County profile
Tuscaloosa County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#335 of 3,127 US counties by GDP43rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 68% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$14.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
84,004
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,189
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
241,368
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$66.2k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
32.1%±1.3%
Poverty rate
16.8%±1.1%
Business applications
2,595 · 2025
Retail establishments
696
28.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Warrior Met Coal, Inc.Energy$1.3B70BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing33%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation16%
Retail trade16%
Admin & support8%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
241,368
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $46.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,159
International migration+2,966
Natural change+1,958
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$11.3B2019
$10.6B2020
$11.5B2021
$12.8B2022
$13.9B2023
$14.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$248.7k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$23/mo
Vacancy rate
13.7%±0.8%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$163.2M
603 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 98Heat wave 96Strong wind 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2452016
2512017
2602018
2722019
2832020
3062021
3432022
3552023
3822024
3942025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -56% since 20211,3612021
9232022
6562023
6312024
6032025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.4 km
I-359
Nearest freight rail
5.7 km
ABS
Nearest port
5.5 km
WARRIOR ASPHALT REFINING CORP TUSCALOOSA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
11.1 km
TUSCALOOSA NTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.7k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDPNearby & same-state counties
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What is the GDP of Tuscaloosa?
Tuscaloosa's economy produced $14.4B in 2024, growing 3.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.