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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
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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Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion.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 Lawyers

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Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
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Decatur Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 58,511
Land Area (2000): 231.624 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 21.945 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 38.8186 (3.8) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 79.0186 (26.1) / 89.0186 (31.7)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,323
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,651
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 57 inches

Decatur Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	54,918	2002	54,407	2005	54,861
2000	Not Available	2003	54,112	2006	55,406
2001	Not Available	2004	54,594	2007	56,019

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	51,175	87.71%
Rural, Farm	35	0.06%
Rural, Non-farm	7,136	12.23%

Decatur 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 Employment Information Back to top
Decatur Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	24,916	23,305	1,610	6.46%	65
1991	25,068	23,239	1,829	7.30%	73
1992	24,933	23,045	1,888	7.57%	76
1993	25,343	23,576	1,767	6.97%	70
1994	25,702	24,076	1,626	6.32%	63
1995	26,352	24,854	1,498	5.68%	57
1996	26,531	25,347	1,184	4.46%	45
1997	27,137	25,901	1,236	4.56%	46
1998	27,766	26,709	1,057	3.81%	38
1999	28,237	27,058	1,179	4.18%	42
2000	27,364	26,299	1,064	3.89%	39
2001	27,346	26,012	1,334	4.88%	49
2002	26,668	25,056	1,612	6.04%	60
2003	26,406	24,769	1,637	6.20%	62
2004	26,603	25,086	1,517	5.70%	57
2005	26,293	25,244	1,049	3.99%	40
2006	26,707	25,754	953	3.57%	36
2007	27,313	26,440	873	3.20%	32
2008	27,542	26,345	1,197	4.35%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	24,802	23,029	1,773	7.15%	71
Feb 1990	24,983	22,680	2,303	9.22%	92
Mar 1990	24,782	23,372	1,410	5.69%	57
Apr 1990	24,706	23,236	1,470	5.95%	59
May 1990	24,933	23,492	1,441	5.78%	58
Jun 1990	25,339	23,726	1,613	6.37%	64
Jul 1990	25,150	23,678	1,472	5.85%	59
Aug 1990	24,842	23,273	1,569	6.32%	63
Sep 1990	24,785	23,224	1,561	6.30%	63
Oct 1990	24,915	23,431	1,484	5.96%	60
Nov 1990	24,964	23,283	1,681	6.73%	67
Dec 1990	24,789	23,241	1,548	6.24%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	25,042	23,131	1,911	7.63%	76
Feb 1991	25,078	23,000	2,078	8.29%	83
Mar 1991	25,181	23,177	2,004	7.96%	80
Apr 1991	25,243	23,413	1,830	7.25%	72
May 1991	25,040	23,383	1,657	6.62%	66
Jun 1991	25,640	23,722	1,918	7.48%	75
Jul 1991	25,601	23,703	1,898	7.41%	74
Aug 1991	25,038	23,196	1,842	7.36%	74
Sep 1991	24,817	23,047	1,770	7.13%	71
Oct 1991	24,767	23,091	1,676	6.77%	68
Nov 1991	24,658	22,983	1,675	6.79%	68
Dec 1991	24,711	23,025	1,686	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	24,219	22,418	1,801	7.44%	74
Feb 1992	24,946	22,500	2,446	9.81%	98
Mar 1992	25,034	22,726	2,308	9.22%	92
Apr 1992	24,427	22,801	1,626	6.66%	67
May 1992	24,698	23,020	1,678	6.79%	68
Jun 1992	25,402	23,402	2,000	7.87%	79
Jul 1992	25,797	23,547	2,250	8.72%	87
Aug 1992	25,172	23,335	1,837	7.30%	73
Sep 1992	24,919	23,178	1,741	6.99%	70
Oct 1992	24,775	23,151	1,624	6.55%	66
Nov 1992	24,873	23,191	1,682	6.76%	68
Dec 1992	24,933	23,267	1,666	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	24,768	22,991	1,777	7.17%	72
Feb 1993	24,972	23,224	1,748	7.00%	70
Mar 1993	25,283	23,550	1,733	6.85%	69
Apr 1993	25,356	23,766	1,590	6.27%	63
May 1993	25,447	23,866	1,581	6.21%	62
Jun 1993	26,160	24,011	2,149	8.21%	82
Jul 1993	25,950	23,822	2,128	8.20%	82
Aug 1993	25,548	23,606	1,942	7.60%	76
Sep 1993	25,200	23,473	1,727	6.85%	69
Oct 1993	25,210	23,577	1,633	6.48%	65
Nov 1993	25,166	23,507	1,659	6.59%	66
Dec 1993	25,058	23,521	1,537	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	25,128	23,207	1,921	7.64%	76
Feb 1994	25,147	23,199	1,948	7.75%	77
Mar 1994	25,105	23,448	1,657	6.60%	66
Apr 1994	25,199	23,673	1,526	6.06%	61
May 1994	25,524	24,071	1,453	5.69%	57
Jun 1994	26,085	24,358	1,727	6.62%	66
Jul 1994	26,205	24,409	1,796	6.85%	69
Aug 1994	26,005	24,272	1,733	6.66%	67
Sep 1994	25,807	24,282	1,525	5.91%	59
Oct 1994	26,004	24,461	1,543	5.93%	59
