Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 141,47259.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 73,89531.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,8204.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,0883.0%Two or more races
  • 3,6241.5%Asian alone
  • 6120.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2690.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $302,362

Here:	$302,362
State:	$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,995

Here:	$210,995
State:	$222,857

In 2-unit structures: $86,470

Here:	$86,470
State:	$191,282

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,951

Here:	$67,951
State:	$194,388

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,988

Here:	$151,988
State:	$307,073

Mobile homes: $75,047

Here:	$75,047
State:	$77,780

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,477

Here:	$32,477
State:	$95,848

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 105
• Burglaries: 148
• Thefts: 337
• Auto thefts: 81

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 104
• Burglaries: 208
• Thefts: 448
• Auto thefts: 102

Health of residents in Tuscaloosa County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Tuscaloosa County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $846 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $698 (0.3%)

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, Big Sandy-Duncanville, Abernant, Holt, Samantha, Windham Springs, Fosters, Brookwood, Lake View.

2023 air pollution in Tuscaloosa County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kershaw County, South Carolina , Monroe County, Mississippi , Franklin County, Texas , Howard County, Texas , Hudspeth County, Texas , Jones County, Texas , Lubbock County, Texas , Scurry County, Texas , Sterling County, Texas .

Current college students: 21,141
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,316 (51.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,6452010 or later
• 2,0132000 to 2009
• 1,4881990 to 1999
• 6101980 to 1989
• 3731970 to 1979
• 420Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 63,025
• One, attached: 1,620
• Two: 2,825
• 3 or 4: 4,184
• 5 to 9: 6,363
• 10 to 19: 7,360
• 20 to 49: 6,775
• 50 or more: 4,297
• Mobile homes: 8,128
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 85

Housing units in Tuscaloosa County with a mortgage: 34,985 (2,862 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 2,120 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 353

Religion statistics for Tuscaloosa County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Tuscaloosa County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Alabama Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 5, 2020 - March 6, 2020, FEMA Id: 4546, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4176: May 02, 2014, FEMA Id: 4176, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1971: April 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 1971, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3292: August 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 3292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to September 26, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1605: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1605, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3237: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3237, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1593: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1593, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1549: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1549, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,952 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.11% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($25,817 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($25,135 average AGI)

Tuscaloosa County:	2.48%
Alabama average:	3.08%

from Jefferson County, AL	0.77% ($50,415 average AGI)
from Hale County, AL	0.29% ($41,105)
from Shelby County, AL	0.24% ($68,630)
from Pickens County, AL	0.19% ($39,597)
from Bibb County, AL	0.16% ($46,303)
from Greene County, AL	0.11% ($31,219)
from Fayette County, AL	0.10% ($52,116)

6.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,313 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.48% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($26,330 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($23,983 average AGI)

Tuscaloosa County:	2.80%
Alabama average:	2.60%

to Jefferson County, AL	0.98% ($49,342 average AGI)
to Shelby County, AL	0.31% ($56,447)
to Hale County, AL	0.24% ($43,689)
to Pickens County, AL	0.20% ($42,540)
to Bibb County, AL	0.19% ($47,737)
to Madison County, AL	0.17% ($45,609)
to Baldwin County, AL	0.13% ($66,057)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Tuscaloosa County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 44,369 (13,380 living alone), Female householders: 44,706 (15,382 living alone)

• 41,062 spouses (40,719 opposite-sex spouses), 3,382 unmarried partners, (3,213 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 67,529 children (63,575 natural, 1,033 adopted, 2,921 stepchildren), 4,971 grandchildren, 1,409 brothers or sisters, 2,127 parents, 81 foster children, 1,890 other relatives, 9,079 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 16,175

Size of family households: 25,300 2-persons, 13,042 3-persons, 8,639 4-persons, 4,431 5-persons, 2,674 6-persons, 976 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28,762 1-person, 4,121 2-persons, 455 3-persons, 458 4-persons, 217 5-persons.

30,915 married couples with children.
10,720 single-parent households (1,916 men, 8,804 women).

94.2% of residents of Tuscaloosa speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,007,121,000 ($6,027 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
• 2,0332020 or later
• 20,7592010 to 2019
• 23,4632000 to 2009
• 16,9341990 to 1999
• 9,7341980 to 1989
• 13,8631970 to 1979
• 8,0631960 to 1969
• 3,9041950 to 1959
• 1,9811940 to 1949
• 3,9281939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
• 501 room
• 1322 rooms
• 9173 rooms
• 2,0544 rooms
• 13,9635 rooms
• 12,1636 rooms
• 8,7817 rooms
• 6,2798 rooms
• 10,6819+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
• 1,3031 room
• 1,2832 rooms
• 6,8133 rooms
• 9,7364 rooms
• 7,8155 rooms
• 3,5036 rooms
• 2,1577 rooms
• 9008 rooms
• 5459+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
• 131no bedroom
• 2811 bedroom
• 4,3212 bedrooms
• 30,0073 bedrooms
• 15,6514 bedrooms
• 4,6295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
• 1,346no bedroom
• 7,9211 bedroom
• 12,8862 bedrooms
• 8,8053 bedrooms
• 2,5334 bedrooms
• 5645+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Tuscaloosa County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 724no vehicle
• 10,7401 vehicle
• 24,4722 vehicles
• 12,6573 vehicles
• 4,7464 vehicles
• 1,6815+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Tuscaloosa County in renter-occupied apartments
• 4,308no vehicle
• 18,0501 vehicle
• 8,9232 vehicles
• 1,3243 vehicles
• 1,0694 vehicles
• 3815+ vehicles

81.1% of Tuscaloosa County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Alabama.

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

• This state: 162,938
• Other state: 62,686
• Northeast: 7,216
• Midwest: 12,552
• South: 38,472
• West: 4,446

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 6,275
• Number of aged recipients: 393
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,882
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,536
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,769
• Number of recipients older than 64: 970
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,179
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,008

Tuscaloosa County on our top lists:

• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"