CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tuskegee

Alabama · 12,257 residents · 17.1 sq mi

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Tuskegee is home to 12,257 people in Alabama. The poverty rate is 36.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 24.6. Households here earn about 34% less than in Alabama as a whole. Households take in $15,531 at the median, 48% less than the US figure. The typical home is worth $49,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,257

+3%vs 2000

vs 11,846 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 26.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(794)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(826)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(763)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1916.5%(2,020)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414.8%(1,819)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.4%(1,395)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(1,247)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.6%(814)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(785)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,008)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(624)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(162)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,531

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,889 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,554

−39%vs 2000

vs $12,340 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,300

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $352 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.0%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.5% in 2000

46.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2.5%(298)

Black95%(11,257)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(81)

Asian0.7%(82)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic2.5%(311)

Black96.9%(11,882)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(27)

Asian0.4%(47)

Other0.1%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(79)

Central American0.3%(26)

Salvadoran0.2%(19)

Dominican0.1%(7)

Guatemalan0.1%(7)

South American0.1%(5)

Argentine0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.3%(31)

Vietnamese0.1%(7)

Japanese0%(4)

Korean0%(3)

Ancestry

American14.9%(1,328)

West Indian1.2%(104)

English1.1%(99)

Subsaharan African1%(93)

German0.8%(71)

Irish0.7%(63)

Jamaican0.5%(46)

Italian0.3%(24)

French0.2%(22)

Swedish0.2%(19)

Israeli0.2%(15)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(13)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Polish0.1%(8)

British0.1%(7)

Nigerian0.1%(5)

Scottish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married63.8%(1,925)

Married25.2%(760)

Widowed1.7%(52)

Divorced9.3%(281)

Women 15+

Never married68.6%(3,281)

Married13.7%(656)

Widowed9.3%(445)

Divorced8.4%(404)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.3%

−10.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.9%(50)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.5%(92)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.9%(90)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 361 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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