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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.5
36,346	22.8%
123,305	77.2%
28,708	18.0%

62,667
2.48

41,320	65.9%
30,584	74.0%
3,897	9.4%
21,347	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
78.7
-80,653	-52.4%
234,482	152.4%
43,740	28.4%

121,368
2.50

86,240	71.1%
64,930	75.3%
8,382	9.7%
35,128	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%

2024 Housing Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,427	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,361	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,400	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,443	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,141	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,049	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,608	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,963	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,456	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,324	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,878	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,475	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,413	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,064	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,969	7.9%
$200,000 or more	4,696	7.5%

Median Household Income	68,241
Per Capita Income	35,191

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,521	7.2%
Public Assistance	813	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,216	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,061	67.9%
Unemployed	2,054	2.3%
In Armed Forces	30	0.0%

Total Labor Force	62,145	70.2%
Not in Labor Force	26,339	29.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29,820	20,378	59.4%
Non-Profit	1,292	2,931	30.6%
Self-Employed	4,014	2,316	63.4%

Local Government	1,722	3,196	35.0%
State Government	573	1,350	29.8%
Federal Government	1,141	1,134	50.2%

Total Private + Self	33,834	22,694	59.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,728	8,611	35.4%
Total	38,562	31,305	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%
Pct. Private + Self	80.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,712	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,309	19.0%
Professional, Technical	14,740	21.1%
Service Occupations	9,826	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	293	0.4%
All others	23,389	33.4%

White Collar		52.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,634	20.9%
Retail trade	8,682	12.4%
Construction	6,900	9.9%
Health care and social assistance	6,820	9.7%
Educational services	5,250	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,431	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	3,762	5.4%
Other services	3,199	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,772	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,654	3.8%
Public administration	2,566	3.7%
Finance and insurance	2,010	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,607	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,470	2.1%
Utilities	937	1.3%
Information	773	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	746	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	724	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	33	0.0%
Management	6	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,940	5.67%
Puerto Rican	670	0.42%
Cuban	397	0.25%
Dominican	48	0.03%

Total Central American	2,448	1.55%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2,324	1.47%
Honduran	72	0.05%
Nicaraguan	29	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	13	0.01%
Other Central American	10	0.01%

Total South American	447	0.28%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	65	0.04%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	48	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	302	0.19%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	32	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,254	0.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	283	0.18%
Vietnamese	180	0.11%
Korean	179	0.11%
Filipino	76	0.05%
Japanese	61	0.04%
Laotian	60	0.04%
Thai	39	0.02%
Indonesian	14	0.01%
Indian	3	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	136,848	92.2%
Spanish	9,665	6.5%
Arabic	633	0.4%
German, other Germanic	275	0.2%
Other	228	0.2%
Other Asian	209	0.1%
Korean	156	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	83	0.1%
Tagalog	76	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	26,128	16.6%
English	20,257	12.8%
Irish	13,410	8.5%
German	10,126	6.4%
Scottish	3,345	2.1%
European	2,865	1.8%
Italian	2,382	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	1,696	1.1%
French	1,194	0.8%
Dutch	891	0.6%
British	768	0.5%
Polish	731	0.5%
Welsh	703	0.4%
Other Arab	639	0.4%
Norwegian	462	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	152,345	96.6%
Not a citizen	5,402	3.4%

Native	150,433	95.4%
Foreign-born	7,314	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,833	5.4%	9,738	8.9%	36,025	33.1%	33,776	31.0%	15,271	14.0%	8,163	7.5%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,833	5.4%
9-12 Years	9,738	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,025	33.1%
Some College	33,776	31.0%
Bach. Degree	15,271	14.0%
Grad Degree	8,163	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	69,308
Median Value	$203,177

Occupied	62,667	90.4%
Vacant	6,641	9.6%

Owned	46,773	74.6%
Rented	15,894	25.4%
Median Rent	$839

Single-Family Units	51,530	74.3%
Detached	49,507	71.4%
Attached	2,023	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,468	7.9%
Mobile Homes	9,595	13.8%

Decatur, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Decatur, AL Metro Area