Nov 1994	26,060	24,678	1,382	5.30%	53
Dec 1994	26,152	24,857	1,295	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	25,936	24,342	1,594	6.15%	61
Feb 1995	26,104	24,505	1,599	6.13%	61
Mar 1995	26,159	24,778	1,381	5.28%	53
Apr 1995	26,223	24,875	1,348	5.14%	51
May 1995	26,261	24,852	1,409	5.37%	54
Jun 1995	26,831	25,143	1,688	6.29%	63
Jul 1995	26,931	25,111	1,820	6.76%	68
Aug 1995	26,553	24,802	1,751	6.59%	66
Sep 1995	26,227	24,788	1,439	5.49%	55
Oct 1995	26,525	25,189	1,336	5.04%	50
Nov 1995	26,329	24,985	1,344	5.10%	51
Dec 1995	26,144	24,879	1,265	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	25,654	24,248	1,406	5.48%	55
Feb 1996	25,745	24,344	1,401	5.44%	54
Mar 1996	25,969	24,815	1,154	4.44%	44
Apr 1996	26,286	25,232	1,054	4.01%	40
May 1996	26,622	25,441	1,181	4.44%	44
Jun 1996	26,936	25,737	1,199	4.45%	45
Jul 1996	26,941	25,627	1,314	4.88%	49
Aug 1996	26,493	25,359	1,134	4.28%	43
Sep 1996	26,629	25,507	1,122	4.21%	42
Oct 1996	27,010	25,828	1,182	4.38%	44
Nov 1996	27,060	25,973	1,087	4.02%	40
Dec 1996	27,023	26,049	974	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	27,155	25,818	1,337	4.92%	49
Feb 1997	27,092	25,685	1,407	5.19%	52
Mar 1997	27,135	25,892	1,243	4.58%	46
Apr 1997	26,657	25,595	1,062	3.98%	40
May 1997	26,814	25,735	1,079	4.02%	40
Jun 1997	27,224	25,855	1,369	5.03%	50
Jul 1997	27,496	25,893	1,603	5.83%	58
Aug 1997	27,151	25,792	1,359	5.01%	50
Sep 1997	27,112	25,843	1,269	4.68%	47
Oct 1997	27,093	25,961	1,132	4.18%	42
Nov 1997	27,284	26,264	1,020	3.74%	37
Dec 1997	27,433	26,478	955	3.48%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	27,509	26,432	1,077	3.92%	39
Feb 1998	27,559	26,541	1,018	3.69%	37
Mar 1998	27,654	26,683	971	3.51%	35
Apr 1998	27,461	26,701	760	2.77%	28
May 1998	27,554	26,695	859	3.12%	31
Jun 1998	28,064	26,957	1,107	3.94%	39
Jul 1998	28,495	26,956	1,539	5.40%	54
Aug 1998	27,617	26,527	1,090	3.95%	39
Sep 1998	27,669	26,542	1,127	4.07%	41
Oct 1998	27,941	26,814	1,127	4.03%	40
Nov 1998	27,779	26,759	1,020	3.67%	37
Dec 1998	27,894	26,901	993	3.56%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	28,041	26,908	1,133	4.04%	40
Feb 1999	28,004	26,798	1,206	4.31%	43
Mar 1999	27,961	26,863	1,098	3.93%	39
Apr 1999	27,761	26,801	960	3.46%	35
May 1999	27,916	26,942	974	3.49%	35
Jun 1999	28,392	27,104	1,288	4.54%	45
Jul 1999	28,567	27,224	1,343	4.70%	47
Aug 1999	28,366	27,114	1,252	4.41%	44
Sep 1999	28,427	27,202	1,225	4.31%	43
Oct 1999	28,427	27,184	1,243	4.37%	44
Nov 1999	28,445	27,217	1,228	4.32%	43
Dec 1999	28,536	27,335	1,201	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	27,266	26,084	1,182	4.34%	43
Feb 2000	27,342	26,129	1,213	4.44%	44
Mar 2000	27,166	26,112	1,054	3.88%	39
Apr 2000	27,237	26,319	918	3.37%	34
May 2000	27,198	26,228	970	3.57%	36
Jun 2000	27,460	26,328	1,132	4.12%	41
Jul 2000	27,457	26,269	1,188	4.33%	43
Aug 2000	27,340	26,150	1,190	4.35%	44
Sep 2000	27,369	26,329	1,040	3.80%	38
Oct 2000	27,520	26,522	998	3.63%	36
Nov 2000	27,454	26,490	964	3.51%	35
Dec 2000	27,554	26,631	923	3.35%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	27,924	26,486	1,438	5.15%	51
Feb 2001	27,640	26,453	1,187	4.29%	43
Mar 2001	27,657	26,564	1,093	3.95%	40
Apr 2001	27,481	26,473	1,008	3.67%	37
May 2001	27,550	26,563	987	3.58%	36
Jun 2001	27,155	25,902	1,253	4.61%	46
Jul 2001	27,127	25,744	1,383	5.10%	51
Aug 2001	27,184	25,449	1,735	6.38%	64
Sep 2001	26,955	25,647	1,308	4.85%	49
Oct 2001	27,136	25,683	1,453	5.35%	54
Nov 2001	27,143	25,649	1,494	5.50%	55
Dec 2001	27,195	25,527	1,668	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	26,758	25,006	1,752	6.55%	65
Feb 2002	26,992	25,182	1,810	6.71%	67
Mar 2002	26,873	25,179	1,694	6.30%	63
Apr 2002	26,584	25,065	1,519	5.71%	57
May 2002	26,564	25,225	1,339	5.04%	50
Jun 2002	26,792	25,110	1,682	6.28%	63
Jul 2002	26,649	24,915	1,734	6.51%	65
Aug 2002	26,348	24,696	1,652	6.27%	63
Sep 2002	26,490	24,981	1,509	5.70%	57
Oct 2002	26,656	25,194	1,462	5.48%	55
Nov 2002	26,641	25,028	1,613	6.05%	61
Dec 2002	26,672	25,096	1,576	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	26,457	24,761	1,696	6.41%	64
Feb 2003	26,259	24,686	1,573	5.99%	60
Mar 2003	26,172	24,733	1,439	5.50%	55
Apr 2003	26,243	24,889	1,354	5.16%	52
May 2003	26,261	24,822	1,439	5.48%	55
Jun 2003	26,700	24,993	1,707	6.39%	64
Jul 2003	26,464	24,721	1,743	6.59%	66
Aug 2003	26,237	24,484	1,753	6.68%	67
Sep 2003	26,372	24,611	1,761	6.68%	67
Oct 2003	26,389	24,835	1,554	5.89%	59
Nov 2003	26,749	24,641	2,108	7.88%	79
