2024 population: 159,651 ( 3,141 from 2020)
Land area: 1270.3 square miles
Population density: 125.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	116,221	72.80%	0.1%
Black:	19,355	12.12%	1.2%
Indian:	2,831	1.77%	0.7%
Asian:	1,086	0.68%	17.4%
2+ races:	4,600	2.88%	12.9%
Hispanic:	15,558	9.75%	17.5%

Total non-White:	43,430	27.20%	8.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,756	12.4
Deaths:	9,225	14.7
Net Migration:	3,216	5.1
Net Immigration:	1,289	2.1

Change in White population:	-111	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,252	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
156,510
116,332	74.33%
19,121	12.22%
2,811	1.80%
925	0.59%
4,076	2.60%
13,245	8.46%
40,178	25.67%

2010
153,829
119,005	77.36%
17,976	11.69%
2,856	1.86%
780	0.51%
3,377	2.20%
9,730	6.33%
34,824	22.64%

2000
145,867
119,483	81.91%
16,996	11.65%
2,566	1.76%
552	0.38%
2,193	1.50%
4,012	2.75%
26,384	18.09%

1990
131,556
113,523	86.29%
14,698	11.17%
2,526	1.92%
276	0.21%
n/a
533	0.41%
18,033	13.71%

1980
120,401
105,622	87.73%
13,672	11.36%
135	0.11%
201	0.17%
n/a
751	0.62%
14,779	12.27%

1970
104,587
91,543	87.53%
12,670	12.11%
32	0.03%
34	0.03%
n/a
301	0.29%
13,044	12.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,512	10.7
15,597	10.1
-3,049	-2.0
998	0.6

-2,673	-1.7
5,354	3.5

Number	Rate
2000's
17,837	12.2
13,282	9.1
-325	-0.2
2,189	1.5

-478	-0.3
8,440	5.8

Number	Rate
1990's
19,414	14.8
12,523	9.5
5,448	4.1
299	0.2

5,960	4.5
8,351	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
18,392	15.3
10,712	8.9
4,148	3.4
n/a

7,901	6.6
3,254	2.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,475	4.3
n/a

14,079	13.5
1,735	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.0
35,353	22.1%
124,298	77.9%
28,208	17.7%

60,833
2.53

40,668	66.9%
30,875	75.9%
3,454	8.5%
20,165	33.1%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
36,588	23.8%
117,241	76.2%
21,870	14.2%

60,684
2.50

43,120	71.1%
32,465	75.3%
4,191	9.7%
17,564	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
37,160	25.5%
108,707	74.5%
17,848	12.2%

57,070
2.52

41,900	73.4%
33,944	81.0%
3,602	8.6%
15,170	26.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
34,565	26.3%
96,991	73.7%
15,408	11.7%

49,163
2.64

37,874	77.0%
31,670	83.6%
2,676	7.1%
11,289	23.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
37,632	31.3%
82,769	68.7%
12,350	10.3%

41,287
2.89

33,582	81.3%
29,114	86.7%
2,113	6.3%
7,705	18.7%

2022 Housing Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,001	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,834	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,638	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,185	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,128	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,345	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,367	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,352	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,558	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,993	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,886	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,562	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,505	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,647	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,240	7.0%
$200,000 or more	3,592	5.9%

Median Household Income	60,153
Per Capita Income	32,434

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,976	6.5%
Public Assistance	724	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,092	13.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,519	67.1%
Unemployed	2,490	2.8%
In Armed Forces	44	0.0%

Total Labor Force	63,053	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	27,109	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29,017	21,278	57.7%
Non-Profit	1,324	2,336	36.2%
Self-Employed	4,234	2,125	66.6%

Local Government	1,685	2,635	39.0%
State Government	834	1,359	38.0%
Federal Government	1,190	840	58.6%

Total Private + Self	33,251	23,403	58.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,033	7,170	41.2%
Total	38,284	30,573	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,663	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,375	19.4%
Professional, Technical	14,865	21.6%
Service Occupations	10,026	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	291	0.4%
All others	22,999	33.4%

