REACHING TUSCALOOSA, TUSCALOOSA, AL
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Alabama in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	Research Dr	GIS Latitude	33.213280	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-87.540630	
Zip Code	35401	Sitescape Category	Cityscape	
State Region	North Central Region	Sitescape Group	Small Cities	
Association	Tuscaloosa 			

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-0.5 MILES	0.5-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	
2010 Population	186,550	1,314	20,280	42,193	
2010 Households	73,734	228	7,978	17,868	
2010 Group Quarters	10,066	876	6,094	2,330	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is high density, inner-city neighborhoods. Approximately 161 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-0.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	161	70.61%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	66	28.95%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	1	0.44%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Getting By segment. Approximately 135 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Getting By
(76.15% unreached)	Very low income minority single and single-parent households located in dense neighborhoods of small cities 	135	59.21%	
Major University Towns
(81.29% unreached)	Dormitory living students and college educated households located in satellite cities that house sprawling universities  	66	28.95%	
College Town Communities
(82.95% unreached)	Young, single and college educated households and students living in and around college oriented communities  	24	10.53%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	50,724	68.79%	178	78.28%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	14,666	19.89%	60	26.14%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	7,233	9.81%	25	11.11%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	29,189	39.59%	94	41.02%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	14,427	20%	4,554	17%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	8,583	12%	2,710	10%	
# New Churches Needed	0	0	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	168	74%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	163	72%	
Listening To Music	159	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	154	68%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	146	64%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	142	62%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	139	61%	

This mission site is located in the North Central Region of the Alabama State Board of Mission.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Otis Corbitt (ocorbitt@alsbom.org)