is $665, upper quartile is $941)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $832


Median gross rent in Tuscaloosa, AL in 2022: $955

Housing units in Tuscaloosa with a mortgage: 11,996 (1,005 second mortgage, 74 home equity loan, 658 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $124,356

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $67,079

Median monthly housing costs: $977

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Tuscaloosa, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1991

Median year apartment built: 1992

Household type by relationship:

Households: 110,598
  • Male householders: 20,887 (8,736 living alone), Female householders: 20,715 (8,275 living alone)
  • 13,966 spouses (13,843 opposite-sex spouses), 1,147 unmarried partners, (1,080 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 25,989 children (25,240 natural, 318 adopted, 431 stepchildren), 3,392 grandchildren, 729 brothers or sisters, 680 parents, 0 foster children, 508 other relatives, 7,456 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 15,129

Size of family households: 10,503 2-persons, 4,767 3-persons, 2,582 4-persons, 2,176 5-persons, 514 6-persons, 438 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,011 1-person, 2,578 2-persons, 358 3-persons, 458 4-persons, 217 5-persons.

8,920 married couples with children.
5,530 single-parent households (164 men, 5,366 women).

93.5% of residents of Tuscaloosa speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 5,174 (4.7%)
(52.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • 81no bedroom
  • 2301 bedroom
  • 2,0212 bedrooms
  • 8,3453 bedrooms
  • 5,7174 bedrooms
  • 2,2385+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • 1,035no bedroom
  • 5,5471 bedroom
  • 9,7472 bedrooms
  • 5,0703 bedrooms
  • 1,2824 bedrooms
  • 2895+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Tuscaloosa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tuscaloosa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 81no vehicle
  • 5,0331 vehicle
  • 8,5522 vehicles
  • 2,8853 vehicles
  • 1,5934 vehicles
  • 4885+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tuscaloosa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tuscaloosa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,950no vehicle
  • 12,6361 vehicle
  • 5,8002 vehicles
  • 6203 vehicles
  • 6494 vehicles
  • 3155+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • 01 room
  • 812 rooms
  • 3893 rooms
  • 6704 rooms
  • 4,1595 rooms
  • 3,5546 rooms
  • 2,6897 rooms
  • 2,1518 rooms
  • 4,9399+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • 9921 room
  • 9392 rooms
  • 5,3463 rooms
  • 8,1274 rooms
  • 4,2255 rooms
  • 1,6516 rooms
  • 1,4637 rooms
  • 1558 rooms
  • 729+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Tuscaloosa, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Tuscaloosa, AL in 2022
  • 4,313Less than $10,000
  • 4,252$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,541$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,766$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,476$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,482$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,959$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,225$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,859$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,154$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,378$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,197$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Tuscaloosa, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Tuscaloosa, AL in 2022
  • 59Less than $10,000
  • 274$10,000 to $14,999
  • 196$15,000 to $19,999
  • 75$20,000 to $24,999
  • 77$30,000 to $34,999
  • 137$40,000 to $49,999
  • 163$50,000 to $59,999
  • 50$70,000 to $79,999
  • 59$80,000 to $89,999
  • 751$90,000 to $99,999
  • 696$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,616$125,000 to $149,999
  • 998$150,000 to $174,999
  • 612$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,604$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,048$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,003$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,819$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,290$500,000 to $749,999
  • 946$750,000 to $999,999
  • 115$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 44$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Tuscaloosa, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Tuscaloosa, AL in 2022
  • 258Less than $100
  • 1,057$150 to $199
  • 189$200 to $249
  • 100$250 to $299
  • 87$300 to $349
  • 262$350 to $399
  • 531$400 to $449
  • 623$450 to $499
  • 558$500 to $549
  • 808$550 to $599
  • 427$600 to $649
  • 1,658$650 to $699
  • 2,833$700 to $749
  • 3,303$750 to $799
  • 2,973$800 to $899
  • 1,335$900 to $999
  • 2,804$1,000 to $1,249
  • 975$1,250 to $1,499
  • 411$1,500 to $1,999
  • 190$2,000 to $2,499
  • 246$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,342No cash rent
Work and jobs in Tuscaloosa: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.9%
Number of people working at home: 3,754 (7.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,369
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6,774
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,500
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 11,450
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 8,556
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,239
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,913
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 319
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 59
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,696
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,646
  • 90 or more minutes: 210
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Tuscaloosa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 69,061 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled: 9,163 (10.7%)
  • Bus: 670 (0.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 21 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 8 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 612 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 165 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,114 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 3,754 (4.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 11.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 7.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 1.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 77.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 38.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • 2,7662010 or later
  • 9802000 to 2009
  • 1,0821990 to 1999
  • 3071980 to 1989
  • 1841970 to 1979
  • 200Before 1970
Ancestries in Tuscaloosa, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 5,352 (8.2%)
  • American: 3,523 (5.4%)
  • Irish: 3,005 (4.6%)
  • German: 2,246 (3.4%)
  • Scottish: 1,274 (2.0%)
  • European: 1,109 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 820 (1.3%)
  • African: 673 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 605 (0.9%)
  • French: 538 (0.8%)
  • Dutch: 269 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 244 (0.4%)
  • British: 180 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 136 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 133 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 123 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 97 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 81 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 77 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 74 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 70 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 69 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 53 (0.08%)
  • Greek: 51 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 50 (0.08%)
  • Norwegian: 50 (0.08%)
  • Palestinian: 46 (0.07%)
  • Swedish: 45 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 34 (0.05%)
  • Barbadian: 34 (0.05%)
  • Northern European: 31 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 30 (0.05%)
  • British West Indian: 28 (0.04%)
  • Ghanaian: 25 (0.04%)
  • Portuguese: 23 (0.04%)
  • Ukrainian: 20 (0.03%)
  • French Canadian: 19 (0.03%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 17 (0.03%)
  • Macedonian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 13 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 10 (0.02%)
  • Danish: 10 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 9 (0.01%)
  • South African: 6 (0.01%)
  • Bermudan: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Tuscaloosa:

