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Decatur, AL real estate and demographic information
Most Expensive Decatur Neighborhoods
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Decatur NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Trinity, Fairview, Moulton Heights / Oakworth, Austinville, West Decatur, Cedar Lake / Flint City, Russell Village, Basham / Wolftown, Rolling Hills / Hickory Hills
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 | $140,700 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $492 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$79,000 | 10.11% |
| $79,001-$159,000 | 48.83% |
| $159,001-$317,000 | 32.85% |
| $317,001-$476,000 | 5.28% |
| $476,001-$635,000 | 1.86% |
| $635,001-$793,000 | 0.45% |
| $793,001-$1,190,000 | 0.29% |
| $1,190,001-$1,586,000 | 0.18% |
| > $1,586,000 | 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.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Decatur is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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%).
One of the benefits of Decatur is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.11 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
"If you live in Decatur, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Decatur residents do (97.8%). Decatur is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.
Decatur Information and Demographics
The overall education level of Decatur is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 23.71% of adults 25 and older in the city 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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