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Decatur, Alabama Economy Profile

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 Decatur, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CityDecatur
Total population53,929 281,421,906
Male25,894138,053,563
Female28,035143,368,343
Median age (years)36.335.3
Total households21,824105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)37,19241,994

Decatur, Alabama Economy

sixty-one point eight four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Decatur, Alabama. Among them 28.43% are females aged 16 and over. 86.09% of Decatur, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.18% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point six five percent of Decatur, Alabama residents work at home.

The total population of Decatur, Alabama is 53,929 people. The median household income in Decatur, Alabama is thirty-seven thousand, one hundred and ninety-two dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 30.46% of all occupations. 9.84% of Decatur, Alabama population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 24.88% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 21.32% of occupations.

14.88% of families in Decatur, Alabama have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Decatur, Alabama median household income is thirty-seven thousand, one hundred and ninety-two dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $37,108, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-two thousand, four hundred and seventy-one dollars.

 Decatur, Alabama %, Decatur, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over41,785  217,168,077
In labor force25,840 61.84%63.92%
- Civilian labor force25,799 61.74%63.39%
- - Employed24,331 58.23%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,468 3.51%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.7  5.8
- Armed Forces41 0.1%0.53%
Not in labor force15,945 38.16%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over22,179 53.08%51.66%
In labor force11,878 28.43%29.72%
- Civilian labor force11,873 28.41%29.65%
- - Employed11,086 26.53%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years4,221 10.1%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,389  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over23,929  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone20,601 86.09%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,407 10.06%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)44 0.18%4.73%
Walked265 1.11%2.93%
Other means218 0.91%1.19%
Worked at home394 1.65%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.1 0.08%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over24,331  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations7,412 30.46%33.65%
Service occupations3,182 13.08%14.86%
Sales and office occupations6,053 24.88%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations102 0.42%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations2,395 9.84%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations5,187 21.32%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining249 1.02%1.87%
Construction1,790 7.36%6.78%
Manufacturing6,225 25.58%14.1%
Wholesale trade752 3.09%3.6%
Retail trade2,885 11.86%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities861 3.54%5.2%
Information405 1.66%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,202 4.94%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,678 6.9%9.3%
Educational, health and social services4,387 18.03%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,603 6.59%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,197 4.92%4.87%
Public administration1,097 4.51%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers19,695 80.95%78.47%
Government workers3,256 13.38%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,356 5.57%6.63%
Unpaid family workers24 0.1%0.31%
 Decatur, Alabama %, Decatur, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households21,812  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,699 12.37%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,677 7.69%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,045 13.96%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,929 13.43%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9993,202 14.68%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,228 19.38%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,979 9.07%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,413 6.48%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999317 1.45%2.2%
$200,000 or more323 1.48%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)37,192  41,994
With earnings17,241 41.26%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)49,678  56,604
With Social Security income5,619 13.45%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,122  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,029 2.46%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,431  6,320
With public assistance income457 1.09%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,577  3,032
With retirement income4,132 9.89%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,075  17,376
 
Families14,903  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,110 7.45%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999692 4.64%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,900 12.75%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,845 12.38%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9992,217 14.88%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9993,448 23.14%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,850 12.41%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9991,279 8.58%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999291 1.95%2.75%
$200,000 or more271 1.82%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)47,574  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,431  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers37,108  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,471  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,774  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,464 82.53%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years760 42.84%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,102  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years984 89.29%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years468 42.47%42.27%
 
Individuals7,967  33,899,812
18 years and over5,074 63.69%65.35%
- 65 years and over739 9.28%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,866 35.97%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,936 24.3%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,242 28.14%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.