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Alabama Law
Alabama Constitution
Alabama Codes from Justia
Code of Alabama from Alabama Legislative Information System Online (ALISON)
Administrative Code of Alabama from ALISON
Alabama Legislation 1998+ from ALISON

Alabama State Government
Office of the Governor - Official website of Alabama's governor.
Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals

Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

Decatur AL Lawyers

State Attorney General Federal Courts U.S. Supreme Court

US Attorneys [ Birmingham - Main Office | Huntsville ]
Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
District Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Huntsville ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - Birmingham | Florence | Gadsden | Huntsville | Tuscaloosa ]

Decatur Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 145,867
Land Area (2000): 3,303.778 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 107.561 square kilometers

Decatur Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	142,561	2002	147,160	2005	148,529
2000	Not Available	2003	146,845	2006	149,687
2001	Not Available	2004	148,166	2007	150,246

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	130,406	44.27%
Rural, Farm	8,430	2.86%
Rural, Non-farm	155,708	52.86%

Decatur Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Decatur Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	65,458	61,266	4,192	6.40%	64
1991	65,935	61,109	4,826	7.32%	73
1992	65,377	60,432	4,945	7.56%	76
1993	66,397	61,741	4,656	7.01%	70
1994	66,962	62,889	4,073	6.08%	61
1995	68,818	65,000	3,818	5.55%	55
1996	69,456	66,343	3,113	4.48%	45
1997	71,009	67,748	3,261	4.59%	46
1998	72,576	69,802	2,775	3.82%	38
1999	73,916	70,813	3,103	4.20%	42
2000	73,563	70,712	2,851	3.88%	39
2001	73,428	69,876	3,552	4.84%	49
2002	71,423	67,228	4,195	5.87%	59
2003	70,438	66,235	4,202	5.97%	60
2004	70,956	67,038	3,918	5.52%	55
2005	70,634	67,741	2,893	4.10%	41
2006	71,210	68,594	2,617	3.67%	37
2007	72,766	70,418	2,348	3.23%	32
2008	73,468	70,161	3,308	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	65,226	60,539	4,687	7.19%	72
Feb 1990	65,575	59,621	5,954	9.08%	91
Mar 1990	65,116	61,442	3,674	5.64%	56
Apr 1990	64,834	61,083	3,751	5.79%	58
May 1990	65,439	61,759	3,680	5.62%	56
Jun 1990	66,512	62,372	4,140	6.22%	62
Jul 1990	66,058	62,247	3,811	5.77%	58
Aug 1990	65,260	61,181	4,079	6.25%	63
Sep 1990	65,066	61,049	4,017	6.17%	62
Oct 1990	65,517	61,593	3,924	5.99%	60
Nov 1990	65,695	61,208	4,487	6.83%	68
Dec 1990	65,193	61,095	4,098	6.29%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	66,031	60,827	5,204	7.88%	79
Feb 1991	65,763	60,479	5,284	8.03%	80
Mar 1991	66,040	60,944	5,096	7.72%	77
Apr 1991	66,380	61,565	4,815	7.25%	73
May 1991	65,884	61,489	4,395	6.67%	67
Jun 1991	67,358	62,380	4,978	7.39%	74
Jul 1991	67,190	62,328	4,862	7.24%	72
Aug 1991	65,815	60,995	4,820	7.32%	73
Sep 1991	65,310	60,604	4,706	7.21%	72
Oct 1991	65,273	60,721	4,552	6.97%	70
Nov 1991	65,011	60,437	4,574	7.04%	70
Dec 1991	65,166	60,544	4,622	7.09%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	63,885	58,788	5,097	7.98%	80
Feb 1992	65,750	59,007	6,743	10.26%	103
Mar 1992	65,781	59,599	6,182	9.40%	94
Apr 1992	64,062	59,793	4,269	6.66%	67
May 1992	64,719	60,367	4,352	6.72%	67
Jun 1992	66,533	61,370	5,163	7.76%	78
Jul 1992	67,386	61,750	5,636	8.36%	84
Aug 1992	65,799	61,193	4,606	7.00%	70
Sep 1992	65,125	60,782	4,343	6.67%	67
Oct 1992	64,924	60,708	4,216	6.49%	65
Nov 1992	65,229	60,814	4,415	6.77%	68
Dec 1992	65,336	61,015	4,321	6.61%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	64,920	60,204	4,716	7.26%	73
Feb 1993	65,381	60,820	4,561	6.98%	70
Mar 1993	66,113	61,672	4,441	6.72%	67
Apr 1993	66,285	62,241	4,044	6.10%	61
May 1993	66,789	62,502	4,287	6.42%	64
Jun 1993	68,540	62,882	5,658	8.26%	83
Jul 1993	67,694	62,382	5,312	7.85%	78
Aug 1993	66,948	61,816	5,132	7.67%	77
Sep 1993	66,130	61,468	4,662	7.05%	70
Oct 1993	66,234	61,744	4,490	6.78%	68
Nov 1993	66,041	61,561	4,480	6.78%	68
Dec 1993	65,689	61,597	4,092	6.23%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	65,775	60,615	5,160	7.84%	78
Feb 1994	65,689	60,597	5,092	7.75%	78
Mar 1994	65,577	61,246	4,331	6.60%	66
Apr 1994	65,663	61,835	3,828	5.83%	58
May 1994	66,443	62,874	3,569	5.37%	54
Jun 1994	67,952	63,624	4,328	6.37%	64
Jul 1994	68,069	63,760	4,309	6.33%	63
Aug 1994	67,562	63,403	4,159	6.16%	62
Sep 1994	67,166	63,425	3,741	5.57%	56
Oct 1994	67,591	63,896	3,695	5.47%	55
Nov 1994	67,858	64,462	3,396	5.00%	50
