Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	28%

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Races in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	31.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 79,372	(48.1%)
Females: 85,503	(51.9%)

Recent posts about Tuscaloosa County, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Tuscaloosa County is mentioned 36 times on our forum:

	Best Huntsville High School?  (65 replies)
	what cities are in between the mercedes plant in tuscaloosa and brookwood medical center in birmingham?  (26 replies)
	Thinking about relocating to Alabama  (42 replies)
	Tornados: An everyday problem??  (46 replies)
	Mccalla(tusc co side) vs northport  (4 replies)
	Living in Auburn vs. Tuscaloosa (no football rivalry please)  (23 replies)

Tuscaloosa County:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,943
Alabama:	$40,554

This county:	$507
State:	$427

Tuscaloosa County:	$149,900
Alabama:	$115,600

Detached houses: $193,562

Here:	$193,562
State:	$173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,846

Here:	$194,846
State:	$137,814

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,000

Here:	$85,000
State:	$116,190

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,758

Here:	$181,758
State:	$223,768

Mobile homes: $42,314

Here:	$42,314
State:	$39,336

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 18
• Assaults: 216
• Burglaries: 611
• Thefts: 1044
• Auto thefts: 218

Tuscaloosa County:	19.1%
Alabama:	16.9%

Area name: Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tuscaloosa County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Brookwood, Lake View, Coaling, Coker, Vance, Abernant, Big Sandy-Duncanville.

2005 air pollution in Tuscaloosa County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 31 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bibb County , Fayette County , Greene County , Hale County , Jefferson County , Pickens County , Walker County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Tuscaloosa County: Lower Ophelia Landing (A), Manleys Landing (B), Mimosa Park Country Club (C), North River Country Club (D), Pheiffer Landing (E), R H Fosters Landing (F), Rockcastle (G), Bama Rock Garden (H), Beals Landing (I), Upper Ophelia Landing (J), Williams Camp (K), Willifords Landing (L), Yellow Creek Camp (M), Bozeman Landing (N), Burroughs Landing (O), Camp Cherry Austin (P), Camp Horne (Q), Carsons Bluff Landing (R), Foster Landing (S), Hiphill Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tuscaloosa County include: Big Sandy Baptist Church (A), Big Sandy Church (B), Big Sandy United Methodist Church (C), Wiley Methodist Church (D), Whitson Church (E), West Brookwood True Gospel Church (F), Wesley Chapel (G), Krisstown Church (H), Washington Temple (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Arbor Springs Cemetery (1), Sandtown Cemetery (2), Parham Ridge Cemetery (3), Davis Creek Cemetery (4), Parker Cemetery (5), Johnson Cemetery (6), Cooper Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Giles Lake (A), Grindle Pond (B), Hull Lake (C), Hodge Lake (D), Touson Lake (E), Blue Hole (F), Duck Pond (G), Vining Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Daniel Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Indian Creek (C), Devils Den Branch (D), Duck Creek (E), Mothers Branch (F), Burchfield Branch (G), Little Branch (H), Island Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tuscaloosa County include: Holiday Beach (1), Lake Lurleen State Park (2), Old Lock 16 Public Use Area (3), Old Lock 15 Public Use Area (4), Rocky Branch Public Use Area (5), Holt Damsite-Right Bank Public Use Area (6), Holt Damsite-Left Bank Public Use Area (7), Rock Quarry Landing Public Use Area (8), Daniel Creek Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Samantha Post Office (A), Echola Post Office (B), Abernant Post Office (C), Kellerman Post Office (D), Fosters Post Office (E), Peterson Post Office (F), Ralph Post Office (G), Duncanville Post Office (H), Buhl Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.5%
Alabama:	9.3%

Current college students: 21,141
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,459 (32% naturalized citizens)

Tuscaloosa County:	2.1%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 41,772
• One, attached: 1,568
• Two: 1,561
• 3 or 4: 3,926
• 5 to 9: 3,688
• 10 to 19: 3,184
• 20 or more: 5,462
• Mobile homes: 10,237
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Tuscaloosa County with a mortgage: 21,329 (2,092 second mortgage, 2,917 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,461

Here:	69.3% with mortgage
State:	64.0% with mortgage

Tuscaloosa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 45 fatalities and 490 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Tuscaloosa County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 18.9 miles away from Tuscaloosa County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 38.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 19.9 miles away from Tuscaloosa County center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from Tuscaloosa County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 61,537 (84%) Carpooled: 7,799 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 115 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 46 (0%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Taxi: 187 (0%) Motorcycle: 22 (0%) Bicycle: 133 (0%) Walked: 1,629 (2%) Other means: 334 (0%) Worked at home: 1,481 (2%)

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.50% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,005 average AGI)

Tuscaloosa County:	0.50%
Alabama average:	0.14%

3.97% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($18,569 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($13,901 average AGI)

Tuscaloosa County:	2.71%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Jefferson County, AL	0.86% ($39,158 average AGI)
from Hale County, AL	0.32% ($26,899)
from Pickens County, AL	0.25% ($27,973)
from Fayette County, AL	0.19% ($37,593)
from Shelby County, AL	0.19% ($46,209)
from Bibb County, AL	0.18% ($29,302)
from Greene County, AL	0.17% ($29,900)

5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,045 average AGI)

Tuscaloosa County:	0.07%
Alabama average:	0.06%

3.29% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($19,663 average AGI)
2.52% relocated to other states ($16,220 average AGI)

Tuscaloosa County:	2.52%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Jefferson County, AL	0.95% ($35,105 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL	0.25% ($37,938)
to Shelby County, AL	0.24% ($45,353)
to Pickens County, AL	0.22% ($31,944)
to Bibb County, AL	0.15% ($37,372)
to Madison County, AL	0.13% ($30,069)
to Montgomery County, AL	0.12% ($29,408)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 23,273 (17,734 aged, 5,539 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 128,565 (30,202 male householders, 11,905 female householders)

  30,754 spouses, 45,724 children (41,549 natural, 1,229 adopted, 2,946 stepchildren), 3,769 grandchildren, 1,279 brothers or sisters, 925 parents, 2,012 other relatives, 1,995 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 27,605 (10,296 male householders (7,939 living alone)), 12,114 female householders (10,350 living alone)), 5,195 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,705 (1,910 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,003 2-persons, 10,903 3-persons, 8,401 4-persons, 3,131 5-persons, 1,269 6-persons, 400 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,289 1-person, 3,350 2-persons, 525 3-persons, 210 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

95.6% of residents of Tuscaloosa County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,007,121,000 ($6027 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $85,347,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $398,825,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $216,495,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,747,000
Federal grants: $194,079,000
Federal procurement contracts: $105,166,000 ($46,588,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $87,809,000 ($17,868,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $184,878,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $97,745,000
Federal Government insurance: $85,731,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 26.57 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

52% of Tuscaloosa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Alabama.

Tuscaloosa County:	51.9%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 125713
• Northeast: 3632
• Midwest: 6906
• South: 21545
• West: 2608

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,700

Here:	9.3%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	9.9%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	9.4%
Alabama:	14.1%

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