Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:40 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:48 am – 4:45 pm
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People4,216 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.91,686 householdsMedian household income $69,207Median home value $181,500Median rent $934 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $516 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,200 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 19%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 28 minutes84% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F60 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare70 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bankhead L&d station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRound Mountainpeak · 3.0 miMartha Washington Mountainpeak · 2.5 miBattles Springspring · 4.1 miLake Retreatlake · 6.1 miLiberty Church Springspring · 5.2 miLake Paradiselake · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.2 miCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.6 mi · 3,619 acresLake Lurleen State Parkstate park · 21.6 mi · 1,647 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 30.4 miTalladega National Forestnational forest · 39.1 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197542 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTuscaloosa County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tuscaloosa County monitors, AL
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCitizens Water Service, INC.serves 15,096 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation512 ft156 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center14.8 miPost officeBrookwood Post Office5.6 miTown hallBrookwood Town Hall5.5 miPoliceBrookwood Police Department5.6 miFire stationBrookwood Volunteer Fire Department5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM35 miInterstateI-209.2 miUS highwayUS 1110 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL18 miCoachTuscaloosa Bus StopGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35444 ZIP area.