Dec 1994	68,194	64,931	3,263	4.78%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	67,727	63,660	4,067	6.00%	60
Feb 1995	68,210	64,087	4,123	6.04%	60
Mar 1995	68,281	64,800	3,481	5.10%	51
Apr 1995	68,476	65,052	3,424	5.00%	50
May 1995	68,536	64,993	3,543	5.17%	52
Jun 1995	69,936	65,758	4,178	5.97%	60
Jul 1995	70,013	65,672	4,341	6.20%	62
Aug 1995	69,181	64,863	4,318	6.24%	62
Sep 1995	68,527	64,825	3,702	5.40%	54
Oct 1995	69,435	65,875	3,560	5.13%	51
Nov 1995	69,010	65,343	3,667	5.31%	53
Dec 1995	68,478	65,066	3,412	4.98%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	67,290	63,466	3,824	5.68%	57
Feb 1996	67,440	63,717	3,723	5.52%	55
Mar 1996	67,997	64,953	3,044	4.48%	45
Apr 1996	68,828	66,043	2,785	4.05%	40
May 1996	69,740	66,592	3,148	4.51%	45
Jun 1996	70,586	67,366	3,220	4.56%	46
Jul 1996	70,378	67,074	3,304	4.69%	47
Aug 1996	69,357	66,376	2,981	4.30%	43
Sep 1996	69,612	66,762	2,850	4.09%	41
Oct 1996	70,634	67,602	3,032	4.29%	43
Nov 1996	70,887	67,982	2,905	4.10%	41
Dec 1996	70,725	68,181	2,544	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	71,134	67,530	3,604	5.07%	51
Feb 1997	70,998	67,183	3,815	5.37%	54
Mar 1997	71,003	67,727	3,276	4.61%	46
Apr 1997	69,840	66,947	2,893	4.14%	41
May 1997	70,253	67,316	2,937	4.18%	42
Jun 1997	71,369	67,630	3,739	5.24%	52
Jul 1997	71,757	67,729	4,028	5.61%	56
Aug 1997	71,068	67,463	3,605	5.07%	51
Sep 1997	70,795	67,598	3,197	4.52%	45
Oct 1997	70,739	67,901	2,838	4.01%	40
Nov 1997	71,374	68,696	2,678	3.75%	38
Dec 1997	71,783	69,257	2,526	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	71,915	69,080	2,835	3.94%	39
Feb 1998	72,053	69,362	2,691	3.73%	37
Mar 1998	72,369	69,736	2,633	3.64%	36
Apr 1998	71,780	69,778	2,002	2.79%	28
May 1998	71,969	69,762	2,207	3.07%	31
Jun 1998	73,356	70,450	2,906	3.96%	40
Jul 1998	74,519	70,450	4,069	5.46%	55
Aug 1998	72,116	69,325	2,791	3.87%	39
Sep 1998	72,209	69,366	2,843	3.94%	39
Oct 1998	73,070	70,075	2,995	4.10%	41
Nov 1998	72,642	69,933	2,709	3.73%	37
Dec 1998	72,914	70,301	2,613	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	73,419	70,420	2,999	4.08%	41
Feb 1999	73,337	70,134	3,203	4.37%	44
Mar 1999	73,149	70,301	2,848	3.89%	39
Apr 1999	72,691	70,144	2,547	3.50%	35
May 1999	73,156	70,510	2,646	3.62%	36
Jun 1999	74,499	70,935	3,564	4.78%	48
Jul 1999	74,718	71,250	3,468	4.64%	46
Aug 1999	74,242	70,960	3,282	4.42%	44
Sep 1999	74,425	71,191	3,234	4.35%	43
Oct 1999	74,341	71,142	3,199	4.30%	43
Nov 1999	74,364	71,228	3,136	4.22%	42
Dec 1999	74,646	71,539	3,107	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	73,339	70,135	3,204	4.37%	44
Feb 2000	73,554	70,255	3,299	4.49%	45
Mar 2000	72,990	70,207	2,783	3.81%	38
Apr 2000	73,157	70,766	2,391	3.27%	33
May 2000	73,064	70,520	2,544	3.48%	35
Jun 2000	73,794	70,790	3,004	4.07%	41
Jul 2000	73,746	70,631	3,115	4.22%	42
Aug 2000	73,460	70,310	3,150	4.29%	43
Sep 2000	73,584	70,792	2,792	3.79%	38
Oct 2000	74,037	71,310	2,727	3.68%	37
Nov 2000	73,874	71,222	2,652	3.59%	36
Dec 2000	74,158	71,603	2,555	3.45%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	75,000	71,153	3,847	5.13%	51
Feb 2001	74,314	71,063	3,251	4.37%	44
Mar 2001	74,301	71,362	2,939	3.96%	40
Apr 2001	73,819	71,115	2,704	3.66%	37
May 2001	74,034	71,360	2,674	3.61%	36
Jun 2001	72,985	69,581	3,404	4.66%	47
Jul 2001	72,783	69,157	3,626	4.98%	50
Aug 2001	72,844	68,363	4,481	6.15%	62
Sep 2001	72,370	68,895	3,475	4.80%	48
Oct 2001	72,842	68,991	3,851	5.29%	53
Nov 2001	72,870	68,900	3,970	5.45%	54
Dec 2001	72,974	68,573	4,401	6.03%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	71,784	67,096	4,688	6.53%	65
Feb 2002	72,312	67,569	4,743	6.56%	66
Mar 2002	72,022	67,558	4,464	6.20%	62
Apr 2002	71,243	67,251	3,992	5.60%	56
May 2002	71,188	67,682	3,506	4.92%	49
Jun 2002	71,812	67,372	4,440	6.18%	62
Jul 2002	71,412	66,849	4,563	6.39%	64
Aug 2002	70,540	66,260	4,280	6.07%	61
Sep 2002	70,891	67,023	3,868	5.46%	55
Oct 2002	71,335	67,594	3,741	5.24%	52
Nov 2002	71,216	67,149	4,067	5.71%	57
Dec 2002	71,315	67,332	3,983	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	70,532	66,217	4,315	6.12%	61
Feb 2003	70,075	66,013	4,062	5.80%	58
Mar 2003	69,831	66,138	3,693	5.29%	53
Apr 2003	70,020	66,556	3,464	4.95%	49
May 2003	70,066	66,378	3,688	5.26%	53
Jun 2003	71,256	66,838	4,418	6.20%	62
Jul 2003	70,609	66,108	4,501	6.37%	64
Aug 2003	69,976	65,471	4,505	6.44%	64
Sep 2003	70,274	65,813	4,461	6.35%	63
Oct 2003	70,463	66,411	4,052	5.75%	58
Nov 2003	71,228	65,887	5,341	7.50%	75
Dec 2003	70,923	66,995	3,928	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	71,160	66,471	4,689	6.59%	66
