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Tuskegee, AL
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Tuskegee profile


Living in Tuskegee



Tuskegee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,859 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Tuskegee is the 77th largest community in Alabama.

Tuskegee is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Tuskegee area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Tuskegee maintain a good economy.

The overall education level of Tuskegee is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.04% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Tuskegee in 2018 was $18,922, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,688 for a family of four. However, Tuskegee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tuskegee also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Tuskegee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tuskegee residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Tuskegee include English, German, African, French, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Tuskegee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.