Decatur

Population: 57,760
Median household income: $59,831
Median home value: $190,500

Located in Morgan County, Alabama, Decatur is a community with a population of 57,760. At $59,831, its median household income sits below Morgan County's $64,858.

Between 2019 and 2023, Decatur's population grew 6.0% from 54,478 to 57,760, while its median home value rose 41.6% from $134,500 to $190,500.

The median resident is 40.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 57,760
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,831
Median home value: $190,500
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 25,654
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,47857,760

Median household income

$48,429$59,831

Median home value

$134,500$190,500

Median gross rent

$655$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,478	$48,429	$134,500	$655
2020	54,344	$49,296	$141,000	$692
2021	57,303	$52,539	$147,600	$725
2022	57,525	$55,164	$170,000	$801
2023	57,760	$59,831	$190,500	$861

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,498	6.1%
5 to 17	10,025	17.4%
18 to 24	4,288	7.4%
25 to 34	7,064	12.2%
35 to 44	7,519	13.0%
45 to 54	6,626	11.5%
55 to 64	8,305	14.4%
65 to 74	6,275	10.9%
75 and over	4,160	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,770	56.7%
Black or African American	12,766	22.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	274	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	417	0.7%
Two or more races	2,012	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,466	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,756	16.9%
High school graduate	11,855	29.7%
Some college or associate's	12,233	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,279	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,826	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,983	83.6%
Carpooled	2,432	9.7%
Public transit	67	0.3%
Walked	223	0.9%
Bicycle	19	0.1%
Worked from home	1,096	4.4%
Other means	289	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,558	39.8%
15 to 29 min	8,054	33.5%
30 to 44 min	3,838	16.0%
45 to 59 min	1,651	6.9%
60+ min	912	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 12.8% (7,209 of 56,132)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,257	59.7%
Nonfamily households	9,631	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,888	93.1%
Vacant	1,766	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,056	63.0%
Renter-occupied	8,832	37.0%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,861	69.6%
1-unit, attached	1,592	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1,357	5.3%
5 to 19 units	3,446	13.4%
20 or more units	1,076	4.2%
Mobile home & other	322	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0120104
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 55 sq mi
Water area: 6.42 sq mi
Center point: 34.5730, -86.9899