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Tuscaloosa Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top
Alabama Law
Alabama Constitution
Alabama Codes from Justia
Code of Alabama from Alabama Legislative Information System Online (ALISON)
Administrative Code of Alabama from ALISON
Alabama Legislation 1998+ from ALISON

Alabama State Government
Office of the Governor - Official website of Alabama's governor.
Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals

Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

Tuscaloosa AL Lawyers

State Attorney General Federal Courts U.S. Supreme Court

Alabama Northern
- US Attorneys [ Birmingham - Main Office | Huntsville ]
- Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
- Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
- District Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Huntsville ]
- Probation Office [ Main Office - Birmingham | Florence | Gadsden | Huntsville | Tuscaloosa ]
Alabama Southern
- US Attorneys [ Mobile - Main Office ]
- Public Defenders [ Main Office ]
- Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Mobile ]
- Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Mobile ]
- District Court [ Main Office - Mobile ]
- Pretrial Services [ Main Office - Mobile ]
- Probation Office [ Main Office - Mobile | Selma ]

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 192,034
Land Area (2000): 6,770.154 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 138.977 square kilometers

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	161,384	2002	166,336	2005	Not Available
2000	164,210	2003	194,229	2006	198,666
2001	165,515	2004	195,918	2007	199,823

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	238,216	61.74%
Rural, Farm	5,391	1.40%
Rural, Non-farm	142,258	36.87%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Tuscaloosa Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	79,915	76,070	3,844	4.81%	48
1991	80,114	75,720	4,394	5.48%	55
1992	79,981	75,157	4,824	6.03%	60
1993	82,581	78,059	4,523	5.48%	55
1994	85,336	81,243	4,094	4.80%	48
1995	87,053	83,015	4,038	4.64%	47
1996	88,762	85,271	3,491	3.93%	39
1997	92,160	88,680	3,480	3.78%	38
1998	94,075	91,104	2,971	3.16%	32
1999	94,801	91,720	3,081	3.25%	33
2000	93,105	89,647	3,458	3.71%	37
2001	92,768	88,937	3,831	4.13%	41
2002	92,276	88,014	4,262	4.62%	46
2003	92,042	87,613	4,429	4.81%	48
2004	92,575	88,348	4,227	4.57%	46
2005	94,037	90,819	3,217	3.42%	34
2006	97,708	94,710	2,998	3.07%	31
2007	99,404	96,348	3,056	3.07%	31
2008	99,548	95,480	4,068	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	78,611	75,038	3,573	4.55%	45
Feb 1990	81,477	73,139	8,338	10.23%	102
Mar 1990	78,978	76,027	2,951	3.74%	37
Apr 1990	79,283	76,152	3,131	3.95%	39
May 1990	79,489	76,226	3,263	4.10%	41
Jun 1990	78,990	75,064	3,926	4.97%	50
Jul 1990	79,035	75,535	3,500	4.43%	44
Aug 1990	80,162	76,216	3,946	4.92%	49
Sep 1990	80,654	77,261	3,393	4.21%	42
Oct 1990	80,809	77,602	3,207	3.97%	40
Nov 1990	81,149	77,586	3,563	4.39%	44
Dec 1990	80,338	76,999	3,339	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	79,398	75,414	3,984	5.02%	50
Feb 1991	80,565	75,802	4,763	5.91%	59
Mar 1991	79,948	75,730	4,218	5.28%	53
Apr 1991	80,331	76,533	3,798	4.73%	47
May 1991	80,085	75,703	4,382	5.47%	55
Jun 1991	80,172	74,946	5,226	6.52%	65
Jul 1991	79,529	74,853	4,676	5.88%	59
Aug 1991	79,305	74,523	4,782	6.03%	60
Sep 1991	80,034	75,778	4,256	5.32%	53
Oct 1991	80,514	76,444	4,070	5.06%	51
Nov 1991	80,677	76,487	4,190	5.19%	52
Dec 1991	80,806	76,423	4,383	5.42%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	79,817	74,602	5,215	6.53%	65
