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Tuscaloosa, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Tuscaloosa is a Census city of 111,038 people across 62.54 square miles of land, in Tuscaloosa County. Median household income is $51,464, 42.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 70 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $27.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tuscaloosa
What Tuscaloosa is
- Census place typecity
- Land area62.54 sq mi
- Water area10.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,776
- County holding the largest share of its areaTuscaloosa 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.
Tuscaloosa
How many people live in Tuscaloosa
- Population111,038
- Median age27.2
- Population under 1819,290
- Share under 1817.4 percent
- Population 65 and over14,431
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households42,257
- Family households20,169
- Share of households that are families47.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tuscaloosa
- Median household income$51,464
- Per capita income$31,728
- Civilian labor force54,687
- Employed50,466
- Unemployed4,221
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over59,036
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tuscaloosa
- Housing units52,122
- Occupied units42,257
- Vacant units9,865
- Vacancy rate18.9 percent
- Owner occupied18,118
- Renter occupied24,139
- Ownership rate42.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$255,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,055
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.6 percent
- Single family units27,075
- Share single family51.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24,376
- Share in buildings of two or more46.8 percent
- Mobile homes671 plus or minus 221
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tuscaloosa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute45,198
- Commuting under 15 minutes17,627
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,609
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home8.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tuscaloosa
SBA loans in Tuscaloosa (7(a))
- Approvals70
- Gross approval$27,931,400
- Average approval$399,020
- Median approval$234,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$808,650
- Largest approval$2,937,000
- Jobs supported1,055
- Jobs per approval15.1
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full14
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.9 percent
- Share to franchises30.0 percent
- Distinct lenders26
- Distinct industries by NAICS43
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tuscaloosa, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have 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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SBA loans in Tuscaloosa (504)
- Approvals32
- Gross approval$21,591,000
- Average approval$674,719
- Median approval$513,500
- Largest approval$3,986,000
- Jobs supported339
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tuscaloosa, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tuscaloosa
- NFIP communityCity of Tuscaloosa
- NFIP community number010203
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date01/16/14
The City of Tuscaloosa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010203 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tuscaloosa County, not Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa County context, not Tuscaloosa figures
- Establishments in Tuscaloosa County4,189
- Covered employment, Tuscaloosa County99,288
- Average annual pay, Tuscaloosa County$59,535
- Housing units permitted, Tuscaloosa County631
Every figure in this section is published for Tuscaloosa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tuscaloosa.
All Tuscaloosa County figures →
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.
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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
Tuscaloosa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama?
111,038, in 42,257 households. Tuscaloosa city covers 62.54 square miles of land, which is 1,776 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tuscaloosa in?
Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa?
$51,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $255,500. Median gross rent is $1,055 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tuscaloosa businesses?
70 7(a) approvals totaling $27.9 m since FY2020, across 26 lenders, median approval $234,000, plus 32 504 approvals worth $21.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tuscaloosa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tuscaloosa borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tuscaloosa. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tuscaloosa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tuscaloosa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tuscaloosa, city of, community 010203, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Tuscaloosa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa.
Is zoning published for Tuscaloosa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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