The Tuscaloosa metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in west central Alabama, anchored by the city of Tuscaloosa.

[2] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 192,034 people, 74,863 households, and 48,931 families residing within the MSA.

The racial makeup of the MSA was 63.05% White, 34.61% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races.

Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

Males had a median income of $29,669 versus $20,847 for females.