Feb 1992	80,355	74,853	5,502	6.85%	68
Mar 1992	80,186	75,205	4,981	6.21%	62
Apr 1992	80,196	75,691	4,505	5.62%	56
May 1992	79,809	75,034	4,775	5.98%	60
Jun 1992	79,618	73,848	5,770	7.25%	72
Jul 1992	79,759	74,582	5,177	6.49%	65
Aug 1992	79,541	74,508	5,033	6.33%	63
Sep 1992	79,632	75,397	4,235	5.32%	53
Oct 1992	79,804	75,797	4,007	5.02%	50
Nov 1992	80,356	76,120	4,236	5.27%	53
Dec 1992	80,702	76,250	4,452	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	79,964	74,883	5,081	6.35%	64
Feb 1993	80,905	75,917	4,988	6.17%	62
Mar 1993	80,962	76,491	4,471	5.52%	55
Apr 1993	81,264	77,192	4,072	5.01%	50
May 1993	82,094	77,814	4,280	5.21%	52
Jun 1993	82,524	77,059	5,465	6.62%	66
Jul 1993	82,473	77,786	4,687	5.68%	57
Aug 1993	82,897	78,191	4,706	5.68%	57
Sep 1993	82,745	78,699	4,046	4.89%	49
Oct 1993	84,567	80,562	4,005	4.74%	47
Nov 1993	85,235	80,957	4,278	5.02%	50
Dec 1993	85,346	81,153	4,193	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	83,940	79,080	4,860	5.79%	58
Feb 1994	84,814	79,925	4,889	5.76%	58
Mar 1994	84,407	80,184	4,223	5.00%	50
Apr 1994	84,563	80,842	3,721	4.40%	44
May 1994	84,875	81,271	3,604	4.25%	42
Jun 1994	84,485	80,062	4,423	5.24%	52
Jul 1994	84,630	80,352	4,278	5.05%	51
Aug 1994	85,175	80,786	4,389	5.15%	52
Sep 1994	85,706	82,138	3,568	4.16%	42
Oct 1994	87,221	83,308	3,913	4.49%	45
Nov 1994	87,197	83,554	3,643	4.18%	42
Dec 1994	87,023	83,410	3,613	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	85,312	80,810	4,502	5.28%	53
Feb 1995	86,262	81,762	4,500	5.22%	52
Mar 1995	86,469	82,430	4,039	4.67%	47
Apr 1995	86,516	82,579	3,937	4.55%	46
May 1995	86,834	82,866	3,968	4.57%	46
Jun 1995	86,733	81,791	4,942	5.70%	57
Jul 1995	87,337	82,897	4,440	5.08%	51
Aug 1995	87,637	83,020	4,617	5.27%	53
Sep 1995	87,750	83,923	3,827	4.36%	44
Oct 1995	88,408	84,851	3,557	4.02%	40
Nov 1995	87,845	84,697	3,148	3.58%	36
Dec 1995	87,533	84,554	2,979	3.40%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	86,160	82,691	3,469	4.03%	40
Feb 1996	87,335	83,512	3,823	4.38%	44
Mar 1996	87,845	84,516	3,329	3.79%	38
Apr 1996	87,840	84,868	2,972	3.38%	34
May 1996	88,242	84,777	3,465	3.93%	39
Jun 1996	87,730	83,682	4,048	4.61%	46
Jul 1996	89,057	85,148	3,909	4.39%	44
Aug 1996	89,072	85,433	3,639	4.09%	41
Sep 1996	89,785	86,388	3,397	3.78%	38
Oct 1996	90,894	87,337	3,557	3.91%	39
Nov 1996	90,834	87,431	3,403	3.75%	37
Dec 1996	90,349	87,466	2,883	3.19%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	89,895	86,135	3,760	4.18%	42
Feb 1997	91,240	87,380	3,860	4.23%	42
Mar 1997	91,805	88,243	3,562	3.88%	39
Apr 1997	91,303	88,236	3,067	3.36%	34
May 1997	91,447	88,266	3,181	3.48%	35
Jun 1997	92,164	87,882	4,282	4.65%	46
Jul 1997	91,827	87,939	3,888	4.23%	42
Aug 1997	92,517	88,463	4,054	4.38%	44
Sep 1997	93,089	89,529	3,560	3.82%	38
Oct 1997	93,464	90,286	3,178	3.40%	34
Nov 1997	93,926	91,101	2,825	3.01%	30
Dec 1997	93,245	90,701	2,544	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	92,485	89,275	3,210	3.47%	35
Feb 1998	93,345	90,340	3,005	3.22%	32
Mar 1998	93,731	90,935	2,796	2.98%	30
Apr 1998	93,182	90,926	2,256	2.42%	24
May 1998	93,874	91,383	2,491	2.65%	27
Jun 1998	93,715	90,317	3,398	3.63%	36
Jul 1998	93,631	90,065	3,566	3.81%	38
Aug 1998	94,099	90,623	3,476	3.69%	37
Sep 1998	94,805	91,722	3,083	3.25%	33
Oct 1998	95,314	92,302	3,012	3.16%	32
Nov 1998	95,128	92,312	2,816	2.96%	30
Dec 1998	95,588	93,042	2,546	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	94,025	90,874	3,151	3.35%	34
Feb 1999	94,993	91,730	3,263	3.43%	34