18.2% (864)
Alabama:

26.4% (46,832)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Tuscaloosa:

14.2% (672)
Alabama:

4.6% (8,075)

Guatemala
Tuscaloosa:

10.0% (477)
Alabama:

8.6% (15,159)

India
Tuscaloosa:

8.2% (387)
Alabama:

5.5% (9,672)

Vietnam
Tuscaloosa:

6.2% (294)
Alabama:

3.6% (6,414)

Germany
Tuscaloosa:

5.8% (274)
Alabama:

3.9% (6,831)

Iran
Tuscaloosa:

3.6% (172)
Alabama:

0.5% (927)

Bangladesh
Tuscaloosa:

2.7% (128)
Alabama:

0.6% (1,123)

Canada
Tuscaloosa:

2.1% (101)
Alabama:

2.3% (4,000)

Korea
Tuscaloosa:

2.0% (95)
Alabama:

5.2% (9,293)

Nepal
Tuscaloosa:

1.6% (76)
Alabama:

0.7% (1,235)

Pakistan
Tuscaloosa:

1.5% (73)
Alabama:

1.1% (2,005)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 69,903
  • Other state: 34,675
  • Northeast: 4,051
  • Midwest: 7,155
  • South: 20,428
  • West: 3,041

70.5% of Tuscaloosa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35.8% lived in Alabama.


Tuscaloosa:

70.5%
State average:

87.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 342
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 289
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 55
  • 10th grade: 245
  • 11th grade: 424
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 270
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,795
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,793
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,706
  • Associate degree: 2,500
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,125
  • Master's degree: 2,769
  • Professional school degree: 945
  • Doctorate degree: 1,764
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 169
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 47
  • 7th and 8th grade: 67
  • 9th grade: 312
  • 10th grade: 507
  • 11th grade: 627
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 786
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,035
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,575
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,110
  • Associate degree: 2,149
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,052
  • Master's degree: 3,797
  • Professional school degree: 798
  • Doctorate degree: 1,369
Educational Attainment for Females
Tuscaloosa marital status for males
Tuscaloosa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 25,602
  • One, attached: 1,306
  • Two: 1,877
  • 3 or 4: 2,902
  • 5 to 9: 5,726
  • 10 to 19: 6,127
  • 20 to 49: 6,020
  • 50 or more: 3,710
  • Mobile homes: 382
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Tuscaloosa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Tuscaloosa, AL
  • 52.3%Utility gas
  • 46.5%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Tuscaloosa, AL
  • 82.0%Electricity
  • 16.1%Utility gas
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 983
Here:

12.5%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 585
Here:

14.2%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,367
Here:

5.1%
Alabama:

14.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
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