Feb 2004	70,856	66,274	4,582	6.47%	65
Mar 2004	71,036	66,653	4,383	6.17%	62
Apr 2004	70,440	66,965	3,475	4.93%	49
May 2004	70,736	67,229	3,507	4.96%	50
Jun 2004	71,489	67,412	4,077	5.70%	57
Jul 2004	71,951	67,700	4,251	5.91%	59
Aug 2004	70,993	67,090	3,903	5.50%	55
Sep 2004	70,715	67,041	3,674	5.20%	52
Oct 2004	70,921	67,060	3,861	5.44%	54
Nov 2004	70,607	67,201	3,406	4.82%	48
Dec 2004	70,567	67,361	3,206	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	70,348	66,869	3,479	4.95%	49
Feb 2005	70,187	66,682	3,505	4.99%	50
Mar 2005	70,087	66,987	3,100	4.42%	44
Apr 2005	69,970	67,645	2,325	3.32%	33
May 2005	70,031	67,505	2,526	3.61%	36
Jun 2005	70,826	67,614	3,212	4.54%	45
Jul 2005	71,088	67,664	3,424	4.82%	48
Aug 2005	70,216	67,222	2,994	4.26%	43
Sep 2005	70,691	68,087	2,604	3.68%	37
Oct 2005	71,396	68,759	2,637	3.69%	37
Nov 2005	71,260	68,786	2,474	3.47%	35
Dec 2005	71,512	69,072	2,440	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	70,388	67,577	2,811	3.99%	40
Feb 2006	70,701	67,634	3,067	4.34%	43
Mar 2006	70,455	67,832	2,623	3.72%	37
Apr 2006	70,180	67,967	2,213	3.15%	32
May 2006	70,383	68,185	2,198	3.12%	31
Jun 2006	71,311	68,473	2,838	3.98%	40
Jul 2006	71,224	68,323	2,901	4.07%	41
Aug 2006	70,981	68,317	2,664	3.75%	38
Sep 2006	71,312	69,096	2,216	3.11%	31
Oct 2006	72,026	69,674	2,352	3.27%	33
Nov 2006	72,253	69,985	2,268	3.14%	31
Dec 2006	73,306	70,059	3,247	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	71,900	69,285	2,615	3.64%	36
Feb 2007	71,518	68,916	2,602	3.64%	36
Mar 2007	71,618	69,463	2,155	3.01%	30
Apr 2007	71,520	69,661	1,859	2.60%	26
May 2007	72,136	70,162	1,974	2.74%	27
Jun 2007	73,653	71,077	2,576	3.50%	35
Jul 2007	73,178	70,586	2,592	3.54%	35
Aug 2007	72,656	70,072	2,584	3.56%	36
Sep 2007	73,468	71,127	2,341	3.19%	32
Oct 2007	73,592	71,461	2,131	2.90%	29
Nov 2007	73,975	71,743	2,232	3.02%	30
Dec 2007	73,975	71,457	2,518	3.40%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	74,135	71,146	2,989	4.03%	40
Feb 2008	73,416	69,537	3,879	5.28%	53
Mar 2008	73,377	70,540	2,837	3.87%	39
Apr 2008	73,345	70,847	2,498	3.41%	34
May 2008	73,640	70,641	2,999	4.07%	41
Jun 2008	74,231	70,650	3,581	4.82%	48
Jul 2008	73,332	69,626	3,706	5.05%	51
Aug 2008	72,964	69,377	3,587	4.92%	49
Sep 2008	72,776	69,081	3,695	5.08%	51
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Decatur Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	11,022	14.95%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	5,162	7.00%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,304	5.84%
4.	Chemical Manufacturing	3,594	4.88%
5.	Public Administration	2,800	3.80%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,550	3.46%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,332	3.16%
8.	Truck Transportation	2,270	3.08%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	2,240	3.04%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,036	2.76%
11.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,912	2.59%
12.	Educational Services	1,846	2.50%
13.	Food Manufacturing	1,696	2.30%
14.	Paper Manufacturing	1,688	2.29%
15.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,652	2.24%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,626	2.21%
17.	Health Care	1,598	2.17%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,510	2.05%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,508	2.05%
20.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	1,476	2.00%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	7,616	13.34%
2.	Educational Services	6,874	12.04%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,640	8.13%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,720	4.77%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	2,110	3.70%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,054	3.60%
7.	Public Administration	1,952	3.42%
8.	Social Assistance	1,944	3.41%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,882	3.30%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,650	2.89%
11.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,408	2.47%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	1,264	2.21%
13.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,216	2.13%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,214	2.13%
15.	Construction	1,142	2.00%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,032	1.81%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	944	1.65%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	882	1.55%
19.	Food Manufacturing	848	1.49%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	820	1.44%