Dec 2003	26,570	25,053	1,517	5.71%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	26,672	24,873	1,799	6.74%	67
Feb 2004	26,589	24,800	1,789	6.73%	67
Mar 2004	26,641	24,942	1,699	6.38%	64
Apr 2004	26,409	25,058	1,351	5.12%	51
May 2004	26,500	25,157	1,343	5.07%	51
Jun 2004	26,801	25,225	1,576	5.88%	59
Jul 2004	26,954	25,334	1,620	6.01%	60
Aug 2004	26,628	25,106	1,522	5.72%	57
Sep 2004	26,534	25,088	1,446	5.45%	54
Oct 2004	26,586	25,095	1,491	5.61%	56
Nov 2004	26,474	25,147	1,327	5.01%	50
Dec 2004	26,448	25,207	1,241	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	26,175	24,918	1,257	4.80%	48
Feb 2005	26,117	24,850	1,267	4.85%	49
Mar 2005	26,046	24,962	1,084	4.16%	42
Apr 2005	26,033	25,208	825	3.17%	32
May 2005	26,038	25,155	883	3.39%	34
Jun 2005	26,370	25,197	1,173	4.45%	44
Jul 2005	26,441	25,217	1,224	4.63%	46
Aug 2005	26,153	25,052	1,101	4.21%	42
Sep 2005	26,364	25,374	990	3.76%	38
Oct 2005	26,626	25,624	1,002	3.76%	38
Nov 2005	26,552	25,633	919	3.46%	35
Dec 2005	26,598	25,740	858	3.23%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	26,396	25,371	1,025	3.88%	39
Feb 2006	26,474	25,393	1,081	4.08%	41
Mar 2006	26,376	25,468	908	3.44%	34
Apr 2006	26,284	25,519	765	2.91%	29
May 2006	26,402	25,600	802	3.04%	30
Jun 2006	26,762	25,709	1,053	3.93%	39
Jul 2006	26,767	25,653	1,114	4.16%	42
Aug 2006	26,646	25,651	995	3.73%	37
Sep 2006	26,771	25,943	828	3.09%	31
Oct 2006	26,994	26,160	834	3.09%	31
Nov 2006	27,107	26,278	829	3.06%	31
Dec 2006	27,510	26,306	1,204	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	26,962	26,014	948	3.52%	35
Feb 2007	26,833	25,876	957	3.57%	36
Mar 2007	26,883	26,082	801	2.98%	30
Apr 2007	26,837	26,156	681	2.54%	25
May 2007	27,081	26,343	738	2.73%	27
Jun 2007	27,633	26,687	946	3.42%	34
Jul 2007	27,454	26,503	951	3.46%	35
Aug 2007	27,267	26,310	957	3.51%	35
Sep 2007	27,604	26,705	899	3.26%	33
Oct 2007	27,643	26,831	812	2.94%	29
Nov 2007	27,787	26,938	849	3.06%	31
Dec 2007	27,772	26,831	941	3.39%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	27,819	26,714	1,105	3.97%	40
Feb 2008	27,560	26,111	1,449	5.26%	53
Mar 2008	27,523	26,487	1,036	3.76%	38
Apr 2008	27,495	26,603	892	3.24%	32
May 2008	27,564	26,525	1,039	3.77%	38
Jun 2008	27,825	26,528	1,297	4.66%	47
Jul 2008	27,451	26,145	1,306	4.76%	48
Aug 2008	27,361	26,052	1,309	4.78%	48
Sep 2008	27,283	25,940	1,343	4.92%	49
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Decatur Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,806	12.61%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	910	6.35%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	894	6.24%
4.	Chemical Manufacturing	711	4.97%
5.	Public Administration	692	4.83%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	634	4.43%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	568	3.97%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	565	3.95%
9.	Food Manufacturing	483	3.37%
10.	Health Care	477	3.33%
11.	Educational Services	337	2.35%
12.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	332	2.32%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	328	2.29%
14.	Utilities	291	2.03%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	288	2.01%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	281	1.96%
17.	Finance and Insurance	278	1.94%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	260	1.82%
19.	Truck Transportation	253	1.77%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	231	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,681	14.28%
2.	Educational Services	1,535	13.04%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	866	7.36%
4.	Finance and Insurance	612	5.20%
5.	Social Assistance	508	4.32%
6.	Public Administration	427	3.63%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	373	3.17%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	372	3.16%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	350	2.97%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	324	2.75%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	321	2.73%
12.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	295	2.51%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	234	1.99%
14.	Construction	218	1.85%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	207	1.76%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	205	1.74%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	198	1.68%
18.	Chemical Manufacturing	194	1.65%
19.	Food Manufacturing	184	1.56%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	143	1.22%

