Alabama · Census place 77256
Tuscaloosa city, AL
Quick answer
Tuscaloosa city has 107,699 residents, ranking #5 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $48,536, the median home is worth $236,600 and median gross rent runs $1,005 a month.
- Population
- 107,699Tuscaloosa city residents
- Median household income
- $48,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $236,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,005Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tuscaloosa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tuscaloosa city median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.8% of residents and 45.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Birmingham city 199,322
- Montgomery city 198,440
- Mobile city 185,097
- Hoover city 92,401
- Auburn city 78,738
- Dothan city 71,118
- Madison city 58,335
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