
Alabama · Census place 77280
Tuscumbia, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Tuscumbia, Alabama (Tuscumbia, AL — Census place “Tuscumbia city”) is 9,084 residents, ranking #77 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $47,342, the median home is worth $166,400 and median gross rent runs $760 a month. Looking for the Tuscumbia Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Tuscumbia, AL: 35674.
- Population
- 9,084Tuscumbia city residents
- Median household income
- $47,342Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $760Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.2%Owner-occupied households
Tuscumbia ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tuscumbia.
The Tuscumbia AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Tuscumbia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tuscumbia city median would spend about 19.3% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19% of residents and 59.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Tuscumbia city, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Tuscumbia city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 9,084 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #77 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 38.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Tuscumbia city earn a median of $47,342 a year, 39.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 19% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Tuscumbia city is valued at $166,400, 45.2% below the national figure and 5% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $760 a month, 45.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,120 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Tuskegee city 9,070
- Forestdale CDP 9,149
- Meadowbrook CDP 8,939
- Sheffield city 9,334
- Clanton city 8,862
- Southside city 9,407
- Andalusia city 8,841
- Pleasant Grove city 9,502
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Tuscumbia city?
- Tuscumbia city has 9,084 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #77 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Tuscumbia city?
- Median household income in Tuscumbia city is $47,342 a year, 39.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tuscumbia city?
- Median gross rent is $760 a month and the median home value is $166,400, so rent absorbs about 19.3% of median household income.
- Is Tuscumbia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tuscumbia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Tuscumbia city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.