Tuscaloosa is a relatively large city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 111,338 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Tuscaloosa is the fifth largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tuscaloosa is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tuscaloosa is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tuscaloosa who work in teaching (10.42%), office and administrative support (9.84%), and management occupations (9.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.64% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Tuscaloosa is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Tuscaloosa is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy. The citizens of Tuscaloosa are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.12% of adults in Tuscaloosa have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Tuscaloosa in 2022 was $31,324, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,296 for a family of four. However, Tuscaloosa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tuscaloosa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tuscaloosa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tuscaloosa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tuscaloosa include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Tuscaloosa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
