Tuscaloosa, AL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tuscaloosa, AL: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 112,654. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet TUSCALOOSA-AL · Tuscaloosa, AL 4 ZIPs · 112,654 pop · #15441/25278 · Tuscaloosa County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $64,909
- RANK-LOWER #15441/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elrod
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 50% owners
- POP-MID 112,654
- SPREAD-SPLIT 35401→35406
- HOME-MID $264,400
Nearest income peer: Elrod, AL ( $221 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tuscaloosa
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tuscaloosa on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Buhl · lowest
Buhl · lowest
$39,313 median HH income
- Fosters · near
Fosters · near
$59,464 median HH income
- Elrod · near
Elrod · near
$64,688 median HH income
- Tuscaloosa · this city
Tuscaloosa · this city
$64,909 median HH income
- Cottondale · near
Cottondale · near
$68,533 median HH income
- Brookwood · near
Brookwood · near
$69,207 median HH income
- Ralph · highest
Ralph · highest
$88,200 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tuscaloosa, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 39th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 112,654
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,909
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,909 and poverty 21.5% concentrate in 35401.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,136 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Alabama, Florence is the closest lower-income city and Addison the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tuscaloosa.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Tuscaloosa differ
Tuscaloosa's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $29,152 in ZIP 35401 to $119,250 in ZIP 35406, while home values span $144,500 in 35401 to $481,600 in 35406. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 4.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 3.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 39.7 points
35401 to 35406
35401 to 35406
35406 to 35401
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Tuscaloosa residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Tuscaloosa: the largest, 35401, is only about 35% of 112,654 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Tuscaloosa
Citywide ZBP: 2,686 establishments, 48,398 employees , annual payroll $2,536,861k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35401 (1,107 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (454) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Tuscaloosa, AL
These ZIP codes sit in Tuscaloosa County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Tuscaloosa. See the Tuscaloosa County roll-up →
Tuscaloosa sits in the lower half of Tuscaloosa County on income: Northport, Mc Calla and Cottondale report more, Duncanville, Buhl and Fosters report less. Buhl marks the far end of that range at $39,313, 39% below Tuscaloosa.
Side-by-side: Compare 35401 vs 35405 →
Tuscaloosa roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Tuscaloosa, .