Tuskegee is located in Macon county Alabama with a geographic area of 17.1 square miles. The total population in Tuskegee is 8,443 with 41.8% male and 58.2% female. Children under age 5 represent 5.6% of the population, under age 18 equal 17.2% of the population and over age 65 is 16.2% of the population. The median household income is $28,629, per capita income is $18,811. There are a total of 3,180 housing units with 49.3% owner occupied. Education includes 23.4% of residents that are high school graduates and 28.0% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The average temperature in Tuskegee in the summer is 79 degrees, and in the winter 43 degrees.