Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Demographics

Tuscaloosa County is 1st in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Tuscaloosa County is 2nd in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Tuscaloosa County is 4th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Tuscaloosa County is 4th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Home median value

Tuscaloosa County is 6th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Current population (2012)

Tuscaloosa County is 6th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Housing units

Tuscaloosa County is 6th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Tuscaloosa County is 6th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Tuscaloosa County is 7th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Households

Tuscaloosa County is 7th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	198,596	6th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,321.8	2nd	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	147.3	13th	94.4	87.4

Age Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	25th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.2%	62nd	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.1%	66th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.3%	7th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.0%	7th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	66.9%	41st	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	30.3%	27th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	52nd	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	10th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	18th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	52nd	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	23rd	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.2%	42nd	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	51.6%	28th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.5%	18th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	85,559	6th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	26.0%	1st	15.5%	25.9%
Households	68,711	7th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.8%	60th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$150,600	4th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	17th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	901	4th	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$22,449	16th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$43,538	13th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.9%	30th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Tuscaloosa County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,968	7th	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	70,099	6th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	14,729	7th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,445,850	7th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,664	12th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$327,429	6th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732