Compare Decatur, AL vs Alabama (AL) vs United States
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| Metric |
Decatur, AL City |
Alabama (AL) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 57,361 | 5,086,768 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $896 | $1,007 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1977 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Household income | $61,563 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $34,685 | $36,087 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.1% | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.9% | 42.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 57,361 | 5,086,768 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 39,222 | 3,473,706 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 23,722 | 1,997,247 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $61,563 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $34,685 | $36,087 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 13.1% | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 41.9% | 42.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $896 | $1,007 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1977 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 36.7% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 63.3% | 70.2% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 58.2% | 64.6% | 61% |
| Black | 24.2% | 25.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.9% | 1.5% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.5% | 5.6% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 83.5% | 94.4% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 93.4% | 91.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 8.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 35.9% | 29.7% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 30.1% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11.5% | 11.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 22.4% | 28.4% | 35.7% |