2024 population: 241,212 ( 13,077 from 2020)
Land area: 1320.8 square miles
Population density: 182.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	141,314	58.58%	4.2%
Black:	77,637	32.19%	6.2%
Indian:	471	0.20%	2.2%
Asian:	4,667	1.93%	23.4%
2+ races:	3,093	1.28%	13.9%
Hispanic:	14,030	5.82%	12.9%

Total non-White:	99,898	41.42%	8.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,738	11.8
Deaths:	9,187	10.1
Net Migration:	10,116	11.1
Net Immigration:	2,517	2.8

Change in White population:	5,632	2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,445	3.3

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
228,135
135,682	59.47%
73,071	32.03%
461	0.20%
3,781	1.66%
2,716	1.19%
12,424	5.45%
92,453	40.53%

2010
194,656
126,611	65.04%
57,401	29.49%
455	0.23%
2,369	1.22%
1,735	0.89%
5,949	3.06%
68,045	34.96%

2000
164,875
111,367	67.55%
48,135	29.19%
348	0.21%
1,525	0.92%
1,263	0.77%
2,130	1.29%
53,508	32.45%

1990
150,522
109,183	72.54%
38,909	25.85%
273	0.18%
1,214	0.81%
n/a
943	0.63%
41,339	27.46%

1980
137,541
98,947	71.94%
37,067	26.95%
43	0.03%
346	0.25%
n/a
1,050	0.76%
38,594	28.06%

1970
116,029
86,588	74.63%
28,863	24.88%
27	0.02%
107	0.09%
n/a
408	0.35%
29,441	25.37%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,835	11.7
15,825	8.1
5,054	2.6
2,654	1.4

9,071	4.7
24,408	12.5

Number	Rate
2000's
21,241	12.9
13,968	8.5
9,042	5.5
2,454	1.5

15,244	9.2
14,537	8.8

Number	Rate
1990's
21,853	14.5
13,168	8.7
1,967	1.3
620	0.4

2,184	1.5
12,169	8.1

Number	Rate
1980's
19,818	14.4
11,014	8.0
4,630	3.4
n/a

10,236	7.4
2,745	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,650	8.3
n/a

12,359	10.7
9,153	7.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL

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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
32.8
47,215	10.1%
422,132	89.9%
31,567	6.7%

84,743
2.58

53,530	63.2%
39,247	73.3%
5,900	11.0%
31,213	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
31.2
41,786	21.5%
152,870	78.5%
21,050	10.8%

76,141
2.42

46,304	60.8%
31,696	68.5%
6,095	13.2%
29,837	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
38,575	23.4%
126,300	76.6%
18,506	11.2%

64,517
2.42

42,107	65.3%
30,933	73.5%
5,363	12.7%
22,410	34.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
35,963	23.9%
114,559	76.1%
17,101	11.4%

55,045
2.56

37,716	68.5%
29,506	78.2%
3,864	10.2%
17,329	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
37,400	27.2%
100,141	72.8%
13,354	9.7%

46,789
2.74

33,541	71.7%
27,090	80.8%
3,236	9.6%
13,248	28.3%

2022 Housing Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,123	8.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,656	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,015	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,456	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,687	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,699	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,185	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,264	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,442	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,925	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,069	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,492	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,537	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,217	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,921	7.0%
$200,000 or more	5,055	6.0%

Median Household Income	61,645
Per Capita Income	32,141

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,007	4.7%
Public Assistance	3,427	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,935	11.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	101,296	66.5%
Unemployed	5,739	3.8%
In Armed Forces	206	0.1%

Total Labor Force	107,241	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	45,098	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,536	32,808	54.7%
Non-Profit	2,123	5,855	26.6%
Self-Employed	5,989	3,293	64.5%

Local Government	2,656	4,136	39.1%
State Government	5,362	5,672	48.6%
Federal Government	886	1,551	36.4%

Total Private + Self	45,525	36,101	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,027	17,214	39.0%
Total	56,552	53,315	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,129	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,154	20.1%
Professional, Technical	26,955	24.5%
Service Occupations	17,077	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	365	0.3%
All others	29,679	27.0%

White Collar		57.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	17,042	15.5%
Educational services	15,810	14.4%
Health care and social assistance	15,590	14.2%
Retail trade	12,512	11.4%
Accommodation and food services	9,009	8.2%
Construction	7,324	6.7%
Other services	5,236	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,991	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,653	3.3%
Public administration	3,618	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3,550	3.2%
Finance and insurance	2,644	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,204	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,993	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,304	1.2%
Utilities	1,053	1.0%
Information	989	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	841	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	560	0.5%
Management	71	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,858	2.10%
Puerto Rican	888	0.38%
Cuban	537	0.23%
Dominican	257	0.11%

