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Decatur Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur Area is $23,532, which is about the same as the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Decatur Area median household income is $44,273. On average Decatur Area residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #433

Decatur Area	23,532 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur Area	26,471 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur Area	34,077 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur Area	20,540 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #492

Decatur Area	44,273 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur Area	58,753 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Decatur Area	4.16%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Decatur Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Decatur Area		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.73%	$10,889, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.14%	$17,653, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.26%	$2,763, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.78%	$22,195, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Decatur Area	54,825 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur Area	68,184 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Decatur Area	Alabama	U.S.
White	$47,094, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$26,721, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,054, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$77,626, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$52,692, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
One Race, Other	$42,500, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,263, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur Area	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$25,598, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,995, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,241, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$33,369, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Decatur Area	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	122,016, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	59,321, 48.62%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	40,072, 67.55%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	84, 0.14%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	39,988, 67.41%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	35,707, 89.29%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,281, 10.71%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19,249, 32.45%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	62,695, 51.38%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	33,202, 52.96%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	33,202, 52.96%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,463, 88.74%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,739, 11.26%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	29,493, 47.04%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Decatur Area	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	63,993, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	56,353, 88.06%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,477, 8.56%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	136, 0.21%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	468, 0.73%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	353, 0.55%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,206, 1.88%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur Area	24.5 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Decatur Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	65,170	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	35,707, 54.79%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,467, 23.71%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,254, 11.91%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,001, 14.01%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	347, 0.97%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,555, 12.76%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,283, 28.80%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	29,463, 45.21%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,715, 32.97%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,347, 21.54%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,074, 34.19%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66, 0.22%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	176, 0.60%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,973, 10.09%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Decatur Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	65,170, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,023, 1.57%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	5,799, 8.90%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13,821, 21.21%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,448, 2.22%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,203, 12.59%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,988, 4.58%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	798, 1.22%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,472, 3.79%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,812, 8.92%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,517, 17.67%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,345, 8.20%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,569, 3.94%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,375, 5.18%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Decatur Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	23,609	15.58%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,943	12.04%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.