Where has Tuscaloosa looked like this before?
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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Tuscaloosa | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 237,552 | 245,459 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 13.3% | — | |
| Median household income | $66,231 | $69,752 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 16.8% | 14.5% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.1% | 34.3% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 15.8% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $248,700 | $260,100 | 36 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,037 | $1,119 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.7% | 7.5% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 7.4% | 9.7% | 9 |
TuscaloosaPeer median
TuscaloosaPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +7.4% |
| Housing units | — | — | +8.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | +20.4% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +42.3% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +26.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +8.3% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +216.5% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | +7.4% |
| Restaurants & bars | 18.6 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.9 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 14.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 13.5 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.4 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.9 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 17.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, AR | 84 | 256,765 | — | $70,639 | 35.2% |
| McLennan, TX | 72 | 266,067 | — | $66,643 | 28.7% |
| Lubbock, TX | 70 | 318,884 | — | $64,155 | 33.4% |
| Montgomery, TN | 70 | 234,153 | — | $75,613 | 31.1% |
| Minnehaha, SD | 69 | 203,289 | — | $76,880 | 35.2% |
| Warren, KY | 69 | 140,918 | — | $65,794 | 32.3% |
| Bell, TX | 68 | 386,897 | — | $68,865 | 27.2% |
| Cleveland, OK | 67 | 300,047 | +13.3% | $77,068 | 36.2% |
| Lee, AL | 66 | 181,134 | — | $65,824 | 42.4% |
| Cass, ND | 65 | 193,400 | — | $75,555 | 42.6% |