Tuscaloosa, AL

1960‑1983:		Tuscaloosa, AL SMSA
1983‑2003:		Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
2003‑2006:		Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Greene County, AL	16,482	13,600	10,650	11,021	10,153	9,974	9,663

Hale County, AL	20,832	19,537	15,888	15,604	15,498	17,185	18,200

Tuscaloosa County, AL	94,092	109,047	116,029	137,541	150,522	164,875	168,396



Total	-	109,047	116,029	137,541	150,522	164,875	196,259
Percent Change	-	-	6.4%	18.5%	9.4%	9.5%	19.0%



Total (as currently defined)	131,406	142,184	142,567	164,166	176,173	192,034	196,259
Percent Change	-	8.2%	0.3%	15.2%	7.3%	9.0%	2.2%

Timeline

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Component

Greene County, AL

Hale County, AL

Tuscaloosa County, AL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Tuscaloosa, AL	46,396	63,370	*	65,773	*	75,211	*	77,759	*	77,906	*	81,358	*



Total	0	63,370		65,773		75,211		77,759		77,906		81,358
Metro	0	109,047		116,029		137,541		150,522		164,875		196,259
Percent		58.1%		56.7%		54.7%		51.7%		47.3%		41.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Tuscaloosa, AL

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			76,815	70.4%
		UA Population		76,815	70.4%
	Rural Population			32,232	29.6%

	Inside Central Cities			63,370	58.1%
	Outside Central Cities			45,677	41.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			109,047	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tuscaloosa, AL		76,815	76,815	100.0%

	Total			76,815


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			85,875	74.0%
		UA Population		85,875	74.0%
	Rural Population			30,154	26.0%

	Inside Central Cities			65,773	56.7%
	Outside Central Cities			50,256	43.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			116,029	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tuscaloosa, AL		85,875	85,875	100.0%

	Total			85,875


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			99,554	72.4%
		UA Population		99,554	72.4%
	Rural Population			37,987	27.6%

	Inside Central Cities			75,211	54.7%
	Outside Central Cities			62,330	45.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			137,541	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tuscaloosa, AL		99,554	99,554	100.0%

	Total			99,554


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			106,428	70.7%
		UA Population		106,428	70.7%
	Rural Population			44,094	29.3%

	Inside Central Cities			77,759	51.7%
	Outside Central Cities			72,763	48.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			150,522	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tuscaloosa, AL		106,428	106,428	100.0%

	Total			106,428


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			119,468	62.2%
		UA Population		116,888	60.9%
	Rural Population			72,566	37.8%

	Inside Principal Cities			77,906	40.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			114,128	59.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			192,034	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Tuscaloosa, AL		116,888	116,888	100.0%

	Total			116,888


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Aug 1960



-		New SMSA: Tuscaloosa, AL SMSA
-		Tuscaloosa County, AL included as original SMSA component
-		Tuscaloosa, AL designated as original central city of new SMSA


Jun 2003



-		Greene County, AL added
-		Hale County, AL added

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