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Decatur Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 114,706
Land Area (2000): 1,503.547 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 12.575 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	193,088	83.80%
Rural, Farm	3,009	1.31%
Rural, Non-farm	34,318	14.89%

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Decatur Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	60,081	56,224	3,858	6.42%	64
1991	61,040	56,061	4,979	8.16%	81
1992	61,587	56,241	5,346	8.68%	87
1993	60,819	55,639	5,180	8.52%	85
1994	61,512	56,932	4,580	7.45%	75
1995	60,595	56,190	4,406	7.27%	73
1996	60,179	55,547	4,632	7.70%	77
1997	59,980	55,907	4,073	6.79%	68
1998	58,991	55,891	3,100	5.26%	53
1999	60,432	57,616	2,816	4.66%	47
2000	55,872	52,936	2,936	5.25%	52
2001	54,113	50,711	3,402	6.29%	63
2002	52,834	48,607	4,227	8.00%	80
2003	51,674	47,696	3,979	7.70%	77
2004	52,122	48,488	3,634	6.97%	70
2005	53,257	49,913	3,344	6.28%	63
2006	54,091	51,098	2,992	5.53%	55
2007	54,994	51,779	3,215	5.85%	58
2008	55,640	51,762	3,878	6.97%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	58,856	54,886	3,970	6.75%	67
Feb 1990	59,398	54,911	4,487	7.55%	76
Mar 1990	59,092	55,252	3,840	6.50%	65
Apr 1990	59,156	55,525	3,631	6.14%	61
May 1990	59,384	55,998	3,386	5.70%	57
Jun 1990	60,132	56,357	3,775	6.28%	63
Jul 1990	60,578	56,875	3,703	6.11%	61
Aug 1990	60,926	56,893	4,033	6.62%	66
Sep 1990	60,926	57,028	3,898	6.40%	64
Oct 1990	61,221	57,188	4,033	6.59%	66
Nov 1990	60,750	56,931	3,819	6.29%	63
Dec 1990	60,554	56,838	3,716	6.14%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	59,052	54,849	4,203	7.12%	71
Feb 1991	59,477	54,830	4,647	7.81%	78
Mar 1991	59,465	55,119	4,346	7.31%	73
Apr 1991	60,085	56,104	3,981	6.63%	66
May 1991	60,918	56,646	4,272	7.01%	70
Jun 1991	62,085	56,937	5,148	8.29%	83
Jul 1991	63,147	55,944	7,203	11.41%	114
Aug 1991	61,761	56,803	4,958	8.03%	80
Sep 1991	61,268	56,374	4,894	7.99%	80
Oct 1991	62,031	56,590	5,441	8.77%	88
Nov 1991	61,611	56,379	5,232	8.49%	85
Dec 1991	61,582	56,162	5,420	8.80%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	61,143	55,163	5,980	9.78%	98
Feb 1992	60,837	54,560	6,277	10.32%	103
Mar 1992	60,730	54,958	5,772	9.50%	95
Apr 1992	61,122	55,854	5,268	8.62%	86
May 1992	61,786	56,516	5,270	8.53%	85
Jun 1992	63,439	57,060	6,379	10.06%	101
Jul 1992	63,305	57,460	5,845	9.23%	92
Aug 1992	62,431	57,051	5,380	8.62%	86
Sep 1992	61,348	56,700	4,648	7.58%	76
Oct 1992	61,368	57,094	4,274	6.96%	70
Nov 1992	60,560	56,315	4,245	7.01%	70
Dec 1992	60,975	56,161	4,814	7.90%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	60,138	54,592	5,546	9.22%	92
Feb 1993	60,282	54,291	5,991	9.94%	99
Mar 1993	59,803	54,447	5,356	8.96%	90
Apr 1993	59,713	54,668	5,045	8.45%	84
May 1993	60,279	55,477	4,802	7.97%	80
Jun 1993	61,833	56,512	5,321	8.61%	86
Jul 1993	61,789	56,900	4,889	7.91%	79
Aug 1993	61,197	56,114	5,083	8.31%	83
Sep 1993	61,034	55,736	5,298	8.68%	87
Oct 1993	61,622	56,247	5,375	8.72%	87
Nov 1993	61,028	56,294	4,734	7.76%	78
Dec 1993	61,110	56,391	4,719	7.72%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	60,445	55,088	5,357	8.86%	89
Feb 1994	60,751	55,496	5,255	8.65%	87
Mar 1994	60,581	55,841	4,740	7.82%	78
Apr 1994	61,090	56,865	4,225	6.92%	69
