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Decatur, AL Metro Area

159,651 Population
1,270.4 square miles 125.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,731 ±$1,930 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,526 ±$4,192 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17% ±3.2% (26,766  ±5,019) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26 minutes ±0.8 (1,670,660  ±62,953) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

62,896 ±1,553 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (157,317  ±36) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.8% (1,472  ±618) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

70,059 ±35 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$219,800 ±$9,858 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±1.9% (14,736  ±2,918.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.3% ±4.2% (95,866  ±4,799.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.8% ±2% (24,262  ±2,255.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

4.2% (6,704  ±1,799) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±1% (7,413  ±1,195) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,413 Total veterans ±1,195 6,923 Male ±1,159 490 Female ±310

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