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Decatur, AL real estate and demographic information
Most Expensive Decatur Neighborhoods
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Decatur NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Trinity, West Decatur, Moulton Heights / Oakworth, Fairview, Austinville, Cedar Lake / Flint City, Rolling Hills / Hickory Hills, Basham / Wolftown, Russell Village
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Decatur, AL Danville, Falkville, Hartselle, Hillsboro, Madison, Moulton, Priceville, Tanner
POPULATION
53,953
Decatur, AL Information
| DECATUR INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 53,953 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 24,002 |
| DECATUR HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 58.28% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 32.74% |
| % VACANT | 8.98% |
| TYPE OF DECATUR HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 66.31% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 6.05% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.96% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 16.26% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.30% |
| OTHER | 0.12% |
| SIZE OF DECATUR HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.67% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 11.23% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 27.49% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 44.30% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 13.41% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.90% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 8.79% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 49.73% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 35.56% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 5.92% |
| DECATUR REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $136,740 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $479 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$77,000 | 10.11% |
| $77,001-$154,000 | 48.83% |
| $154,001-$308,000 | 32.85% |
| $308,001-$463,000 | 5.28% |
| $463,001-$617,000 | 1.86% |
| $617,001-$771,000 | 0.45% |
| $771,001-$1,156,000 | 0.29% |
| $1,156,001-$1,541,000 | 0.18% |
| > $1,541,000 | 0.15% |
| PEOPLE OF Decatur | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.61% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.70% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.03% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.99% |
| 35 TO 54 | 30.23% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.51% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 12.94% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 80.00% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 23.71% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $37,192 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $20,431 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 14.94% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (25.58%), Retail (11.86%), Healthcare (10.80%), Construction (7.36%), Education (7.23%), Accomodation (5.55%), Other (4.92%), Public Service (4.51%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.86%), Finance (3.42%), Wholesale (3.09%), Administration (2.99%), Transportation (2.17%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.20% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 75.89% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 19.20% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.86% |
| ASIAN | 0.67% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.97% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.41% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 5.26% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (26.73%), Unclassified (25.62%), United States or American (16.07%), English (7.75%), Irish (7.59%), German (5.83%), Scotch-Irish (2.45%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.48% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (87.81%) , Spanish (4.12%) |
Decatur is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 53,953 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Decatur is the eighth largest community in Alabama.
Decatur is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Decatur is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Decatur who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.54%), sales jobs (11.34%), and management occupations (8.08%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Decatur spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.11 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
One notable thing about Decatur is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Decatur is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.8% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.
Decatur Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Decatur who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.71% of adults in Decatur have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Decatur in 2000 was $20,431, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,724 for a family of four.
Decatur is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Decatur home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Decatur is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Decatur include English, Irish, German, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Decatur is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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