May 1994	61,651	57,337	4,314	7.00%	70
Jun 1994	61,990	57,132	4,858	7.84%	78
Jul 1994	62,652	57,720	4,932	7.87%	79
Aug 1994	62,565	57,705	4,860	7.77%	78
Sep 1994	61,538	57,310	4,228	6.87%	69
Oct 1994	62,361	57,822	4,539	7.28%	73
Nov 1994	61,566	57,643	3,923	6.37%	64
Dec 1994	60,953	57,224	3,729	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	60,244	55,949	4,295	7.13%	71
Feb 1995	60,909	56,431	4,478	7.35%	74
Mar 1995	60,378	56,163	4,215	6.98%	70
Apr 1995	60,815	56,400	4,415	7.26%	73
May 1995	60,290	55,940	4,350	7.22%	72
Jun 1995	61,507	56,784	4,723	7.68%	77
Jul 1995	60,552	55,957	4,595	7.59%	76
Aug 1995	60,606	55,853	4,753	7.84%	78
Sep 1995	60,555	56,307	4,248	7.02%	70
Oct 1995	61,070	56,556	4,514	7.39%	74
Nov 1995	60,482	56,384	4,098	6.78%	68
Dec 1995	59,737	55,554	4,183	7.00%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	58,755	54,102	4,653	7.92%	79
Feb 1996	59,245	54,493	4,752	8.02%	80
Mar 1996	59,209	54,903	4,306	7.27%	73
Apr 1996	59,601	55,433	4,168	6.99%	70
May 1996	60,295	56,054	4,241	7.03%	70
Jun 1996	61,613	56,773	4,840	7.86%	79
Jul 1996	61,946	56,815	5,131	8.28%	83
Aug 1996	61,247	56,148	5,099	8.33%	83
Sep 1996	60,154	55,459	4,695	7.80%	78
Oct 1996	60,308	55,665	4,643	7.70%	77
Nov 1996	59,936	55,374	4,562	7.61%	76
Dec 1996	59,843	55,350	4,493	7.51%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	58,802	54,302	4,500	7.65%	77
Feb 1997	59,011	54,076	4,935	8.36%	84
Mar 1997	59,182	54,642	4,540	7.67%	77
Apr 1997	59,256	55,310	3,946	6.66%	67
May 1997	59,900	56,181	3,719	6.21%	62
Jun 1997	60,912	56,730	4,182	6.87%	69
Jul 1997	61,065	57,021	4,044	6.62%	66
Aug 1997	60,936	56,796	4,140	6.79%	68
Sep 1997	60,121	56,317	3,804	6.33%	63
Oct 1997	60,570	56,847	3,723	6.15%	61
Nov 1997	60,317	56,589	3,728	6.18%	62
Dec 1997	59,689	56,074	3,615	6.06%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	57,830	53,940	3,890	6.73%	67
Feb 1998	57,606	53,875	3,731	6.48%	65
Mar 1998	57,871	54,531	3,340	5.77%	58
Apr 1998	57,559	54,830	2,729	4.74%	47
May 1998	57,764	55,063	2,701	4.68%	47
Jun 1998	59,686	56,193	3,493	5.85%	59
Jul 1998	60,401	57,423	2,978	4.93%	49
Aug 1998	59,936	56,711	3,225	5.38%	54
Sep 1998	58,882	55,875	3,007	5.11%	51
Oct 1998	60,269	57,384	2,885	4.79%	48
Nov 1998	59,907	57,198	2,709	4.52%	45
Dec 1998	60,180	57,668	2,512	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	58,619	56,073	2,546	4.34%	43
Feb 1999	58,869	56,193	2,676	4.55%	45
Mar 1999	59,228	56,907	2,321	3.92%	39
Apr 1999	59,606	57,146	2,460	4.13%	41
May 1999	59,857	57,317	2,540	4.24%	42
Jun 1999	61,705	58,460	3,245	5.26%	53
Jul 1999	61,971	58,965	3,006	4.85%	49
Aug 1999	61,252	57,765	3,487	5.69%	57
Sep 1999	60,707	57,754	2,953	4.86%	49
Oct 1999	60,975	58,124	2,851	4.68%	47
Nov 1999	61,199	58,395	2,804	4.58%	46
Dec 1999	61,194	58,292	2,902	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	56,588	53,412	3,176	5.61%	56
Feb 2000	57,003	53,622	3,381	5.93%	59
Mar 2000	57,129	53,871	3,258	5.70%	57
Apr 2000	56,497	53,882	2,615	4.63%	46
May 2000	55,653	53,011	2,642	4.75%	47
Jun 2000	56,548	53,503	3,045	5.38%	54
Jul 2000	56,203	53,128	3,075	5.47%	55
Aug 2000	55,417	52,403	3,014	5.44%	54
Sep 2000	54,588	52,012	2,576	4.72%	47
Oct 2000	54,887	52,519	2,368	4.31%	43
Nov 2000	54,978	52,026	2,952	5.37%	54