White Collar		52.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,400	20.9%
Retail trade	8,616	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	7,317	10.6%
Construction	6,517	9.5%
Educational services	5,178	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,283	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	4,170	6.0%
Other services	3,398	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,484	3.6%
Public administration	2,400	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,242	3.3%
Finance and insurance	1,966	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,676	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,132	1.6%
Information	754	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	753	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	752	1.1%
Utilities	720	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	106	0.2%
Management	64	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,103	5.19%
Puerto Rican	670	0.43%
Cuban	312	0.20%
Dominican	99	0.06%

Total Central American	1,594	1.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,522	0.97%
Honduran	42	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	5	0.00%
Other Central American	25	0.02%

Total South American	114	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	40	0.03%
Colombian	34	0.02%
Ecuadorian	23	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	17	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	782	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	180	0.12%
Thai	162	0.10%
Korean	77	0.05%
Filipino	72	0.05%
Indian	66	0.04%
Chinese	53	0.03%
Indonesian	35	0.02%
Japanese	22	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	136,435	92.7%
Spanish	8,604	5.8%
Arabic	825	0.6%
Other Indo-European	414	0.3%
German, other Germanic	242	0.2%
Other	163	0.1%
Other Asian	141	0.1%
Korean	77	0.1%
Tagalog	72	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	28,363	18.2%
English	17,652	11.3%
Irish	13,463	8.6%
German	9,168	5.9%
Scottish	3,559	2.3%
European	2,469	1.6%
Italian	2,295	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	1,894	1.2%
French	1,286	0.8%
Dutch	1,193	0.8%
British	1,035	0.7%
Welsh	789	0.5%
Other Arab	750	0.5%
Polish	591	0.4%
Norwegian	408	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	151,348	96.9%
Not a citizen	4,870	3.1%

Native	149,525	95.7%
Foreign-born	6,693	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,410	5.9%	10,195	9.4%	35,794	33.0%	32,008	29.5%	15,858	14.6%	8,087	7.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,410	5.9%
9-12 Years	10,195	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	35,794	33.0%
Some College	32,008	29.5%
Bach. Degree	15,858	14.6%
Grad Degree	8,087	7.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	131,420	122,358	9,062	6.9%
1991	132,528	122,216	10,312	7.8%
1992	132,132	121,216	10,916	8.3%
1993	133,844	123,604	10,240	7.7%
1994	135,068	125,648	9,420	7.0%
1995	137,836	129,272	8,564	6.2%
1996	139,238	132,020	7,218	5.2%
1997	142,214	134,960	7,254	5.1%
1998	145,108	138,724	6,384	4.4%
1999	146,950	140,140	6,810	4.6%

2000	146,592	140,096	6,496	4.4%
2001	146,402	138,552	7,850	5.4%
2002	143,248	133,976	9,272	6.5%
2003	142,580	133,254	9,326	6.5%
2004	144,090	135,342	8,748	6.1%
2005	142,974	136,244	6,730	4.7%
2006	143,210	137,244	5,966	4.2%
2007	145,206	139,820	5,386	3.7%
2008	145,742	137,442	8,300	5.7%
2009	143,866	128,790	15,076	10.5%

2010	145,472	129,526	15,946	11.0%
2011	146,188	132,038	14,150	9.7%
2012	143,760	131,888	11,872	8.3%
2013	142,448	132,090	10,358	7.3%
2014	140,362	130,692	9,670	6.9%
2015	136,848	128,240	8,608	6.3%
2016	136,040	128,120	7,920	5.8%
2017	136,964	130,928	6,036	4.4%
2018	141,784	136,672	5,112	3.6%
2019	145,036	141,112	3,924	2.7%

2020	146,524	139,850	6,674	4.6%
2021	148,576	144,686	3,890	2.6%
2022	151,114	147,860	3,254	2.2%
2023	153,546	150,414	3,132	2.0%
2024	152,010	148,028	3,982	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	68,594
Median Value	$165,762

Occupied	60,833	88.7%
Vacant	7,761	11.3%

Owned	45,113	74.2%
Rented	15,720	25.8%
Median Rent	$769

Single-Family Units	50,242	73.2%
Detached	48,399	70.6%
Attached	1,843	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,723	8.3%
Mobile Homes	9,599	14.0%

Decatur, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area