Decatur Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,323	9.24%
2.	Engineers	720	5.03%
3.	Other Management Occupations	717	5.01%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	713	4.98%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	663	4.63%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	559	3.90%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	510	3.56%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	485	3.39%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	428	2.99%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	397	2.77%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	393	2.74%
12.	Other Construction Trades	389	2.72%
13.	Assemblers and Fabricators	375	2.62%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	358	2.50%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	279	1.95%
16.	Carpenters	275	1.92%
17.	Operations Managers Non Finance	275	1.92%
18.	Top Executives	265	1.85%
19.	Computer Specialists	257	1.79%
20.	Construction Laborers	256	1.79%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	770	6.54%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	748	6.36%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	671	5.70%
4.	Other Production Occupations	549	4.67%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	487	4.14%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	481	4.09%
7.	Cashiers	439	3.73%
8.	Registered Nurses	365	3.10%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	364	3.09%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	358	3.04%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	334	2.84%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	329	2.80%
13.	Other Management Occupations	309	2.63%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	284	2.41%
15.	Child Care Workers	266	2.26%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	246	2.09%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	233	1.98%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	232	1.97%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	225	1.91%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	218	1.85%

Decatur Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	24,813	54.68%
15-35 hours	4,337	9.56%
1-14 hours	1,054	2.32%
No regular hours	15,171	33.43%

