Tuscaloosa is a relatively large city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 114,288 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Tuscaloosa is the fifth largest community in Alabama.Tuscaloosa is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tuscaloosa is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tuscaloosa who work in teaching (10.42%), office and administrative support (9.84%), and management occupations (9.66%). A relatively large number of people in Tuscaloosa telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Tuscaloosa really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Tuscaloosa is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Tuscaloosa more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Tuscaloosa’s character and quality of life. The population of Tuscaloosa is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.12% of adults in Tuscaloosa have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Tuscaloosa in 2022 was $31,324, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,296 for a family of four. However, Tuscaloosa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tuscaloosa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tuscaloosa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tuscaloosa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tuscaloosa include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Tuscaloosa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
