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Franklin, TN vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- Tuscaloosa is 0% more densely populated than Franklin.
- People are 43.2% less likely to be married in Tuscaloosa.
- The Median Age is 7.7 years younger in Tuscaloosa.
 Franklin, TNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock99,252329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.538.4
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 Population - 201062,829  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,906285,036,114
 Population - 199020,098  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now324.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,608.493.4
 Land Area41.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Franklin, TNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Franklin, TNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 White76.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.0%12.2%
 Asian8.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Franklin, TNTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Married Population60.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.7%50.2%
 Never Married25.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households31,673  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,551  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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