Decatur Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	871	3.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM	791	3.13%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,573	6.22%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,606	10.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,405	13.47%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,059	16.06%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,259	16.85%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,786	7.07%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	843	3.34%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	970	3.84%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	479	1.90%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	116	0.46%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,939	7.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,578	6.24%

Decatur Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	830	3.28%
5-9	3,680	14.56%
10-14	5,908	23.37%
15-19	5,667	22.42%
20-24	3,185	12.60%
25-29	990	3.92%
30-34	2,111	8.35%
35-39	581	2.30%
40-44	502	1.99%
45-59	1,000	3.96%
60-89	350	1.38%
At least 90	471	1.86%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	40	0.16%	20,220	80.00%
30-44	0	0.00%	3,194	12.64%
45-59	8	0.03%	992	3.92%
At least 60	21	0.08%	800	3.17%

Decatur Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	27	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,612	10.17%
Car / truck / van, solo	22,101	86.04%
Motorcycle	44	0.17%
Other	147	0.57%
Public transportation	69	0.27%
Walked	275	1.07%
Worked at home	411	1.60%

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Decatur Family Information Back to top
: 23,401 (56,904 people)
: 16,042 (47,972 people)
: 5,704
: 28,134
Decatur Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,892	12.34%
$10,000-$14,999	1,830	7.81%
$15,000-$19,999	1,547	6.60%
$20,000-$24,999	1,746	7.45%
$25,000-$29,999	1,669	7.12%
$30,000-$34,999	1,562	6.66%
$35,000-$39,999	1,245	5.31%
$40,000-$44,999	1,169	4.99%
$45,000-$49,999	1,021	4.35%
$50,000-$59,999	2,169	9.25%
$60,000-$74,999	2,311	9.86%
$75,000-$99,999	2,070	8.83%
$100,000-$124,999	1,101	4.70%
$125,000-$149,999	432	1.84%
$150,000-$199,999	349	1.49%
$200,000 or more	332	1.42%

Decatur Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,685	28.45%
Family, 2 people	7,173	30.53%
Nonfamily, 2 people	669	2.85%
Family, 3 people	3,896	16.58%
Nonfamily, 3 people	89	0.38%
Family, 4 people	3,055	13.00%
Nonfamily, 4 people	40	0.17%
Family, 5 people	1,237	5.27%
Nonfamily, 5 people	19	0.08%
Family, 6 people	417	1.77%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	207	0.88%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Decatur Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	18,553	29.89%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,944	12.80%
Public Assistance	468	0.75%
Retirement	4,374	7.05%
Self Employment	2,281	3.67%
Social Security	5,990	9.65%
Supplemental Security	1,127	1.82%
Wage / Salary	18,067	29.11%
Other	3,265	5.26%

