Tuscaloosa.
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Alabama·Tuscaloosa County
41 tracts·101K people·$256K median·1,621/mi²
White 49 · Black 40 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Living alone 40 · Married couple 30 · Other 30
Health 40 · Leisure 15 · Professional 15 · Retail 14 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 19 · Service 17 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 8 · Walk 6 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Tuscaloosa is $255,500 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Tuscaloosa has 111,038 residents across 28 census tracts and 35 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 27.2; the population is 48.9% White, 40.4% Black, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 2.2% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 39.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.1% (Census ACS).
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary (87%), Rock Quarry Elementary School (78%) and Verner Elementary School (74%) lead the elementary schools; Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle (75%), Northridge Middle School (49%) and Eastwood Middle School (21%) lead the middle schools; Northridge High School (39%), Central High School (8%) and Paul W Bryant High School (6%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,055/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Tuscaloosa is $51,464 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Tuscaloosa, median rent is $1,055/month and the median home value is $255,500 (Census ACS).
Tuscaloosa reported 5.6 violent crimes and 29.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 69 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Tuscaloosa are tornado (89), landslide (81) and heat wave (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Tuscaloosa scores 8.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 6.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).