Demographics of Tuskegee city, Alabama

Tuskegee city, Alabama had 8,644 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −701 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tuskegee city, in four figures

8,644
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,938 ±18.; −7.5%
Change since July 2020: −701 people.; 22.9 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,000 ±$6,995
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Tuskegee city, Alabama's population shrank 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tuskegee city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Tuskegee city, Alabama's population shrank 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tuskegee city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,345	100.0	100.0
2021	9,056	96.9	100.2
2022	8,884	95.1	100.7
2023	8,788	94.0	101.6
2024	8,728	93.4	102.5
2025	8,644	92.5	103.1

Population of Tuskegee city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,345	—
2021	9,056	−289
2022	8,884	−172
2023	8,788	−96
2024	8,728	−60
2025	8,644	−84

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 22.9 ±1.0: for men 23.2 ±1.5 and for women 22.6 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tuskegee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	394 ±95	4.4% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	976 ±161	10.9% ±1.8	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,412 ±452	38.2% ±5.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,270 ±182	14.2% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,575 ±190	17.6% ±2.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,311 ±187	14.7% ±2.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,000 ±$6,995, and income per person $22,831 ±$3,125, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Tuskegee city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,155 ±210	36.9% ±6.3	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	704 ±156	22.5% ±4.8	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	433 ±127	13.8% ±4.0	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	309 ±107	9.9% ±3.4	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	237 ±67	7.6% ±2.1	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	94 to 304	3.0% to 9.7%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	24 to 166	0.8% to 5.3%	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Tuskegee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,870 ±303	29.0% ±4.7	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	607 ±198	45.8% ±12.1	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	974 ±183	29.3% ±4.7	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	289 ±98	16.0% ±5.0	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tuskegee city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tuskegee city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	4,630 ±223	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.6% ±2.3	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	32.4% ±3.9	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	40.9% ±4.2	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	59.1% ±4.8	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$104,800 ±$8,423	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$757 ±$78	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Tuskegee city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	31 to 223	0.3% to 2.5%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,052 ±242	11.8% ±2.7	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,510 ±304	84.0% ±3.4	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.9%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	93 to 295	1.0% to 3.3%	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Tuskegee city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	6,407 ±339	71.7% ±3.8	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,401 ±345	26.9% ±3.9	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 33	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	39 to 195	0.4% to 2.2%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7 to 93	0.1% to 1.0%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 135	0% to 1.5%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Tuskegee city among the places of Alabama

80th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Tuskegee city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fultondale city	9,384 ±36
Sheffield city	9,340 ±21
Meadowbrook CDP	9,117 ±815
Tuscumbia city	9,115 ±29
Clanton city	8,958 ±25
Tuskegee city	8,938 ±18
Guntersville city	8,916 ±74
Andalusia city	8,766 ±49
Arab city	8,679 ±127
Orange Beach city	8,407 ±19
Atmore city	8,334 ±18

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 31 Places by poverty rate
No. 69 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 82 Places in Alabama by per capita income
No. 86 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 103 Places in Alabama by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026