Decatur Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,992	57.04%
With children under 18	5,267	42.96%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,363	10.74%
Married	13,283	60.38%
Never Married	5,802	26.37%
Widowed	551	2.50%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,049	12.69%
Married	13,513	56.25%
Never Married	4,646	19.34%
Widowed	2,813	11.71%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,097	7.08%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,049	16.11%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,896	27.19%
Some college, no degree	10,333	23.61%
Associate degree	2,365	5.40%
Bachelors degree	6,171	14.10%
Graduate or professional degree	2,848	6.51%

Decatur Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	446	0.76%	613	1.05%	1,059	1.81%
Kindergarten	763	1.30%	63	0.11%	826	1.41%
Grades 1-4	3,330	5.69%	289	0.49%	3,619	6.19%
Grades 5-8	2,989	5.11%	212	0.36%	3,201	5.47%
Grades 9-12	2,733	4.67%	280	0.48%	3,013	5.15%
Undergrad college	1,724	2.95%	200	0.34%	1,924	3.29%
Graduate or professional school	378	0.65%	30	0.05%	408	0.70%
Total	12,363	21.13%	1,687	2.88%	14,050	24.01%

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Decatur Business Information Back to top
: $607,414,000
: $956,846,000
: $89,673,000

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	48,757	85.14%
Below Poverty Level	8,513	14.86%

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Decatur Criminal Information Back to top
: 719
Decatur 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	2.822	0.401	0.055	1.876	5.153	0.000	13.092	45.668	2.659	61.419
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	1.673	0.312	0.074	1.930	3.988	0.000	14.208	49.736	2.095	66.039
2003	1.645	0.203	0.074	2.162	4.084	0.000	14.415	55.459	3.253	73.126
2004	1.997	0.366	0.018	2.509	4.891	0.000	13.005	55.427	3.389	71.821
2005	2.278	0.219	0.018	1.130	3.646	0.000	13.525	55.322	3.955	72.802
2006	2.563	0.451	0.036	1.444	4.494	0.000	12.923	47.468	5.108	65.498
2007	2.106	0.500	0.000	1.874	4.481	0.000	14.816	46.127	3.749	64.692

Decatur Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	22	124
2005	22	126
2006	23	133
2007	19	134

Decatur Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	3,656
2000	0
2001	0
2002	3,810

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Decatur Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Decatur Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,156	13.94%
10-19 Years	8,036	13.73%
20-29 Years	7,621	13.02%
30-39 Years	8,894	15.20%
40-49 Years	8,935	15.27%
50-59 Years	6,824	11.66%
60-69 Years	4,670	7.98%
70-79 Years	3,472	5.93%
80-89 Years	1,624	2.78%
90+ Years	279	0.48%

Decatur Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	28,369	48.48%
Female	30,142	51.52%

Decatur Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	43,032	73.55%
African-American	10,947	18.71%
Hispanic/Latino	3,114	5.32%
Multiracial	616	1.05%
Asian	392	0.67%
Amerindian	344	0.59%
Other Race	48	0.08%
Pacific Islander	18	0.03%

Decatur Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	9,638	28.06%
2.	Irish	6,117	17.81%
3.	English	5,713	16.63%
4.	German	4,978	14.49%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,577	4.59%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,023	2.98%
7.	Scottish	887	2.58%
8.	Italian	762	2.22%
9.	Dutch	545	1.59%
10.	European	469	1.37%

Decatur Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	51,368	94.34%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,364	4.34%
3.	French	117	0.21%
4.	Japanese	110	0.20%
5.	German	87	0.16%
6.	Other Indic	73	0.13%
7.	Vietnamese	64	0.12%
8.	Greek	34	0.06%
9.	Persian	31	0.06%
10.	Italian	28	0.05%

Decatur Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	55,834	95.69%
Naturalized immigrant	930	1.59%
Not a citizen	1,582	2.71%

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Decatur Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

35601	35603	35699
35602	35609

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