Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tuscaloosa County covers 1,321 sq mi of land and has about 237,552 residents. 28 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 18 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

237,552

180/sq mi

Median household income

$66K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$249K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$1,037

U.S. $1,413

Median age

32.8

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

16.8%

U.S. 12.5%

Cities and towns

Zip codes in Tuscaloosa County

28 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
35401	Tuscaloosa	Residential	43,459	$29,152	$144,500
35402	Tuscaloosa · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35403	Tuscaloosa · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35404	Tuscaloosa	Residential	22,445	$48,932	$197,500
35405	Tuscaloosa	Residential	49,420	$62,301	$234,000
35406	Tuscaloosa	Residential	18,904	$119,250	$481,600
35407	Tuscaloosa · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35440	Abernant · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35444	Brookwood	Residential	4,216	$69,207	$181,500
35446	Buhl	Residential	1,896	$39,313	$158,200
35449	Coaling · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35452	Coker	Residential	4,195	$70,962	$187,300
35453	Cottondale	Residential	12,620	$68,533	$209,900
35456	Duncanville	Residential	3,745	$56,574	$202,300
35457	Echola	Residential	56	—	—
35458	Elrod	Residential	1,211	$64,688	$174,500
35463	Fosters	Residential	1,603	$59,464	$226,000
35468	Kellerman · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35473	Northport	Residential	18,198	$69,657	$272,800
35475	Northport	Residential	20,745	$108,559	$334,000
35476	Northport	Residential	8,521	$61,154	$221,400
35478	Peterson · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35480	Ralph	Residential	1,879	$88,200	$251,500
35482	Samantha · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35486	Tuscaloosa · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
35487	Tuscaloosa	Residential	1,950	—	—
35490	Vance	Residential	4,457	$87,813	$199,200
35546	Berry	Residential	4,275	$69,531	$167,600

Tuscaloosa County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

19%

$25–50k

19%

$50–75k

17%

$75–100k

12%

$100–150k

16%

$150–200k

$200k+

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

High school

28%

Some college

21%

Associate's

10%

Bachelor's

18%

Graduate

14%

How people get to work

Drove alone

79%

Carpooled

10%

Transit

0.7%

Walked

Bicycle

0.2%

Worked from home

Other

0.9%

At a glance

	Tuscaloosa	U.S.
Own their home	61.4%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	35.7%
Work from home	7.4%	15.1%
Households with broadband	88.6%	91%
Without health insurance	6.7%	8.4%
Foreign-born	4.7%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	6.2%	6.2%
Unemployment	5.8%	5.2%
Average commute	23.3 min	26.4 min