Mar 1999	95,271	92,295	2,976	3.12%	31
Apr 1999	94,648	91,957	2,691	2.84%	28
May 1999	94,593	91,657	2,936	3.10%	31
Jun 1999	94,283	90,804	3,479	3.69%	37
Jul 1999	94,154	90,678	3,476	3.69%	37
Aug 1999	94,447	90,796	3,651	3.87%	39
Sep 1999	94,550	91,502	3,048	3.22%	32
Oct 1999	95,171	92,251	2,920	3.07%	31
Nov 1999	95,715	92,961	2,754	2.88%	29
Dec 1999	95,766	93,140	2,626	2.74%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	93,030	89,346	3,684	3.96%	40
Feb 2000	93,168	89,546	3,622	3.89%	39
Mar 2000	92,679	89,409	3,270	3.53%	35
Apr 2000	92,900	90,220	2,680	2.88%	29
May 2000	93,167	90,173	2,994	3.21%	32
Jun 2000	93,371	89,502	3,869	4.14%	41
Jul 2000	92,296	88,432	3,864	4.19%	42
Aug 2000	92,572	88,384	4,188	4.52%	45
Sep 2000	92,971	89,478	3,493	3.76%	38
Oct 2000	93,531	90,020	3,511	3.75%	38
Nov 2000	93,531	90,247	3,284	3.51%	35
Dec 2000	94,040	91,009	3,031	3.22%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	93,269	89,702	3,567	3.82%	38
Feb 2001	93,882	90,298	3,584	3.82%	38
Mar 2001	94,082	90,687	3,395	3.61%	36
Apr 2001	93,878	90,990	2,888	3.08%	31
May 2001	93,574	90,813	2,761	2.95%	30
Jun 2001	91,079	87,165	3,914	4.30%	43
Jul 2001	91,252	87,456	3,796	4.16%	42
Aug 2001	90,806	86,621	4,185	4.61%	46
Sep 2001	93,440	88,324	5,116	5.48%	55
Oct 2001	92,946	88,710	4,236	4.56%	46
Nov 2001	92,604	88,299	4,305	4.65%	46
Dec 2001	92,406	88,177	4,229	4.58%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	91,207	86,662	4,545	4.98%	50
Feb 2002	92,334	87,910	4,424	4.79%	48
Mar 2002	92,720	88,480	4,240	4.57%	46
Apr 2002	91,887	88,274	3,613	3.93%	39
May 2002	92,187	88,518	3,669	3.98%	40
Jun 2002	91,893	87,084	4,809	5.23%	52
Jul 2002	91,453	86,770	4,683	5.12%	51
Aug 2002	91,812	87,106	4,706	5.13%	51
Sep 2002	92,914	88,801	4,113	4.43%	44
Oct 2002	93,448	89,279	4,169	4.46%	45
Nov 2002	92,855	88,699	4,156	4.48%	45
Dec 2002	92,605	88,588	4,017	4.34%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	91,544	87,146	4,398	4.80%	48
Feb 2003	92,220	87,745	4,475	4.85%	49
Mar 2003	92,626	88,549	4,077	4.40%	44
Apr 2003	92,387	87,721	4,666	5.05%	51
May 2003	91,636	87,676	3,960	4.32%	43
Jun 2003	91,789	86,647	5,142	5.60%	56
Jul 2003	90,932	86,220	4,712	5.18%	52
Aug 2003	90,863	86,057	4,806	5.29%	53
Sep 2003	91,542	87,283	4,259	4.65%	47
Oct 2003	92,837	88,514	4,323	4.66%	47
Nov 2003	93,192	88,905	4,287	4.60%	46
Dec 2003	92,930	88,893	4,037	4.34%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	92,300	87,867	4,433	4.80%	48
Feb 2004	92,343	87,900	4,443	4.81%	48
Mar 2004	92,543	88,129	4,414	4.77%	48
Apr 2004	91,916	88,163	3,753	4.08%	41
May 2004	91,797	87,909	3,888	4.24%	42
Jun 2004	92,661	87,874	4,787	5.17%	52
Jul 2004	92,608	87,862	4,746	5.12%	51
Aug 2004	92,488	87,672	4,816	5.21%	52
Sep 2004	92,523	88,432	4,091	4.42%	44
Oct 2004	93,194	89,217	3,977	4.27%	43
Nov 2004	93,342	89,564	3,778	4.05%	40
Dec 2004	93,179	89,585	3,594	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	91,850	87,919	3,931	4.28%	43
Feb 2005	92,166	88,269	3,897	4.23%	42
Mar 2005	92,390	89,235	3,155	3.41%	34
Apr 2005	93,361	90,769	2,592	2.78%	28
May 2005	93,338	90,568	2,770	2.97%	30
Jun 2005	94,258	90,561	3,697	3.92%	39
Jul 2005	93,843	90,257	3,586	3.82%	38
Aug 2005	93,739	90,261	3,478	3.71%	37
Sep 2005	94,838	91,841	2,997	3.16%	32
Oct 2005	96,252	93,223	3,029	3.15%	31
Nov 2005	96,403	93,656	2,747	2.85%	28
Dec 2005	96,001	93,272	2,729	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	95,992	92,731	3,261	3.40%	34
Feb 2006	95,724	92,436	3,288	3.43%	34
Mar 2006	96,259	93,486	2,773	2.88%	29
Apr 2006	96,281	93,826	2,455	2.55%	25
May 2006	96,521	94,023	2,498	2.59%	26
