Cities / Alabama / Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, AL

111,038 people

Right Now

Weather

84.2°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 96°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Tuscaloosa)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 6.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BHM

53 mi — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Population & People

Population

111,038

Median age

27.2

Median household income

$51,464

Poverty rate

25.1%

Unemployment rate

7.7%

Bachelor's degree+

39.4%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$255,500

Median gross rent

$1,055/mo

Homeownership rate

42.88%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,169

HUD Fair Market Rent (Tuscaloosa County, 6 mi from Tuscaloosa), 2026. Efficiency $966, 1BR $972, 2BR $1169, 3BR $1490, 4BR $1548. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alabama commercial electricity

14.52¢/kWh

Alabama industrial electricity

7.73¢/kWh

Alabama residential electricity

16.1¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

341154.2

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

260648

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alabama

540.51

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Source: FRED, Alabama-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

53 mi away

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

184 mi away

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

187 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alabama energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alabama economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).