Tuskegee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,765 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Tuskegee is the 77th largest community in Alabama.Tuskegee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tuskegee is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tuskegee who work in sales jobs (14.21%), management occupations (10.24%), and teaching (9.19%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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 percentage of people in Tuskegee who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.08% of adults in Tuskegee have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tuskegee in 2022 was $20,644, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,576 for a family of four. However, Tuskegee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tuskegee is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Irish, and Bahamian. The most common language spoken in Tuskegee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
