Tuskegee, AL

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2022 Population

9,173

0.526% 1-year growth

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

24.5

9.93% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

31.7%

9.94% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$32,449

1.33% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$95,500

14.2% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

3,308

4.2% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Tuskegee, AL had a population of 9.17k people with a median age of 24.5 and a median household income of $32,449. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Tuskegee, AL grew from 9,125 to 9,173, a 0.526% increase and its median household income grew from $32,024 to $32,449, a 1.33% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tuskegee, AL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (88.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (7.82%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.34%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.676%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.512%).

None of the households in Tuskegee, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Tuskegee, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Tuskegee, AL was $95,500, and the homeownership rate was 46.2%.

Most people in Tuskegee, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Tuskegee, AL was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Tuskegee, AL is home to a population of 9.17k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.796% of Tuskegee, AL residents were born outside of the country (73 people).

In 2022, there were 11.3 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.14k people) in Tuskegee, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 717 White (Non-Hispanic) and 123 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2022 Citizenship

99.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.1% of Tuskegee, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Tuskegee, AL was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tuskegee, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tuskegee, AL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.14k ± 273
White (Non-Hispanic)
717 ± 237
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
123 ± 73.2

1.3%

Hispanic Population

119 people

1.3% of the people in Tuskegee, AL are hispanic (119 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Tuskegee, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tuskegee, AL.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
45,935 ± 5,238 people
Guatemala
15,043 ± 3,007 people
India
10,012 ± 2,454 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tuskegee, AL was Mexico, the natal country of 45,935 Tuskegee, AL residents, followed by Guatemala with 15,043 and India with 10,012.

Foreign-Born Population

0.796%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

73 people

1.06%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

97 people

As of 2022, 0.796% of Tuskegee, AL residents (73 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of NaNN%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tuskegee, AL was 1.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tuskegee, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
127 ± 60
Gulf War (1990s)
78 ± 55
Gulf War (2001-)
74 ± 50

Tuskegee, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Tuskegee, AL employs 3.31k people. The largest industries in Tuskegee, AL are Educational Services (788 people), Accommodation & Food Services (525 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (463 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($205,230), Utilities ($118,523), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,036).

Males in Alabama have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,264. The income inequality in Alabama (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.31k

2022 Value

± 420

−4.2%

1 Year decline

± 18.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Tuskegee, AL declined at a rate of −4.2%, from 3.45k employees to 3.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tuskegee, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (388 people), Management Occupations (323 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (312 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tuskegee, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.31k

2022 Value

± 420

−4.2%

1 Year decline

± 18.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Tuskegee, AL declined at a rate of −4.2%, from 3.45k employees to 3.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tuskegee, AL, are Educational Services (788 people), Accommodation & Food Services (525 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (463 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tuskegee, AL, though some of these residents may live in Tuskegee, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Tuskegee, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (62%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.08%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 62% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Tuskegee, AL awarded 535 degrees. The student population of Tuskegee, AL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 912 male students and 1,658 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tuskegee, AL are Black or African American (447 and 83.6%), followed by Unknown (51 and 9.53%), White (18 and 3.36%), and Hispanic or Latino (7 and 1.31%).

The median tuition cost in Tuskegee, AL for private four year colleges is $19,594.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Tuskegee, AL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 29.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 2,570 (35.5% men and 64.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 2,570 students enrolled in Tuskegee, AL, 35.5% men and 64.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
62 degrees awarded
Mechanical Engineering
40 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
37 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Tuskegee, AL was Registered Nursing with 62 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Tuskegee, AL according to their major.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 162 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tuskegee, AL, which is 0.434 times less than the 373 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 447 degrees mean that there were 8.76 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 51 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,594) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($3,020) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,812) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tuskegee, AL was $95,500 in 2022, which is 0.339 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $83,600 to $95,500, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Tuskegee, AL is 46.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Tuskegee, AL have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tuskegee, AL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Tuskegee, AL is $32,449. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Tuskegee, AL was Census Tract 2316.03 with a value of $79,031, followed by Census Tract 2318 and Census Tract 2316.01, with respective values of $53,188 and $50,000.

Housing

Property

$95,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,658

$1,455

Median Property Taxes

±$214

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tuskegee, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tuskegee, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2316.03
Census Tract 2318
Census Tract 2316.01

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Tuskegee, AL was Census Tract 2316.03 with a value of $79,031, followed by Census Tract 2318 and Census Tract 2316.01, with respective values of $53,188 and $50,000.

The following map shows all of the places in Tuskegee, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,449

Median Household Income

± $6,396

3.15k

Number of Households

± 338

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.15k households in Tuskegee, AL grew to $32,449 from the previous year's value of $32,024.

The following chart displays the households in Tuskegee, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tuskegee, AL is from Tuskegee, AL.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tuskegee, AL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (69.8%)
Walked (12.1%)
Carpooled (11.7%)

In 2022, 69.8% of workers in Tuskegee, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (11.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tuskegee, AL have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Tuskegee, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tuskegee, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tuskegee, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tuskegee, AL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tuskegee, AL (2.09k out of 6.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tuskegee, AL is Black, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91% of the population of Tuskegee, AL has health coverage, with 43.4% on employee plans, 22.1% on Medicaid, 8.89% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 1.88% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Macon County, AL see 2982 patients per year on average, which represents a 15.5% increase from the previous year (2581 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 242 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,982 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Macon County, AL

Primary care physicians in Macon County, AL see an average of 2,982 patients per year. This represents a 15.5% increase from the previous year (2,581 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Macon County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 37.8% between 18 and 34 years, 24.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.2% were men and 62.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.99%

Uninsured

43.4%

Employer Coverage

22.1%

Medicaid

8.89%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

1.88%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tuskegee, AL grew by 10.4% from 8.15% to 8.99%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tuskegee, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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