Tuscaloosa County Information
Tuscaloosa in
Alabama occupies
1,351 square miles and has a 2006 population of
171,159, a change from a 2000 population of
164,875 and
150,500 in 1990.
19.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15.1% percent is 25-35, and
12.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
793 acts of violent crime reported in
Tuscaloosa in 2004, a change from
1,319 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,584 people:
2.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Tuscaloosa | |
| State | Alabama | |
| Land Area | 1,351 sq. miles | Ranked 500 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 171,159 | Ranked 346 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 168,396 | |
| Population 2000 | 164,875 | Ranked 326 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 150,500 | Ranked 310 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 67.7% | |
| African American | 30.1% | |
| Asian American | 1.1% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 19.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 793 | 1,319 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 16 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 70 | |
| Robberies | 219 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 488 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 7,873 | 13,330 |
| Burglaries | 1,981 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 5,375 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 517 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 88,366 | 82,536 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,584 | 2,869 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% | 3.5% |
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