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Town Creek, AL

979 Population
2.7 square miles 365.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±9.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 40.5 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,525 ±$4,996 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: $35,213 ±$951
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Alabama: $36,087 ±$217
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,229 ±$10,424 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: $68,116 ±$2,498
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Alabama: $63,999 ±$399
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.9% ±11.6% (273  ±135) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 13.4% 20,826 (±1.3% / ±1,992)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 772,360 (±0.2% / ±9,870)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.1 minutes ±19.4 (15,840  ±8,832) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 26 1,670,660 (±0.8 / ±62,953)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Alabama: 25.5 51,818,964 (±0.2 / ±379,037)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

423 ±105 Number of households
  • the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 62,667 ±600
  • Alabama: 1,997,247 ±6,490
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (979  ±260) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 2.5 155,437 (±0 / ±60)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,948,158
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.6% ±4% (10  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 4.9% † 1,689 (±1% / ±344)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alabama: 5% 59,417 (±0.2% / ±2,024)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

493 ±111 Number of housing units
  • the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 69,308 ±124
  • Alabama: 2,337,265 ±430
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$118,000 ±$19,060 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: $202,500 ±$6,321
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Alabama: $209,900 ±$1,076
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.1% ±4.5% (79  ±49) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 9.6% † 14,930 (±1% / ±1,583)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alabama: 11.8% 591,202 (±0.2% / ±10,901.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.7% ±25.5% (513  ±113.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 85.7% 93,235 (±2% / ±2,225.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 88.6% 3,078,391 (±0.4% / ±14,060.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.2% ±7.1% (64  ±46.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 21.5% 23,434 (±1% / ±1,107.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Alabama: 28.4% 985,483 (±0.2% / ±8,202.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

6.1% ±4.1% (43  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Decatur, AL Metro Area: 8% 9,676 (±0.7% / ±822)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.7% 303,253 (±0.1% / ±4,702)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
43 Total veterans ±30 41 Male ±29 2 Female ±4

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