Jun 2006	97,750	94,146	3,604	3.69%	37
Jul 2006	98,460	94,801	3,659	3.72%	37
Aug 2006	98,326	94,851	3,475	3.53%	35
Sep 2006	97,873	95,039	2,834	2.90%	29
Oct 2006	99,324	96,568	2,756	2.77%	28
Nov 2006	99,580	96,888	2,692	2.70%	27
Dec 2006	100,411	97,728	2,683	2.67%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	99,368	96,194	3,174	3.19%	32
Feb 2007	99,326	96,101	3,225	3.25%	32
Mar 2007	99,223	96,365	2,858	2.88%	29
Apr 2007	99,165	96,832	2,333	2.35%	24
May 2007	98,843	96,399	2,444	2.47%	25
Jun 2007	99,371	95,834	3,537	3.56%	36
Jul 2007	99,410	95,888	3,522	3.54%	35
Aug 2007	99,121	95,646	3,475	3.51%	35
Sep 2007	99,264	96,246	3,018	3.04%	30
Oct 2007	99,186	96,439	2,747	2.77%	28
Nov 2007	100,230	97,215	3,015	3.01%	30
Dec 2007	100,335	97,016	3,319	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	100,802	96,777	4,025	3.99%	40
Feb 2008	99,865	96,345	3,520	3.52%	35
Mar 2008	99,915	96,352	3,563	3.57%	36
Apr 2008	99,470	96,533	2,937	2.95%	30
May 2008	99,981	96,122	3,859	3.86%	39
Jun 2008	99,811	95,043	4,768	4.78%	48
Jul 2008	98,919	93,955	4,964	5.02%	50
Aug 2008	98,971	94,406	4,565	4.61%	46
Sep 2008	98,199	93,786	4,413	4.49%	45
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	10,408	11.91%
2.	Educational Services	7,252	8.30%
3.	Health Care	4,578	5.24%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	3,972	4.54%
5.	Public Administration	3,658	4.18%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,596	4.11%
7.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	3,476	3.98%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	3,292	3.77%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,242	3.71%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,140	3.59%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	2,108	2.41%
12.	Mining	2,082	2.38%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,014	2.30%
14.	Truck Transportation	1,894	2.17%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,890	2.16%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,694	1.94%
17.	Finance and Insurance	1,602	1.83%
18.	Utilities	1,312	1.50%
19.	Food Manufacturing	1,174	1.34%
20.	Paper Manufacturing	1,140	1.30%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	15,180	19.15%
2.	Educational Services	15,052	18.99%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,736	7.23%
4.	Finance and Insurance	3,612	4.56%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	3,294	4.15%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,750	3.47%
7.	Public Administration	2,590	3.27%
8.	Social Assistance	2,560	3.23%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,774	2.24%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,756	2.21%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,520	1.92%
12.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,506	1.90%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,504	1.90%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,348	1.70%
15.	Construction	1,256	1.58%
16.	Food Manufacturing	1,052	1.33%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	984	1.24%
18.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	824	1.04%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	818	1.03%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	772	0.97%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	7,330	8.39%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,412	5.05%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,476	3.98%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,438	3.93%
