Demographics

With a population of over 100,000 people, Tuscaloosa is the fifth largest city in the state of Alabama.The nine-county West Alabama region has a combined population of over 330,000 residents. The reports listed below provide a demographic breakdown of the West Alabama population.

West Alabama Regional Demographics – 2019
(Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa Counties)
     Percent          Value 
 

    West

  Alabama

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      West

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Demographics

Population (ACS)
334,2074,850,771321,004,407
Male48.5%48.5%49.2%162,0182,350,806158,018,753

Female
  
51.5%51.5%50.8%172,1892,499,965162,985,654

Median Age
  
35.838.737.8

Under 18 Years
  
21.3%22.7%22.9%71,1461,102,68273,601,279

  18 to 24 Years
  
14.5%9.7%9.7%48,371471,45231,131,484

25 to 34 Years
  
13.6%12.9%13.7%45,329628,08844,044,173

  35 to 44 Years
  
11.6%12.4%12.7%38,904601,63440,656,419

45 to 54 Years
  
12.1%13.4%13.4%40,505648,38443,091,143

55 to 64 Years
  
12.5%13.1%12.7%41,740636,49927,503,389

65 to 74 Years
  
8.4%9.3%8.6%27,916448,83727,503,389

75 Years, and Over
  
6.1%6.5%6.3%20,296313,19520,229,000

  Race:  White
  
61.9%68.4%73.0%206,9893,317,702234,370,202

Race:  Black or African American

  
34.8%26.5%12.7%116,2841,287,16740,610,815

 Race:  American Indian and Alaska Native

  
0.2%0.2%0.8%65325,0982,632,102

  Race: Asian
  
1.1%1.3%5.4%3,64462,81517,186,320
Race:  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%772,213570,116
Race:  Some Other Race0.9%1.4%4.8%3,00266,94215,553,808
Race: Two or More Races1.1%1.8%3.1%3,55888,83410,081,044
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.8%4.1%17.6%9,393198,37556,510,571
Population Growth
Population (Pop Estimates)336,2424,887,871327,167,434
Population Annual Average Growth0.4%0.4%0.7%1,23216,9672,307,347
Economic
Labor Force Participation Rate and Size (civilian population 16 years and over)54.8%57.5%63.3%148,4132,220,900161,159,470
Prime-Age Labor Force Participation Rate and Size (civilian population 25-54)74.4%76.7%81.6%92,6801,432,990103,761,701
Armed Forces Labor Force0.1%0.3%0.4%16512,3091,024,855
Veterans, Age 18-644.6%6.3%4.9%9,815186,8999,667,749
Veterans Labor Force Participation Rate and Size, Age 18-6462.1%71.2%75.8%6,095133,1087,326,514
Median Household Income$43,776$46,472$57,652
Per Capita Income$23,004$25,746$31,177
Poverty Level (of all people)20.0%18.0%14.6%63,771849,69945,650,345
Households Receiving Food Stamps/SNAP15.2%15.0%12.6%18,313278,38215,029,498
Mean Commute Time (minutes)24.324.626.4
Commute via Public Transportation0.4%0.4%5.1%5937,4337,607,907
Educational Attainment, Age 25-64
No High School Diploma12.1%12.9%11.4%20,093324,36519,230,541
High School Graduate32.5%29.7%26.0%54,085747,74643,784,920
Some College, No Degree22.3%22.6%21.2%37,145567,77335,803,629
Associate's Degree8.0%9.1%9.0%13,255229,60315,199,517
Bachelor's Degree16.2%16.6%20.5%26,989416,19534,602,913
Postgraduate Degree9.0%9.1%11.8%14,911228,92319,917,735
Housing
Total Housing Units153,8612,231,126135,393,564
Median House Value (of owner-occupied units)$127,843$132,100$193,500
Homeowner Vacancy0.9%2.2%1.7%75029,5471,346,331
Rental Vacancy5.0%10.0%6.1%2,15766,5252,838,344
Renter-Occupied Housing Units (% of Occupied Units)33.0%31.4%36.2%39,840583,47842,992,786
Occupied Housing Units with No Vehicle Available (% of Occupied Units)7.7%6.2%8.8%9,295115,88910,468,418
Social
Enrolled in Grade 12 (% of total population)1.4%1.3%1.4%4,70664,3174,437,324
Disconnected Youth2.4%3.2%2.7%5888,399456,548
Children in Single Parent Families (% of all children)42.4%39.3%34.5%28,182403,86324,106,567
With a Disability, Age 18-6413.7%14.3%10.3%28,850418,17120,276,199
With a Disability, Age 18-64, Labor Force Participation Rate and Size30.7%32.9%41.4%8,858137,7548,395,884
Foreign Born2.8%3.5%13.4%9,238167,92643,028,127
Speak English Less Than Very Well (population 5 yrs and over)1.7%2.1%8.5%5,35496,88525,654,421