COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newbern vs Tuscaloosa
PLACE A
Newbern, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Newbern is 97% smaller than Tuscaloosa. Newbern earns more, with a median household income $6,991 higher. Tuscaloosa has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 1%).
NEWBERNTUSCALOOSADIFFERENCE
Total population3,222114,316−97% vs Tuscaloosa
Population density7111,839−1,129
Population growth1.1%10.1%−9.0 pts
Median age34.027.2+6.8
Male47.9%47.6%+0.3 pts
Female52.1%52.4%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.3%5.7%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%48.8%+31.5 pts
Black11.2%40.4%−29.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%5.7%−3.0 pts
Asian0.2%2.5%−2.3 pts
Other5.4%2.6%+2.9 pts
Median household income$58,455$51,464+$6,991
Per capita income$28,462$31,728−$3,266
Poverty rate18.0%25.1%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.525−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%39.4%−14.5 pts
Graduate degree6.5%18.5%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%7.7%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation57.2%58.4%−1.2 pts
Median home value$99,700$255,500−$155,800
Median gross rent$825$1,055−$230
Owner-occupied66.5%42.9%+23.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%18.9%−13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households16.5%51.7%−35.2 pts
Average commute16.919.6−2.6
Worked from home7.9%8.2%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured5.9%7.4%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025