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Decatur, Alabama QuickFacts

	Decatur, Alabama	United States
Total population	53,929	281,421,906
State	Alabama
City	decatur

Decatur, Alabama Population

	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
Male	25,894	48.01%	49.06%
Female	28,035	51.99%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.3		35.3

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	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
18 years and over	40,236	74.61%	74.31%
21 years and over	38,205	70.84%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,404	15.58%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,060	13.09%	12.43%

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	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
White	40,714	75.5%	75.14%
Black or African American	10,548	19.56%	12.32%
Asian	376	0.7%	3.64%
Some other race	1,575	2.92%	5.46%
Two or more races	716	1.33%	2.43%

Decatur, Alabama Housing

	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
Total households	21,824		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,752	67.6%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,072	32.4%	31.94%

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	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
Total housing units	24,002		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,126	8.86%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	21,824	90.93%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,923	58.01%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,901	32.92%	30.77%

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	Decatur, Alabama	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,217	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,612	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,011	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,486	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	693	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	283	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	61	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.57%
Median (dollars)	89,200	119,600

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	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,060	23.19%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,381	29.24%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,378	15.48%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,009	13.79%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,966	9.01%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,054	9.41%	9.65%

Decatur, Alabama Education

	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,297		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,008	7.58%	6.47%
Kindergarten	776	5.84%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,435	48.39%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,810	21.13%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,268	17.06%	22.81%

Decatur, Alabama Economy

	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	41,785		217,168,077
In labor force	25,840	61.84%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	25,799	61.74%	63.39%
- - Employed	24,331	58.23%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,468	3.51%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	41	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	15,945	38.16%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	22,179	53.08%	51.66%
In labor force	11,878	28.43%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,873	28.41%	29.65%
- - Employed	11,086	26.53%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,221	10.1%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,389		12,787,501

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	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	21,812		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,699	12.37%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,677	7.69%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,045	13.96%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,929	13.43%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,202	14.68%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,228	19.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,979	9.07%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,413	6.48%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	317	1.45%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	323	1.48%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	37,192		41,994

	Decatur, Alabama	%, Decatur, Alabama	United States
With earnings	17,241	41.26%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	49,678		56,604
With Social Security income	5,619	13.45%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,122		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,029	2.46%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,431		6,320
With public assistance income	457	1.09%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,577		3,032
With retirement income	4,132	9.89%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,075		17,376

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