5.	Other Management Occupations	3,308	3.78%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,108	3.56%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,980	3.41%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,748	3.14%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,578	2.95%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,510	2.87%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,400	2.75%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,238	2.56%
13.	Other Construction Trades	2,226	2.55%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	2,042	2.34%
15.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,712	1.96%
16.	Engineers	1,586	1.81%
17.	Carpenters	1,576	1.80%
18.	Computer Specialists	1,556	1.78%
19.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,550	1.77%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	1,380	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	4,942	6.23%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,714	5.95%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,346	5.48%
4.	Cashiers	3,876	4.89%
5.	Registered Nurses	3,694	4.66%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,384	4.27%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,056	3.85%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,876	3.63%
9.	Other Management Occupations	2,602	3.28%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,466	3.11%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,448	3.09%
12.	Other Production Occupations	2,414	3.04%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,308	2.91%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,040	2.57%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,892	2.39%
16.	Child Care Workers	1,794	2.26%
17.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,770	2.23%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	1,742	2.20%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,644	2.07%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,396	1.76%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	153,613	50.64%
15-35 hours	37,917	12.50%
1-14 hours	9,343	3.08%
No regular hours	102,496	33.79%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,942	3.06%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,949	3.07%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	8,759	5.43%
6 AM-6:29 AM	14,998	9.30%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	18,824	11.67%
7 AM-7:29 AM	25,063	15.53%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	29,114	18.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM	12,032	7.46%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,525	2.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	6,058	3.75%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,420	2.12%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,023	1.25%
Noon-3:59 PM	13,033	8.08%
4 PM-11:59 PM	13,596	8.43%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,427	3.36%
5-9	19,339	11.99%
10-14	31,026	19.23%
15-19	33,149	20.55%
20-24	23,160	14.36%
25-29	7,621	4.72%
30-34	17,666	10.95%
35-39	2,875	1.78%
40-44	2,594	1.61%
45-59	9,286	5.76%
60-89	6,248	3.87%
At least 90	2,945	1.83%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	474	0.29%	119,248	73.91%
30-44	138	0.09%	22,997	14.25%
45-59	92	0.06%	9,194	5.70%
At least 60	104	0.06%	9,089	5.63%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	266	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	18,794	11.40%
Car / truck / van, solo	137,002	83.08%
Motorcycle	69	0.04%
Other	808	0.49%
Public transportation	808	0.49%
Walked	3,589	2.18%
Worked at home	3,562	2.16%