Decatur Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	7,572	10.27%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,812	6.53%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,316	5.86%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,758	5.10%
5.	Other Management Occupations	2,814	3.82%
6.	Other Construction Trades	2,664	3.61%
7.	Engineers	2,580	3.50%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,578	3.50%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,546	3.45%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,328	3.16%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,316	3.14%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,018	2.74%
13.	Assemblers and Fabricators	2,002	2.72%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,776	2.41%
15.	Carpenters	1,714	2.33%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,478	2.01%
17.	Other Material Moving Workers	1,402	1.90%
18.	Construction Laborers	1,328	1.80%
19.	Electricians	1,152	1.56%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	1,046	1.42%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,262	5.72%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,074	5.39%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	3,050	5.34%
4.	Other Production Occupations	2,822	4.94%
5.	Cashiers	2,698	4.73%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,360	4.13%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,136	3.74%
8.	Assemblers and Fabricators	2,084	3.65%
9.	Registered Nurses	2,038	3.57%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,958	3.43%
11.	Other Management Occupations	1,534	2.69%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,512	2.65%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,500	2.63%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,498	2.62%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,440	2.52%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,368	2.40%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,340	2.35%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,204	2.11%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,198	2.10%
20.	Child Care Workers	1,090	1.91%

Decatur Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	125,351	54.90%
15-35 hours	21,032	9.21%
1-14 hours	4,824	2.11%
No regular hours	77,126	33.78%

