Humidity & wind
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Population
114,316
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$255,500
Owner-occupied units
Tuscaloosa, AL
Alabama · 33.234° N, 87.528° W · 63 sq mi
Tuscaloosa is a city in Alabama, with a population of 114,316 and about 1,816 residents per square mile. The median household earns $51,464 a year, and the median home is worth $255,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
63 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,816
People per square mile
Rank by population
#286
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#174
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$51,464
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,055
Per month
Homeownership
42.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19.6 min
One way
People
Median age
27.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
39.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.7%
Households
42,257
2.3 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 31%
Manufacturing 14.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 13.5%
Retail trade 11.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Alabama
Name
Jimmy Rane
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$1.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Abbeville
Source of wealth
Lumber
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Alabama · private sector
Employer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Alabama
Company
Regions Financial
Revenue
$7.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Birmingham
Ticker
RF
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Alabama
State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State
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