2024 population: 281,963 ( 12,183 from 2020)
Land area: 3493.3 square miles
Population density: 80.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	158,310	56.15%	3.4%
Black:	99,069	35.14%	3.8%
Indian:	589	0.21%	4.6%
Asian:	4,817	1.71%	23.3%
2+ races:	3,572	1.27%	15.2%
Hispanic:	15,606	5.53%	14.2%

Total non-White:	123,653	43.85%	6.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,770	11.8
Deaths:	12,027	11.1
Net Migration:	9,988	9.3
Net Immigration:	2,556	2.4

Change in White population:	5,226	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,957	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
269,780
153,084	56.74%
95,458	35.38%
563	0.21%
3,906	1.45%
3,100	1.15%
13,669	5.07%
116,696	43.26%

2010
230,162
143,851	62.50%
74,835	32.51%
506	0.22%
2,438	1.06%
1,969	0.86%
6,402	2.78%
86,311	37.50%

2000
203,009
129,846	63.96%
67,149	33.08%
402	0.20%
1,581	0.78%
1,462	0.72%
2,434	1.20%
73,163	36.04%

1990
186,719
127,365	68.21%
56,731	30.38%
330	0.18%
1,254	0.67%
n/a
1,039	0.56%
59,354	31.79%

1980
174,626
117,067	67.04%
55,460	31.76%
71	0.04%
390	0.22%
n/a
1,550	0.89%
57,559	32.96%

1970
152,243
103,888	68.24%
47,760	31.37%
33	0.02%
116	0.08%
n/a
408	0.27%
48,355	31.76%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
27,624	12.0
20,753	9.0
3,190	1.4
2,721	1.2

9,233	4.0
30,385	13.2

Number	Rate
2000's
25,626	12.6
18,134	8.9
6,969	3.4
2,480	1.2

14,005	6.9
13,148	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
27,428	14.7
17,518	9.4
2,634	1.4
671	0.4

2,481	1.3
13,809	7.4

Number	Rate
1980's
26,058	14.9
15,236	8.7
1,897	1.1
n/a

10,298	5.9
1,795	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,146	4.7
n/a

13,179	8.7
9,204	6.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.2
56,018	19.9%
225,945	80.1%
39,966	14.2%

100,101
2.57

62,645	62.6%
45,334	72.4%
6,821	10.9%
37,456	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
32.7
50,302	21.9%
179,860	78.1%
26,756	11.6%

90,426
2.42

55,958	61.9%
37,851	67.6%
7,577	13.5%
34,468	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
49,349	24.3%
153,660	75.7%
24,021	11.8%

79,047
2.45

52,621	66.6%
38,080	72.4%
7,002	13.3%
26,426	33.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
46,761	25.0%
139,958	75.0%
22,966	12.3%

68,096
2.60

47,535	69.8%
36,565	76.9%
5,177	10.9%
20,561	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
49,698	28.5%
124,928	71.5%
18,858	10.8%

58,707
2.81

42,954	73.2%
34,298	79.8%
4,211	9.8%
15,753	26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,206	8.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,491	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,093	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,632	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,677	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,765	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,712	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,828	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,092	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,836	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,300	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,202	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,497	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,763	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,507	6.5%
$200,000 or more	5,500	5.5%

Median Household Income	58,271
Per Capita Income	30,991

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,647	5.6%
Public Assistance	3,724	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,275	13.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	115,244	65.3%
Unemployed	6,681	3.8%
In Armed Forces	255	0.1%

Total Labor Force	122,180	69.2%
Not in Labor Force	54,382	30.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	45,233	36,555	55.3%
Non-Profit	2,286	6,601	25.7%
Self-Employed	7,220	3,579	66.9%

Local Government	2,960	4,957	37.4%
State Government	6,018	6,476	48.2%
Federal Government	1,024	1,682	37.8%