Total Central American	1,615	0.70%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,166	0.50%
Honduran	207	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	14	0.01%
Salvadoran	210	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	466	0.20%
Argentinean	222	0.10%
Bolivian	4	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	77	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	130	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	33	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	640	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,113	0.48%
Indian	822	0.35%
Vietnamese	633	0.27%
Filipino	338	0.15%
Korean	199	0.09%
Japanese	157	0.07%
Bangladeshi	80	0.03%
Thai	12	0.01%
Burmese	9	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	207,310	94.8%
Spanish	6,131	2.8%
Other Indo-European	1,427	0.7%
German, other Germanic	1,002	0.5%
Chinese	933	0.4%
Vietnamese	367	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	344	0.2%
Other	242	0.1%
Tagalog	210	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	24,262	10.5%
English	20,010	8.6%
Irish	15,338	6.6%
German	13,481	5.8%
Scottish	4,952	2.1%
European	3,927	1.7%
Italian	3,496	1.5%
French	3,025	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	2,996	1.3%
African	1,678	0.7%
British	1,180	0.5%
Polish	1,105	0.5%
Dutch	1,084	0.5%
Swedish	726	0.3%
Welsh	711	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	226,671	97.9%
Not a citizen	4,887	2.1%

Native	223,387	96.5%
Foreign-born	8,171	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,594	2.5%	9,693	6.8%	41,754	29.4%	43,086	30.4%	25,838	18.2%	17,994	12.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,594	2.5%
9-12 Years	9,693	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	41,754	29.4%
Some College	43,086	30.4%
Bach. Degree	25,838	18.2%
Grad Degree	17,994	12.7%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	70,117	66,890	3,227	4.6%	6.8%
1991	70,497	66,796	3,701	5.2%	7.3%
1992	70,490	66,335	4,155	5.9%	7.5%
1993	72,453	68,695	3,758	5.2%	7.2%
1994	74,975	71,440	3,535	4.7%	6.2%
1995	76,333	72,971	3,362	4.4%	5.9%
1996	78,151	75,339	2,812	3.6%	5.2%
1997	81,314	78,651	2,663	3.3%	4.9%
1998	83,288	80,884	2,404	2.9%	4.5%
1999	83,986	81,516	2,470	2.9%	4.7%

2000	82,181	78,918	3,263	4.0%	4.6%
2001	81,828	78,363	3,465	4.2%	5.2%
2002	81,800	77,987	3,813	4.7%	5.9%
2003	82,423	78,399	4,024	4.9%	6.0%
2004	83,358	79,467	3,891	4.7%	5.6%
2005	84,590	81,456	3,134	3.7%	4.4%
2006	87,591	84,741	2,850	3.3%	4.0%
2007	89,193	86,200	2,993	3.4%	4.1%
2008	89,168	84,817	4,351	4.9%	5.8%
2009	88,900	80,625	8,275	9.3%	10.1%

2010	94,028	85,458	8,570	9.1%	10.4%
2011	95,489	87,574	7,915	8.3%	9.6%
2012	95,418	88,575	6,843	7.2%	8.2%
2013	95,579	89,414	6,165	6.5%	7.3%
2014	97,230	91,523	5,707	5.9%	6.7%
2015	98,625	93,229	5,396	5.5%	6.1%
2016	98,431	92,864	5,567	5.7%	5.9%
2017	99,589	95,310	4,279	4.3%	4.6%
2018	102,058	98,355	3,703	3.6%	3.9%
2019	104,950	102,096	2,854	2.7%	3.0%

2020	102,222	95,473	6,749	6.6%	5.9%
2021	101,686	98,093	3,593	3.5%	3.4%
2022	103,432	100,816	2,616	2.5%	2.6%
2023	106,199	103,714	2,485	2.3%	2.5%
2024	111,850	108,362	3,488	3.1%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	101,330
Median Value	$218,800

Occupied	84,743	83.6%
Vacant	16,587	16.4%

Owned	52,792	62.3%
Rented	31,951	37.7%
Median Rent	$974

Single-Family Units	62,564	61.7%
Detached	61,005	60.2%
Attached	1,559	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23,789	23.5%
Mobile Homes	9,029	8.9%

Tuscaloosa County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Tuscaloosa County, AL