Decatur Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,900	3.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,423	5.05%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	9,596	7.54%
6 AM-6:29 AM	15,806	12.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	16,425	12.91%
7 AM-7:29 AM	20,444	16.07%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	18,026	14.17%
8 AM-8:29 AM	7,502	5.90%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,235	2.54%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,306	3.38%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,849	1.45%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	648	0.51%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,931	7.02%
4 PM-11:59 PM	9,154	7.19%

Decatur Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,814	3.00%
5-9	13,194	10.37%
10-14	19,257	15.13%
15-19	21,619	16.99%
20-24	18,222	14.32%
25-29	8,482	6.67%
30-34	18,247	14.34%
35-39	4,952	3.89%
40-44	4,628	3.64%
45-59	9,440	7.42%
60-89	2,734	2.15%
At least 90	2,656	2.09%

Decatur Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	95	0.07%	84,493	66.40%
30-44	6	0.00%	27,821	21.86%
45-59	30	0.02%	9,410	7.40%
At least 60	42	0.03%	5,348	4.20%

Decatur Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	74	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	14,407	11.09%
Car / truck / van, solo	110,531	85.10%
Motorcycle	110	0.08%
Other	672	0.52%
Public transportation	173	0.13%
Walked	1,278	0.98%
Worked at home	2,645	2.04%

Decatur Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 114,140 (287,866 people)
: 83,800 (251,662 people)
: 31,533
: 162,717
Decatur Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	14,177	12.30%
$10,000-$14,999	8,687	7.54%
$15,000-$19,999	7,982	6.92%
$20,000-$24,999	8,455	7.33%
$25,000-$29,999	8,714	7.56%
$30,000-$34,999	7,364	6.39%
$35,000-$39,999	6,941	6.02%
$40,000-$44,999	6,364	5.52%
$45,000-$49,999	5,989	5.20%
$50,000-$59,999	10,788	9.36%
$60,000-$74,999	11,383	9.87%
$75,000-$99,999	9,178	7.96%
$100,000-$124,999	4,750	4.12%
$125,000-$149,999	1,884	1.63%
$150,000-$199,999	1,294	1.12%
$200,000 or more	1,322	1.15%

Decatur Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	13,878	24.29%
Family, 2 people	18,102	31.68%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,350	2.36%
Family, 3 people	10,564	18.49%
Nonfamily, 3 people	164	0.29%
Family, 4 people	8,503	14.88%
Nonfamily, 4 people	64	0.11%
Family, 5 people	3,113	5.45%
Nonfamily, 5 people	30	0.05%
Family, 6 people	941	1.65%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	419	0.73%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.01%

