Tuskegee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 12,062 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Tuskegee is the 55th largest community in Alabama.

Tuskegee is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.28% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tuskegee is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tuskegee who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.58%), teaching (10.80%), and sales jobs (8.09%).

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.

Being a small city, Tuskegee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Tuskegee Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Tuskegee citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.75% of adults in Tuskegee have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Tuskegee in 2000 was $12,340, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,360 for a family of four.

The people who call Tuskegee home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Tuskegee is African-American, followed by White.

The most common language spoken in Tuskegee is English. Some people also speak Spanish.