Total Private + Self	52,453	40,134	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,288	19,716	38.4%
Total	64,741	59,850	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,827	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	24,456	19.6%
Professional, Technical	30,183	24.2%
Service Occupations	19,515	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	571	0.5%
All others	34,746	27.9%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	19,985	16.0%
Health care and social assistance	17,897	14.3%
Educational services	17,249	13.8%
Retail trade	14,049	11.3%
Accommodation and food services	9,978	8.0%
Construction	8,284	6.6%
Other services	5,804	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,471	4.4%
Public administration	4,471	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,344	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,137	3.3%
Finance and insurance	3,022	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,346	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,095	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,406	1.1%
Utilities	1,184	0.9%
Information	1,103	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	945	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	841	0.7%
Management	116	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,311	1.95%
Puerto Rican	900	0.33%
Cuban	571	0.21%
Dominican	274	0.10%

Total Central American	1,728	0.63%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,244	0.46%
Honduran	242	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	14	0.01%
Salvadoran	210	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	467	0.17%
Argentinean	222	0.08%
Bolivian	4	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	78	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	130	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	33	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,046	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,113	0.41%
Indian	822	0.30%
Vietnamese	633	0.23%
Filipino	338	0.12%
Korean	208	0.08%
Japanese	157	0.06%
Bangladeshi	80	0.03%
Thai	12	0.00%
Burmese	9	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	245,074	95.1%
Spanish	7,121	2.8%
Other Indo-European	1,427	0.6%
German, other Germanic	1,041	0.4%
Chinese	943	0.4%
Vietnamese	367	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	344	0.1%
Other	338	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	215	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	28,402	10.4%
English	21,976	8.1%
Irish	17,082	6.3%
German	14,548	5.3%
Scottish	5,229	1.9%
European	4,103	1.5%
Italian	3,647	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	3,261	1.2%
French	3,242	1.2%
African	1,814	0.7%
British	1,253	0.5%
Dutch	1,192	0.4%
Polish	1,135	0.4%
Welsh	977	0.4%
Swedish	726	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	267,359	98.0%
Not a citizen	5,572	2.0%

Native	263,784	96.6%
Foreign-born	9,147	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,133	3.0%	13,126	7.7%	53,133	31.1%	51,239	30.0%	28,725	16.8%	19,624	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,133	3.0%
9-12 Years	13,126	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	53,133	31.1%
Some College	51,239	30.0%
Bach. Degree	28,725	16.8%
Grad Degree	19,624	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	177,472	167,578	9,894	5.6%
1991	178,406	167,280	11,126	6.2%
1992	179,470	166,850	12,620	7.0%
1993	184,484	172,444	12,040	6.5%
1994	189,860	178,850	11,010	5.8%
1995	192,012	181,392	10,620	5.5%
1996	195,562	185,808	9,754	5.0%
1997	202,026	192,920	9,106	4.5%
1998	205,364	197,096	8,268	4.0%
1999	205,506	196,956	8,550	4.2%

2000	202,790	193,610	9,180	4.5%
2001	201,810	191,892	9,918	4.9%
2002	201,370	190,586	10,784	5.4%
2003	202,446	191,278	11,168	5.5%
2004	203,848	193,218	10,630	5.2%
2005	206,016	197,676	8,340	4.0%
2006	212,562	204,924	7,638	3.6%
2007	215,028	207,030	7,998	3.7%
2008	214,760	203,236	11,524	5.4%
2009	213,670	192,444	21,226	9.9%

2010	222,930	200,770	22,160	9.9%
2011	225,122	204,674	20,448	9.1%
2012	224,500	206,932	17,568	7.8%
2013	224,392	208,420	15,972	7.1%
2014	228,062	213,458	14,604	6.4%
2015	231,036	217,576	13,460	5.8%
2016	229,828	216,156	13,672	5.9%
2017	232,130	221,548	10,582	4.6%
2018	237,148	228,056	9,092	3.8%
2019	243,638	236,564	7,074	2.9%

2020	237,944	221,648	16,296	6.8%
2021	236,088	227,270	8,818	3.7%
2022	239,628	233,192	6,436	2.7%
2023	245,676	239,564	6,112	2.5%
2024	253,308	245,000	8,308	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	121,779
Median Value	$200,451

Occupied	100,101	82.2%
Vacant	21,678	17.8%

Owned	64,344	64.3%
Rented	35,757	35.7%
Median Rent	$917

Single-Family Units	75,017	61.6%
Detached	73,355	60.2%
Attached	1,662	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24,536	20.1%
Mobile Homes	15,459	12.7%

Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area