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Tuscaloosa Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 149,800 (365,918 people)
: 98,892 (299,564 people)
: 33,481
: 193,718
Tuscaloosa Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	26,061	17.32%
$10,000-$14,999	12,021	7.99%
$15,000-$19,999	11,247	7.47%
$20,000-$24,999	10,553	7.01%
$25,000-$29,999	9,663	6.42%
$30,000-$34,999	9,646	6.41%
$35,000-$39,999	8,468	5.63%
$40,000-$44,999	7,202	4.79%
$45,000-$49,999	7,429	4.94%
$50,000-$59,999	11,991	7.97%
$60,000-$74,999	13,445	8.93%
$75,000-$99,999	11,908	7.91%
$100,000-$124,999	4,757	3.16%
$125,000-$149,999	2,262	1.50%
$150,000-$199,999	1,756	1.17%
$200,000 or more	2,072	1.38%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	21,206	28.33%
Family, 2 people	20,705	27.66%
Nonfamily, 2 people	3,656	4.88%
Family, 3 people	12,604	16.84%
Nonfamily, 3 people	730	0.98%
Family, 4 people	9,845	13.15%
Nonfamily, 4 people	232	0.31%
Family, 5 people	3,768	5.03%
Nonfamily, 5 people	51	0.07%
Family, 6 people	1,327	1.77%
Nonfamily, 6 people	23	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	697	0.93%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	19	0.03%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	117,218	30.74%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	40,224	10.55%
Public Assistance	2,791	0.73%
Retirement	26,254	6.89%
Self Employment	12,384	3.25%
Social Security	37,869	9.93%
Supplemental Security	9,048	2.37%
Wage / Salary	114,322	29.98%
Other	21,164	5.55%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	39,790	55.92%
With children under 18	31,369	44.08%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,485	7.91%
Married	79,121	54.48%
Never Married	50,964	35.09%
Widowed	3,648	2.51%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	16,512	10.13%
Married	77,843	47.75%
Never Married	50,343	30.88%
Widowed	18,309	11.23%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Tuscaloosa Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	18,959	6.48%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	45,458	15.55%
High school diploma or equivalent	80,740	27.61%
Some college, no degree	77,367	26.46%
Associate degree	14,254	4.87%
Bachelors degree	34,926	11.94%
Graduate or professional degree	20,701	7.08%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,262	2.22%	2,109	1.10%	6,371	3.32%
Kindergarten	5,219	2.72%	690	0.36%	5,909	3.08%
Grades 1-4	19,888	10.36%	2,022	1.05%	21,910	11.41%
Grades 5-8	18,548	9.66%	1,843	0.96%	20,391	10.62%
Grades 9-12	19,180	9.99%	2,012	1.05%	21,192	11.04%
Undergrad college	34,292	17.86%	3,561	1.85%	37,853	19.71%
Graduate or professional school	5,666	2.95%	202	0.11%	5,868	3.06%
Total	107,055	55.75%	12,439	6.48%	119,494	62.23%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Tuscaloosa Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	418	362
2002	372	351
2003	414	387
2004	389	374