Decatur Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	91,134	30.39%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	32,658	10.89%
Public Assistance	2,049	0.68%
Retirement	20,094	6.70%
Self Employment	13,342	4.45%
Social Security	30,409	10.14%
Supplemental Security	6,397	2.13%
Wage / Salary	87,923	29.32%
Other	15,890	5.30%

Decatur Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	38,321	55.74%
With children under 18	30,428	44.26%

Decatur Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,881	9.68%
Married	72,778	64.78%
Never Married	26,167	23.29%
Widowed	2,527	2.25%

Decatur Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	12,761	10.66%
Married	73,828	61.70%
Never Married	19,659	16.43%
Widowed	13,410	11.21%

Decatur Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Decatur Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	18,737	8.53%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	40,489	18.43%
High school diploma or equivalent	71,460	32.53%
Some college, no degree	46,305	21.08%
Associate degree	10,919	4.97%
Bachelors degree	21,931	9.98%
Graduate or professional degree	9,819	4.47%

Decatur Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,180	1.49%	2,364	1.62%	4,544	3.12%
Kindergarten	4,105	2.81%	332	0.23%	4,437	3.04%
Grades 1-4	16,498	11.31%	1,268	0.87%	17,766	12.18%
Grades 5-8	16,231	11.13%	1,048	0.72%	17,279	11.85%
Grades 9-12	14,281	9.79%	1,254	0.86%	15,535	10.65%
Undergrad college	7,792	5.34%	699	0.48%	8,491	5.82%
Graduate or professional school	1,336	0.92%	106	0.07%	1,442	0.99%
Total	62,423	42.79%	7,071	4.85%	69,494	47.64%

Decatur Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Decatur Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	204	253
2002	212	203
2003	54	48
2004	61	60

Decatur Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Decatur Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	253,534	87.06%
Below Poverty Level	37,676	12.94%

Decatur Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 803
Decatur Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.214	0.182	0.035	0.758	2.189	0.000	6.173	20.525	1.326	28.023
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	0.965	0.156	0.041	0.809	1.971	0.000	7.835	23.994	1.379	33.209
2003	0.906	0.102	0.034	0.906	1.948	0.000	8.390	27.124	1.737	37.250
2004	1.019	0.182	0.020	0.999	2.220	0.000	7.849	26.248	1.606	35.703
2005	1.259	0.175	0.013	0.485	1.932	0.000	7.662	25.254	1.878	34.795
2006	1.570	0.301	0.047	0.728	2.646	0.000	8.311	25.734	2.746	36.790
2007	1.211	0.266	0.000	0.759	2.236	0.000	8.413	23.468	2.043	33.924

Decatur Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	4,307
2000	0
2001	0
2002	5,177

Decatur Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Decatur Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	20,066	13.76%
10-19 Years	20,716	14.20%
20-29 Years	18,102	12.41%
30-39 Years	22,782	15.62%
40-49 Years	22,142	15.18%
50-59 Years	17,798	12.20%
60-69 Years	11,855	8.13%
70-79 Years	8,137	5.58%
80-89 Years	3,661	2.51%
90+ Years	608	0.42%

Decatur Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	71,517	49.03%
Female	74,350	50.97%

Decatur Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	119,483	81.91%
African-American	16,996	11.65%
Hispanic/Latino	4,012	2.75%
Amerindian	2,566	1.76%
Multiracial	2,193	1.50%
Asian	524	0.36%
Other Race	65	0.04%
Pacific Islander	28	0.02%

Decatur Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	63,693	37.44%
2.	Irish	29,659	17.44%
3.	English	25,458	14.97%
4.	German	20,226	11.89%
5.	Scotch Irish	5,992	3.52%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,901	2.29%
7.	Scottish	3,874	2.28%
8.	Dutch	3,060	1.80%
9.	Italian	2,681	1.58%
10.	European	1,908	1.12%

Decatur Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	264,623	96.16%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,757	2.82%
3.	French	608	0.22%
4.	German	462	0.17%
5.	Japanese	312	0.11%
6.	Vietnamese	206	0.07%
7.	Other Indic	146	0.05%
8.	Chinese	106	0.04%
9.	Korean	98	0.04%
10.	Hindi	76	0.03%

Decatur Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	288,178	97.84%
Naturalized immigrant	2,444	0.83%
Not a citizen	3,922	1.33%

Decatur Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Decatur Metro Area Counties Back to top

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