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Decatur, AL Metro Area

157,425 Population
1,270.4 square miles 123.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$31,813 ±$2,277 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$60,663 ±$3,595 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

13.4% ±2.3% (20,652  ±3,573) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.9 minutes ±0.5 (1,619,830  ±47,977) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

62,616 ±1,678 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (154,955  ±185) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.3% ±2.6% (1,844  ±909) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

69,252 ±90 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$187,700 ±$11,820 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

9.9% ±2% (15,381  ±3,092.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

86.2% ±4.1% (93,806  ±4,583.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
22.4% ±2.2% (24,344  ±2,373.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

5.4% (8,455  ±3,208) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.5% ±1.1% (9,113  ±1,356) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
9,113 Total veterans ±1,356 8,195 Male ±1,201 918 Female ±424

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