Decatur, AL

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N/A of the households in Decatur, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Decatur, AL are John C Calhoun State Community College (3,268 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Decatur, AL N/A, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Decatur, AL was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Decatur, AL employs N/A people. The largest industries in Decatur, AL are Manufacturing (5,017 people), Retail Trade (3,266 people), and Construction (2,560 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,214), Public Administration ($70,784), and Information ($68,563).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Decatur, AL, are Production Occupations (3,426 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,433 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,372 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Decatur, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Decatur, AL, are Manufacturing (5,017 people), Retail Trade (3,266 people), and Construction (2,560 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Decatur, AL, though some of these residents may live in Decatur, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($90,635), Public Administration ($83,393), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,227).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($60,450), Public Administration ($50,341), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,933).

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Decatur, AL are White (2,228 and 68.6%), followed by Black or African American (365 and 11.2%), Two or More Races (207 and 6.38%), and Hispanic or Latino (203 and 6.25%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
897 degrees awarded
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
145 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
130 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Decatur, AL was General Studies with 897 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Decatur, AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

John C Calhoun State Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

3,268 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was John C Calhoun State Community College with 3,268 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,591 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Decatur, AL, which is 0.949 times less than the 1,677 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,228 degrees mean that there were 6.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 365 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.905% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.822% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (913k), and Secondary Education (625k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Decatur, AL have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Decatur, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Decatur, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Decatur, AL is from Alabama.

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2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

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2021 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2022, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0777% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alabama was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Decatur, AL have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Decatur, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Decatur, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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