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Tuscaloosa Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	298,794	81.14%
Below Poverty Level	69,430	18.86%

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Tuscaloosa Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 613
Tuscaloosa Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.189	0.397	0.099	1.419	6.103	0.000	11.135	54.832	2.807	68.774
2000	5.737	0.633	0.085	1.577	8.032	0.000	12.064	65.733	3.319	81.116
2001	5.202	0.423	0.060	1.559	7.244	0.000	11.757	32.130	2.695	46.582
2002	3.216	0.505	0.054	1.479	5.254	0.000	11.224	36.144	3.469	50.837
2003	3.434	0.396	0.046	1.380	5.257	0.000	9.746	31.962	3.043	44.751
2004	3.017	0.398	0.087	1.169	4.670	0.000	11.260	29.752	2.920	43.932
2005	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2006	2.955	0.423	0.111	1.309	4.797	0.000	10.550	27.775	2.784	41.109
2007	3.098	0.365	0.105	2.062	5.630	0.000	12.451	33.269	3.443	49.164

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	12,084
2000	14,639
2001	8,909
2002	9,330

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Tuscaloosa Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Tuscaloosa Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	25,829	13.45%
10-19 Years	29,734	15.48%
20-29 Years	34,622	18.03%
30-39 Years	25,371	13.21%
40-49 Years	27,596	14.37%
50-59 Years	19,670	10.24%
60-69 Years	13,213	6.88%
70-79 Years	10,481	5.46%
80-89 Years	4,583	2.39%
90+ Years	935	0.49%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	92,163	47.99%
Female	99,871	52.01%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	120,068	62.52%
African-American	66,173	34.46%
Hispanic/Latino	2,345	1.22%
Asian	1,539	0.80%
Multiracial	1,371	0.71%
Amerindian	390	0.20%
Other Race	125	0.07%
Pacific Islander	23	0.01%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	49,024	28.62%
2.	English	28,525	16.65%
3.	Irish	25,770	15.05%
4.	German	19,640	11.47%
5.	Scotch Irish	7,894	4.61%
6.	Scottish	6,070	3.54%
7.	French Non-Basque	5,557	3.24%
8.	European	4,610	2.69%
9.	Dutch	3,665	2.14%
10.	Italian	3,438	2.01%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	346,033	95.95%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,146	1.98%
3.	German	2,076	0.58%
4.	French	1,355	0.38%
5.	Chinese	1,018	0.28%
6.	Korean	508	0.14%
7.	Japanese	334	0.09%
8.	Arabic	310	0.09%
9.	Tagalog	228	0.06%
10.	Vietnamese	158	0.04%

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	378,697	98.14%
Naturalized immigrant	2,376	0.62%
Not a citizen	4,792	1.24%

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Tuscaloosa Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Abernant	Eutaw	Northport
Akron	Forkland	Peterson
Big Sandy-Duncanville	Fosters	Prairie Eden-Newbern
Boligee	Greensboro	Ralph
Brookwood	Holt	River Bend
Buhl	Kellerman	Samantha
Clinton	Knoxville	Sawyerville
Coaling	Lake View	Stewart-Akron
Coker	Mantua-West Greene	Tuscaloosa
Cottondale	Moundville	Union
Duncanville	Mount Herman Valley	Vance
Echola	Newbern	West Greene
Elrod	North Bibb	Windham Springs

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Tuscaloosa (96,083)	Sawyerville (2,528)	Newbern (231)
Northport (25,902)	Fosters (2,498)	Union (227)
Big Sandy-Duncanville (7,979)	Forkland (2,032)	Clinton
Abernant (5,656)	Mantua-West Greene (1,810)	Peterson
Coaling (5,452)	Mount Herman Valley (1,656)	Ralph
Eutaw (4,814)	Prairie Eden-Newbern (1,564)	Cottondale
Greensboro (4,726)	Lake View (1,357)	Buhl
Holt (4,103)	Stewart-Akron (1,347)	West Greene
Brookwood (4,048)	Elrod (1,245)	Duncanville
Samantha (3,973)	Boligee (1,091)	Echola
Moundville (3,775)	River Bend (1,066)	Kellerman
Coker (2,978)	Akron (521)	Knoxville
Windham Springs (2,908)	Vance (500)	North Bibb