Decatur, AL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	53,929	100.0

Male	25,894	48.0
Female	28,035	52.0

Under 5 years	3,649	6.8
5 to 9 years	3,965	7.4
10 to 14 years	3,850	7.1
15 to 19 years	3,623	6.7
20 to 24 years	3,367	6.2
25 to 34 years	7,373	13.7
35 to 44 years	8,566	15.9
45 to 54 years	7,457	13.8
55 to 59 years	2,714	5.0
60 to 64 years	2,305	4.3
65 to 74 years	3,794	7.0
75 to 84 years	2,493	4.6
85 years and over	773	1.4

Median age (years)	36.3	(X)

18 years and over	40,236	74.6
Male	19,004	35.2
Female	21,232	39.4
21 years and over	38,205	70.8
62 years and over	8,404	15.6
65 years and over	7,060	13.1
Male	2,693	5.0
Female	4,367	8.1

RACE
One race	53,213	98.7
White	40,714	75.5
Black or African American	10,548	19.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	312	0.6
Asian	376	0.7
Asian Indian	113	0.2
Chinese	49	0.1
Filipino	49	0.1
Japanese	86	0.2
Korean	20	0.0
Vietnamese	18	0.0
Other Asian ¹	41	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	68	0.1
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	54	0.1
Samoan	7	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.0
Some other race	1,195	2.2
Two or more races	716	1.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	41,320	76.6
Black or African American	10,803	20.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	616	1.1
Asian	467	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	83	0.2
Some other race	1,381	2.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	53,929	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,040	5.6
Mexican	2,356	4.4
Puerto Rican	54	0.1
Cuban	43	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	587	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,889	94.4
White alone	39,128	72.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	53,929	100.0
In households	53,006	98.3
Householder	21,824	40.5
Spouse	11,067	20.5
Child	15,796	29.3
Own child under 18 years	12,447	23.1
Other relatives	2,532	4.7
Under 18 years	1,028	1.9
Nonrelatives	1,787	3.3
Unmarried partner	716	1.3
In group quarters	923	1.7
Institutionalized population	621	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	302	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	21,824	100.0
Family households (families)	14,752	67.6
With own children under 18 years	6,934	31.8
Married-couple family	11,067	50.7
With own children under 18 years	4,742	21.7
Female householder, no husband present	2,919	13.4
With own children under 18 years	1,806	8.3
Nonfamily households	7,072	32.4
Householder living alone	6,302	28.9
Householder 65 years and over	2,329	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,556	34.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,129	23.5

Average household size	2.43	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	23,950	100.0
Occupied housing units	21,824	91.1
Vacant housing units	2,126	8.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	74	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	21,824	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,923	63.8
Renter-occupied housing units	7,901	36.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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