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Tuscaloosa Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Tuscaloosa Area is $22,349, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Tuscaloosa Area median household income is $43,567. On average Tuscaloosa Area residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #540

Tuscaloosa Area	22,349 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	24,743 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	30,555 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	20,541 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #523

Tuscaloosa Area	43,567 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	59,363 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	15.44%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Tuscaloosa Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Tuscaloosa Area		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.02%	$16,390, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.14%	$16,928, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.27%	$3,266, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.75%	$19,945, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	56,322 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	71,594 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Tuscaloosa Area	Alabama	U.S.
White	$52,873, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$28,105, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,420, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$44,817, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$52,955, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
One Race, Other	$45,833, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,250, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Tuscaloosa Area	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$16,273, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,370, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,427, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$34,884, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Tuscaloosa Area	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	188,906, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	90,027, 47.66%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	56,292, 62.53%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	78, 0.09%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	56,214, 62.44%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	51,077, 90.86%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,137, 9.14%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	33,735, 37.47%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	98,879, 52.34%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	52,742, 53.34%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	52,742, 53.34%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	47,963, 90.94%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,779, 9.06%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	46,137, 46.66%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Tuscaloosa Area	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	97,118, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	83,044, 85.51%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,949, 9.21%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	568, 0.58%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	1,407, 1.45%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	897, 0.92%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,253, 2.32%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Tuscaloosa Area	22.7 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Tuscaloosa Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	99,040	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	51,077, 51.57%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,320, 26.08%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,940, 15.55%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,981, 13.67%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	499, 0.98%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,342, 12.42%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,490, 24.45%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	47,963, 48.43%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,302, 40.24%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10,043, 20.94%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,895, 31.06%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37, 0.08%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	142, 0.30%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,514, 7.33%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Tuscaloosa Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	99,040, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,596, 2.62%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	7,280, 7.35%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,768, 12.89%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,259, 2.28%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11,417, 11.53%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,816, 3.85%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	1,501, 1.52%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,578, 4.62%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,927, 6.99%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	28,815, 29.09%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,721, 8.81%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,681, 3.72%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,681, 4.73%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Tuscaloosa Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	43,871	19.69%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7,972	14.72%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.