Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa County has 237,552 residents across 18 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $66,231, 3% above the Alabama figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $248,700, and 32% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

237,552residentsACS 2020–2024

$66,231median household incomeAlabama: $64K

$248,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Tuscaloosa County in AlabamaZIP codes in Tuscaloosa County highlighted; the rest of Alabama in grey

Map of Alabama with Tuscaloosa County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 18 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
35401	43,459	$29K	$145K	27%	28%	79%	20 min
35404	22,445	$49K	$198K	44%	30%	85%	26 min
35405	49,420	$62K	$234K	54%	30%	91%	23 min
35406	18,904	$119K	$482K	76%	68%	97%	20 min
35444	4,216	$69K	$182K	89%	24%	95%	30 min
35446	1,896	$39K	$158K	79%	8%	82%	31 min
35452	4,195	$71K	$187K	91%	21%	88%	28 min
35453	12,620	$69K	$210K	87%	18%	91%	30 min
35456	3,745	$57K	$202K	74%	10%	90%	30 min
35458	1,211	$65K	$175K	85%	30%	72%	27 min
35463	1,603	$59K	$226K	94%	12%	87%	26 min
35473	18,198	$70K	$273K	59%	36%	90%	23 min
35475	20,745	$109K	$334K	93%	37%	91%	30 min
35476	8,521	$61K	$221K	41%	24%	86%	19 min
35480	1,879	$88K	$252K	96%	15%	94%	34 min
35487	1,950	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	0%	–	9 min
35490	4,457	$88K	$199K	88%	17%	93%	33 min
35546	4,275	$70K	$168K	81%	15%	79%	42 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

237,552 residents in 90,052 households, next to the Alabama figure.

21%

under 18

32%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

44%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

104,290 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $248,700 (±$6,221).

61%

of households own their home

62%

of homes are detached single-family houses

22%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$1,037

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201917%

2000–200920%

1990–199915%

1980–198912%

1970–197914%

1960–19699%

1950–19596%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,331.

$66,231

median household income

16.8%

of people live below the poverty line

5.8%

unemployment rate

32%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates