Shelton State CC's Living Circumstances

Tuscaloosa City School District Overview

Shelton State Community College located in Tuscaloosa City School District area. A total of 34,518 households are located in Tuscaloosa City School District area. Among them, 9,114 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.26 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 24,112 and 33,591 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.53% (3,115) of residents are non-citizens and 6.93% (6,115) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Tuscaloosa City School District, Alabama
Household	34,518
Population	88,232
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,114 (26.40%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	24,112
Total Students	33,591
Pre-Kindergarten	1,062
Kindergarten	990
Grade 1-8	7,494
Grade 9-12	3,468
College/Graduate School	20,577
Veterans	80,165
Non-citizen	3,115
Non-English Home Language	6,115
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

82,285 residents are over the age of 16 and 45,718 people are in labor force. Among them, 45,634 people are in civilian labor force and 84 are in armed labor force. 42,515 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Tuscaloosa City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	41,832	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	35,165	84.06%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,404	8.14%
Public transportation	388	0.93%
Walked	760	1.82%
Other method	474	1.13%
Worked from home	1,641	3.92%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,515	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	15,826	37.22%
Service	7,969	18.74%
Sales and office	8,942	21.03%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,441	5.74%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,337	17.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,515	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	292	0.69%
Construction	1,816	4.27%
Manufacturing	5,595	13.16%
Wholesale trade	908	2.14%
Retail trade	4,773	11.23%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,633	3.84%
Information	678	1.59%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,728	4.06%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,551	8.35%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,540	31.85%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,504	12.95%
Other services, except public administration	1,482	3.49%
Public administration	1,015	2.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	42,515	-
Private wage and salary workers	32,530	76.51%
Government workers	8,323	19.58%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,616	3.80%
Unpaid family workers	46	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,688 for the 34,518 households in Tuscaloosa City School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $22,002. 89,517 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.52%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	34,518	-
Less than $10,000	4,450	12.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,349	6.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,772	10.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,859	11.18%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,221	12.23%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,671	16.43%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,169	9.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,524	10.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,669	4.84%
More than $200,000	1,834	5.31%
Median Household Income	$44,835	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,688	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	18,895	-
Less than $10,000	1,261	6.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	696	3.68%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,538	8.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,083	11.02%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,119	11.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,229	17.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,172	11.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,855	15.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,325	7.01%
More than $200,000	1,617	8.56%

Median Family Income	$62,761	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$90,302	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,002	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,796	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,796	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	96,754	-
With health insurance coverage	89,517	92.52%
Public coverage	30,276	31.29%
Private health insurance	69,495	71.83%
Without health insurance coverage	7,237	7.48%

Housing

There are 47,119 housing units in Tuscaloosa City School District area, Alabama with 34,518 units (73.26%) occupied. 16,927 houses (49.04%) are occupied by owner and 17,591 houses (50.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $177,900 and the average rental cost is $836. 1,989 houses (4.22%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,531 houses (9.62%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,119	-
Occupied	34,518	73.26%
Owner Occupied	16,927	49.04%
Renter Occupied	17,591	50.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	24,037	51.01%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	904	1.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	21,623	45.89%
Mobile Homes	533	1.13%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,119	-
Built 2014 or later	1,989	4.22%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,092	8.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,933	16.84%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,396	15.70%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,497	11.67%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,443	13.67%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,981	10.57%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,257	9.03%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,531	9.62%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,119	-
1 room	693	1.47%
2 rooms	844	1.79%
3 rooms	5,703	12.10%
4 rooms	10,899	23.13%
5 rooms	11,857	25.16%
6 rooms	7,227	15.34%
7 rooms	3,557	7.55%
8 rooms	2,306	4.89%
9 rooms or more	4,033	8.56%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	47,119	-
no bedroom	744	1.58%
1 bedroom	6,231	13.22%
2 bedrooms	13,857	29.41%
3 bedrooms	17,185	36.47%
4 bedrooms	7,351	15.60%
5 bedrooms or more	1,751	3.72%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,927	-
Less than $50,000	765	4.52%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,923	11.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,592	21.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,212	18.98%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,298	19.48%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,491	14.72%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,403	8.29%
$1,000,000 or more	243	1.44%
Median House Value	$177,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,722	-
Less than $500	2,238	13.38%
$500 - $999	9,555	57.14%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,697	22.11%
$1,500 - $1,999	694	4.15%
$2,000 - $2,499	312	1.87%
$2,500 - $2,999	53	0.32%
$3,000 or more	173	1.03%
Median Rental Costs	$836	-

Demographic

A total of 97,641 people lives in Tuscaloosa City School District area, Alabama with 46,840 male and 50,801 female. The males to female ratio is 47.97 to 52.03. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	97,641	-
Male	46,840	47.97%
Female	50,801	52.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	97,641	-
Under 5 years	4,987	5.11%
5 - 9 years	5,262	5.39%
10 - 14 years	4,303	4.41%
15 - 19 years	12,755	13.06%
20 - 24 years	14,435	14.78%
25 - 34 years	14,431	14.78%
35 - 44 years	9,650	9.88%
45 - 54 years	9,756	9.99%
55 - 59 years	4,814	4.93%
60 - 64 years	5,362	5.49%
65 - 74 years	6,660	6.82%
75 - 84 years	3,868	3.96%
85 years and older	1,358	1.39%
Median Age	29.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	97,641	-
One Race	96,695	99.03%
White	49,859	51.06%
Black or African American	43,150	44.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native	268	0.27%
Asian	2,478	2.54%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	78	0.08%
Other	862	0.88%

Two or more races	946	0.97%
White and Black or African American	193	0.20%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.12%
White and Asian	282	0.29%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	118	0.12%