Decatur.
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Alabama·Morgan County
18 tracts·56K people·$210K median·1,017/mi²
White 56 · Black 23 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 37 · Other 24
Manufacturing 25 · Professional 21 · Retail 19 · Health 18 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 20 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Decatur is $210,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Decatur has 57,361 residents across 14 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.7; the population is 55.6% White, 23.0% Black, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 0.9% Other and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.1% (Census ACS).
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School (84%), Eastwood Elementary School (65%) and Julian Harris Elementary School (60%) lead the elementary schools; Austin Middle School (39%) and Decatur Middle School (33%) lead the middle schools; Decatur High School (32%), Austin High School (30%) and Career Academies of Decatur (11%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $896/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Decatur is $61,563 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Decatur, median rent is $896/month and the median home value is $210,200 (Census ACS).
Decatur reported 4.9 violent crimes and 24.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Decatur are tornado (100), lightning (94) and strong wind (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Decatur scores 7.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).