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Tuscumbia, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 7,856. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,170 (+4.0% change)
Males: 3,578 (45.5%), Females: 4,278 (54.5%)

Colbert County

Zip code: 35674

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $27,793
Median house value: $68,900

Population by Race

Races in Tuscumbia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
  • Black (22.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (16.0%), Irish (8.7%), German (6.0%), English (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Scottish (1.5%).

Elevation: 470 feet

Land area: 7.3 square miles

Map of Tuscumbia, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tuscumbia

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tuscumbia city

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 14.3%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -904 (-10.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tuscumbia:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tuscumbia:

  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 8 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 66 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 81 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tuscumbia:

  • RUSSELLVILLE MUNI (about 21 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: M22)
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 27 miles; COURTLAND, AL; Abbreviation: 9A4)
  • IUKA (about 32 miles; IUKA, MS; Abbreviation: 15M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tuscumbia:

  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 6 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 10 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 74 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
  • COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)

Schools

Public high schools in Tuscumbia:

  • COLBERT HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 6828 WOODMONT DR; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 200 N COMMONS EAST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DESHLER AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 200 N COMMONS EAST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tuscumbia:

  • COLBERT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 432; Location: 1551 SUNSET DR; Grades: KG – 06)
  • NORTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location: 598 N HIGH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RE THOMPSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 314; Location: 829 FRANKFORT RD; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 601 JOE WHEELER HWY; Grades: KG – 02)
  • NEW BETHEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 206; Location: 900 NEW BETHEL SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • T V Y S D F (Location: 2216 MISSOURI ST; Grades: 05 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Tuscumbia:

  • COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 1900 COVENANT AVE; Grades: KG – 10)

Libraries

Library in Tuscumbia:

  • HELEN KELLER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $106,809; Location: 511 N. MAIN STREET; 23,031 books; 836 audio materials; 1,120 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

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