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Huntsville, AL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa is 0% more densely populated than Huntsville.
- People are 24.8% less likely to be married in Tuscaloosa.
- The Median Age is 7.6 years younger in Tuscaloosa.
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 Huntsville, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Population210,08199,252329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%52.0%50.5%
 Male Population48.7%48.0%49.5%
 Median Age37.129.538.4
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 Population - 2010180,92690,409309,327,143
 Population - 2000158,21677,906285,036,114
 Population - 1990159,78977,759251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now28.3%32.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.0%32.2%30.8%
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 Population Density980.11,608.493.4
 Land Area214.461.73,531,905.4
 Water Area1.410.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Huntsville, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%5.5%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.7%5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%4.7%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.9%2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%13.6%4.0%
 Age 21 to 247.1%10.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%14.7%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.1%10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%8.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.8%4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%5.1%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.3%8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%3.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.1%1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Huntsville, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 White57.0%47.4%59.4%
 Black30.6%44.0%12.2%
 Asian2.2%2.6%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%1.5%3.2%
 Hispanic6.4%4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Huntsville, ALTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Married Population45.7%34.3%49.8%
     Currently Married43.6%32.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%1.8%1.8%
 Single Population54.3%65.7%50.2%
 Never Married36.1%52.3%33.8%
 Divorced12.4%9.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%4.0%5.6%
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 Household Size2.212.452.60
 Households91,04836,763124,010,992
 Family Households51,70419,42880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%25.2%30.5%
     Married couple, no children45.6%39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,34417,33543,255,233
     Single householder, w/children19.0%22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%12.9%10.8%

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  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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