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Over 53,929 people live in Decatur, Alabama, 25,894 males, 28,035 females. The median age for Decatur, Alabama is 36.3 years old. The number of households is 21,824. The number of affordable housing units in Decatur, Alabama is two thousand, one hundred and twenty-six compared to 10,424,540 nationwide. The number of Decatur, Alabama owner-occupied units is twenty-one thousand, eight hundred and twenty-four compared to one hundred and five million, four hundred and eighty thousand, one hundred and one in the U.S. The median value of Decatur, Alabama housing units currently stands at eighty-nine thousand, two hundred dollars. In terms of Decatur, Alabama income characteristics, the median household income for Decatur, Alabama is $37,192 dollars.
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 |
| 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% |
| | 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 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% |
| | 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 | %, 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% |
| | Decatur, Alabama | United States |
| VALUE |
| Less than $50,000 | 1,217 | 5,457,817 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,612 | 16,778,971 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,011 | 13,110,384 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,486 | 8,075,904 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 693 | 6,583,049 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 283 | 3,584,108 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 61 | 1,308,116 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 12 | 313,759 |
| Median (dollars) | 89,200 | 119,600 |
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 |
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In labor force | 25,840 | 61.84% | 63.92% |
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Civilian labor force | 25,799 | 61.74% | 63.39% |
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Employed | 24,331 | 58.23% | 59.73% |
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Unemployed | 1,468 | 3.51% | 3.66% |
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Percent of civilian labor force | 5.7 | | 5.8 |
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Armed Forces | 41 | 0.1% | 0.53% |
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Not in labor force | 15,945 | 38.16% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 22,179 | 53.08% | 51.66% |
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In labor force | 11,878 | 28.43% | 29.72% |
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Civilian labor force | 11,873 | 28.41% | 29.65% |
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Employed | 11,086 | 26.53% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 4,221 | 10.1% | 10.05% |
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All parents in family in labor force | 2,389 | | 12,787,501 |
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With earnings | 17,241 | 41.26% | 39.12% |
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Mean earnings (dollars) | 49,678 | | 56,604 |
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With Social Security income | 5,619 | 13.45% | 12.47% |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 11,122 | | 11,320 |
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With Supplemental Security Income | 1,029 | 2.46% | 2.13% |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 5,431 | | 6,320 |
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With public assistance income | 457 | 1.09% | 1.67% |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 3,577 | | 3,032 |
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With retirement income | 4,132 | 9.89% | 8.13% |
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Mean retirement income (dollars) | 15,075 | | 17,376 |
| | Decatur, Alabama | %, Decatur, Alabama | United States |
| INCOME IN 1999 |
| Households | 21,812 | | 105,539,122 |
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Less than $10,000 | 2,699 | 12.37% | 9.54% |
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$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,677 | 7.69% | 6.31% |
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$15,000 to $24,999 | 3,045 | 13.96% | 12.83% |
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$25,000 to $34,999 | 2,929 | 13.43% | 12.81% |
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$35,000 to $49,999 | 3,202 | 14.68% | 16.53% |
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$50,000 to $74,999 | 4,228 | 19.38% | 19.46% |
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$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,979 | 9.07% | 10.23% |
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$100,000 to $149,999 | 1,413 | 6.48% | 7.72% |
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$150,000 to $199,999 | 317 | 1.45% | 2.2% |
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$200,000 or more | 323 | 1.48% | 2.37% |
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Median household income (dollars) | 37,192 | | 41,994 |
The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.
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