Language Spoken At Home in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 182,587 | 100% |
English only | 171,845 | 94.1% |
Language other than English | 10,742 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,945 | 2.7% |
Spanish | 6,648 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,468 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,165 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 468 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,608 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 916 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 321 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 93 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 194,254 | 100% |
American | 20,666 | 10.6% |
Arab | 319 | 0.2% |
Czech | 137 | 0.1% |
Danish | 230 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,418 | 0.7% |
English | 15,078 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 2,665 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 168 | 0.1% |
German | 12,624 | 6.5% |
Greek | 363 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 159 | 0.1% |
Irish | 15,853 | 8.2% |
Italian | 3,614 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 84 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 382 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,044 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 55 | 0.0% |
Russian | 370 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,456 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 3,540 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 52 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 848 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 855 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 106 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 808 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 226 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 67,919 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 43,456 | 64.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,052 | 26.6% |
Married-couple family | 31,205 | 45.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,923 | 17.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,598 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 798 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,653 | 14.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,331 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 24,463 | 36.0% |
Householder living alone | 19,793 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 5,523 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,225 | 29.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,388 | 21.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 184,916 | 100% |
Householder | 67,919 | 36.7% |
Spouse | 31,285 | 16.9% |
Child | 58,219 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 15,072 | 8.2% |
Nonrelatives | 12,421 | 6.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,824 | 1.0% |
Marital Status in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 76,154 | 100% |
Never married | 32,553 | 42.7% |
Now married, except separated | 33,691 | 44.2% |
Separated | 851 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 1,569 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 7,490 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 83,314 | 100% |
Never married | 31,191 | 37.4% |
Now married, except separated | 33,609 | 40.3% |
Separated | 1,820 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 7,174 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 9,520 | 11.4% |
Fertility in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,913 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,222 | 41.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,886 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,562 | 54.1% |
Less than 1 year | 312 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 516 | 17.9% |
3 or 4 years | 269 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 465 | 16.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,562 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,026 | 65.7% |
Who are married | 1,016 | 65.0% |
School Enrollment in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 61,025 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,760 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,068 | 3.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,474 | 30.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,289 | 15.2% |
College or graduate school | 28,434 | 46.6% |
Educational Attainment in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 114,468 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,757 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,529 | 10.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 36,344 | 31.8% |
Some college, no degree | 25,034 | 21.9% |
Associate's degree | 6,395 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 18,105 | 15.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 12,304 | 10.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.6% |
Veteran Status in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 152,444 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,207 | 8.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 192,344 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,281 | 12.6% |
Under 18 years | 41,613 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,568 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 130,122 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,178 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 20,609 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,535 | 41.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 191,671 | 100% |
Same house | 155,575 | 81.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 35,317 | 18.4% |
Same county | 21,322 | 11.1% |
Different county | 13,995 | 7.3% |
Same state | 8,463 | 4.4% |
Different state | 5,532 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 779 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 194,254 | 100% |
Native | 187,605 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 186,338 | 95.9% |
State of residence | 143,429 | 73.8% |
Different state | 42,909 | 22.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,267 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 6,649 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,649 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,128 | 32.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,521 | 68.0% |
Year of Entry in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,916 | 100% |
Native | 1,267 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,267 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,649 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 357 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,292 | 94.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Tuscaloosa County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,649 | 100% |
Europe | 1,032 | 15.5% |
Asia | 2,033 | 30.6% |
Africa | 86 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 32 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 3,400 | 51.1% |
Northern America | 66 | 1.0% |