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Tuskegee, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Tuskegee is a Census city of 8,938 people across 17.06 square miles of land, in Macon County. Median household income is $38,000, 40.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tuskegee
What Tuskegee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.06 sq mi
- Water area0.27 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land524
- County holding the largest share of its areaMacon County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tuskegee
How many people live in Tuskegee
- Population8,938
- Median age22.9
- Population under 181,370
- Share under 1815.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,311
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households3,132
- Family households1,698
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tuskegee
Income and work in Tuskegee
- Median household income$38,000
- Per capita income$22,831
- Civilian labor force3,821
- Employed3,407
- Unemployed414 plus or minus 199
- Unemployment rate10.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over4,156
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tuskegee
- Housing units4,630
- Occupied units3,132
- Vacant units1,498
- Vacancy rate32.4 percent
- Owner occupied1,281
- Renter occupied1,851
- Ownership rate40.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$757
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units2,911
- Share single family62.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,633
- Share in buildings of two or more35.3 percent
- Mobile homes86 plus or minus 50
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tuskegee
How Tuskegee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,102
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,351 plus or minus 294
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more993 plus or minus 264
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone62.3 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked16.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tuskegee
SBA loans in Tuskegee (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,375,500
- Average approval$343,875
- Median approval$206,250
- Largest approval$813,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tuskegee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tuskegee
- NFIP communityCity of Tuskegee
- NFIP community number010150
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/20/26
The City of Tuskegee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010150 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Macon County, not Tuskegee
Macon County context, not Tuskegee figures
- Establishments in Macon County196
- Covered employment, Macon County4,827
- Average annual pay, Macon County$56,933
- Housing units permitted, Macon County6
Every figure in this section is published for Macon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tuskegee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tuskegee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tuskegee, Alabama?
8,938, in 3,132 households. Tuskegee city covers 17.06 square miles of land, which is 524 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tuskegee in?
Macon County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tuskegee?
$38,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,800. Median gross rent is $757 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tuskegee businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $206,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tuskegee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tuskegee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tuskegee. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tuskegee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tuskegee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tuskegee, city of, community 010150, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tuskegee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Macon County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tuskegee.
Is zoning published for Tuskegee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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