Decatur, AL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

156,924

0.452% 1-year growth

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.8

0.73% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

69,434

0.734% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Decatur, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Decatur, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Decatur, AL was 2 cars per household.

Decatur, AL borders Albertville, AL, Cullman, AL, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, and Huntsville, AL.

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United States Alabama

Economy

The economy of Decatur, AL employs 69.4k people. The largest industries in Decatur, AL are Manufacturing (14,438 people), Retail Trade (8,921 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,987 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,592), Utilities ($73,319), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($67,384).

Males in Alabama have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,264. The income inequality in Alabama (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

69.4k

2023 Value

± 2,199

0.734%

1 Year growth

± 4.41%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Decatur, AL, are Production Occupations (9,305 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6,641 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,380 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Decatur, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

69.4k

2023 Value

± 2,199

0.734%

1 Year growth

± 4.41%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Decatur, AL, are Manufacturing (14,438 people), Retail Trade (8,921 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,987 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Decatur, AL, though some of these residents may live in Decatur, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$988k
Manufacturing
$357k
Construction
$296k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Decatur, AL have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Decatur, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Decatur, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the counties in Decatur, AL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Decatur, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Decatur, AL is from Alabama.

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2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (85%)
Carpooled (8.09%)
Worked At Home (5.12%)

In 2023, 85% of workers in Decatur, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.09%) and those who worked at home (5.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Decatur, AL have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Decatur, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Decatur, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Decatur, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Decatur, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Decatur, AL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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