Tuscumbia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,169 people and four associated neighborhoods, Tuscumbia is the 78th largest community in Alabama. Tuscumbia has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Tuscumbia, where the median household income is $47,342.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tuscumbia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tuscumbia is a city of professionals, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tuscumbia who work in food service (11.69%), management occupations (10.21%), and community and social services (8.45%). Also of interest is that Tuscumbia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The education level of Tuscumbia citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.05% of adults in Tuscumbia have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tuscumbia in 2022 was $30,921, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,684 for a family of four. However, Tuscumbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tuscumbia is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tuscumbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tuscumbia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tuscumbia include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Tuscumbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
