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Tuscaloosa AL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	77,906	353 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 494) (99%)
Average Income	$27,731	18,791 (25%)	284 (43%)
Median House Value	$99,600	7,582 (70%)	57 (88%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	54.1%	22,729 (of 25,150) (10%)	398 (of 494) (19%)
% Black Population	42.7%	1,300 (95%)	97 (80%)
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	13,348 (47%)	153 (69%)
% Asian Population	1.5%	3,974 (84%)	20 (96%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,355 (47%)	326 (34%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.8%	13,769 (of 25,150) (45%)	99 (of 494) (80%)
% College Graduates	30.9%	3,406 (86%)	27 (95%)
% Never Married	44.1%	624 (98%)	12 (98%)
% Married	38.7%	23,944 (5%)	457 (7%)
% Seperated	2.1%	8,258 (67%)	236 (52%)
% Divorced	8.6%	16,094 (36%)	357 (28%)
% Foreign Born	2.5%	9,816 (61%)	66 (87%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	34,969	302 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 494) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	5.3%	19,499 (22%)	360 (27%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.8%	10,161 (60%)	144 (71%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	18,943 (25%)	459 (7%)
% Households with No Car	11.0%	5,720 (77%)	162 (67%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	15.0%	16,289 (35%)	411 (17%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.3%	2,528 (90%)	62 (87%)
Median House Value	$99,600	7,582 (70%)	57 (88%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	7.4%	8,691 (65%)	259 (48%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.6%	4,675 (81%)	43 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$481	10,635 (58%)	87 (82%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	57.6%	17,063 (of 25,150) (32%)	231 (of 494) (53%)
% Drive Alone to Work	81.4%	8,872 (65%)	310 (37%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.9%	6,507 (74%)	51 (90%)
% Walk to Work	4.1%	7,636 (70%)	35 (93%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.1	21,760 (13%)	474 (4%)
% Households making less than $10,000	21.4%	2,684 (89%)	143 (71%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.8%	4,881 (81%)	75 (85%)
Median Household Income	$27,731	18,791 (25%)	284 (43%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.2%	13,906 (45%)	245 (50%)
Per Capita Income	$19,129	8,071 (68%)	90 (82%)
Male Worker Income	$31,614	12,091 (52%)	179 (64%)
Female Worker Income	$24,507	9,128 (64%)	92 (81%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	14.2%	6,013 (76%)	210 (57%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	23.6%	3,339 (87%)	121 (76%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Atlanta, Georgia	183 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.84

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
North Charleston, South Carolina	0.88
West Palm Beach, Florida	0.88
Lawrence, Massachusetts	0.87
Lake Charles, Louisiana	0.87
Greenville, North Carolina	0.86
Kalamazoo, Michigan	0.86
Las Cruces, New Mexico	0.86
Yakima, Washington	0.86
Ogden, Utah	0.86
Gulfport, Mississippi	0.86

Tuscaloosa AL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	6,168	96
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	162	103
Population in Group Quarters	8,102	110
Unpaid Family Workers	210	113
Black or African American Population	33,287	115

Tuscaloosa AL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 494)
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	6,168	2
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	16,889	2
Japanese Population	117	3
Population in Group Quarters	8,102	3
People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	12,455	3

Tuscaloosa AL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	23.1%	24,239
Percent Married Couple Family Households	35.0%	24,131
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.7%	24,063
Percent In Household Population	89.6%	24,038
Percent Family Households	54.0%	23,993

Tuscaloosa AL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 494)
Percent Family Households	54.0%	488
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.7%	487
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	23.1%	486
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	43.0%	480
Median Age	28	478

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Tuscaloosa AL	North Charleston, South Carolina
Total Population	77,906	79,641
Average Age	28.4	29.9
Average Income	$27,731	$29,307
Median House Value	$99,600	$75,200
% White Population	54.1%	44.8%
% Black Population	42.7%	49.4%
% Asian Population	1.5%	1.6%
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	4.0%

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