Dec 2000	54,968	51,838	3,130	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	54,057	50,526	3,531	6.53%	65
Feb 2001	54,187	50,658	3,529	6.51%	65
Mar 2001	54,275	50,763	3,512	6.47%	65
Apr 2001	54,147	50,960	3,187	5.89%	59
May 2001	54,031	51,080	2,951	5.46%	55
Jun 2001	55,123	51,765	3,358	6.09%	61
Jul 2001	54,867	51,589	3,278	5.97%	60
Aug 2001	54,206	50,619	3,587	6.62%	66
Sep 2001	54,111	51,118	2,993	5.53%	55
Oct 2001	53,908	50,534	3,374	6.26%	63
Nov 2001	53,273	49,680	3,593	6.74%	67
Dec 2001	53,167	49,241	3,926	7.38%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	52,721	48,016	4,705	8.92%	89
Feb 2002	52,716	48,146	4,570	8.67%	87
Mar 2002	53,053	48,360	4,693	8.85%	88
Apr 2002	52,717	48,719	3,998	7.58%	76
May 2002	52,785	48,867	3,918	7.42%	74
Jun 2002	53,715	49,158	4,557	8.48%	85
Jul 2002	53,444	48,932	4,512	8.44%	84
Aug 2002	52,970	48,448	4,522	8.54%	85
Sep 2002	52,490	48,691	3,799	7.24%	72
Oct 2002	52,464	48,686	3,778	7.20%	72
Nov 2002	52,462	48,695	3,767	7.18%	72
Dec 2002	52,465	48,561	3,904	7.44%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	51,669	47,203	4,466	8.64%	86
Feb 2003	51,677	47,025	4,652	9.00%	90
Mar 2003	51,771	47,493	4,278	8.26%	83
Apr 2003	51,271	47,649	3,622	7.06%	71
May 2003	51,356	47,798	3,558	6.93%	69
Jun 2003	52,246	47,994	4,252	8.14%	81
Jul 2003	51,806	47,789	4,017	7.75%	78
Aug 2003	52,005	47,670	4,335	8.34%	83
Sep 2003	51,609	47,705	3,904	7.56%	76
Oct 2003	51,550	47,940	3,610	7.00%	70
Nov 2003	51,702	48,160	3,542	6.85%	69
Dec 2003	51,426	47,920	3,506	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	51,367	47,219	4,148	8.08%	81
Feb 2004	51,350	47,330	4,020	7.83%	78
Mar 2004	51,578	47,539	4,039	7.83%	78
Apr 2004	51,391	47,928	3,463	6.74%	67
May 2004	51,698	48,282	3,416	6.61%	66
Jun 2004	52,826	49,038	3,788	7.17%	72
Jul 2004	52,950	49,222	3,728	7.04%	70
Aug 2004	52,703	48,886	3,817	7.24%	72
Sep 2004	52,143	48,869	3,274	6.28%	63
Oct 2004	52,693	49,357	3,336	6.33%	63
Nov 2004	52,490	49,226	3,264	6.22%	62
Dec 2004	52,280	48,961	3,319	6.35%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	52,216	48,580	3,636	6.96%	70
Feb 2005	52,255	48,494	3,761	7.20%	72
Mar 2005	52,349	49,001	3,348	6.40%	64
Apr 2005	52,473	49,301	3,172	6.05%	60
May 2005	52,514	49,404	3,110	5.92%	59
Jun 2005	53,774	50,284	3,490	6.49%	65
Jul 2005	53,837	50,470	3,367	6.25%	63
Aug 2005	53,865	50,385	3,480	6.46%	65
Sep 2005	53,712	50,571	3,141	5.85%	58
Oct 2005	54,125	51,087	3,038	5.61%	56
Nov 2005	53,858	50,683	3,175	5.90%	59
Dec 2005	54,104	50,696	3,408	6.30%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	52,919	49,437	3,482	6.58%	66
Feb 2006	53,020	49,544	3,476	6.56%	66
Mar 2006	53,267	49,961	3,306	6.21%	62
Apr 2006	53,351	50,307	3,044	5.71%	57
May 2006	53,417	50,583	2,834	5.31%	53
Jun 2006	54,908	51,653	3,255	5.93%	59
Jul 2006	55,071	51,803	3,268	5.93%	59
Aug 2006	55,242	51,959	3,283	5.94%	59
Sep 2006	54,581	51,949	2,632	4.82%	48
Oct 2006	54,546	52,176	2,370	4.34%	43
Nov 2006	54,370	51,995	2,375	4.37%	44
Dec 2006	54,394	51,814	2,580	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	54,035	50,730	3,305	6.12%	61
Feb 2007	53,298	50,029	3,269	6.13%	61
Mar 2007	53,739	50,833	2,906	5.41%	54
Apr 2007	54,077	51,236	2,841	5.25%	53
May 2007	54,364	51,481	2,883	5.30%	53
Jun 2007	55,923	52,434	3,489	6.24%	62
Jul 2007	56,031	52,484	3,547	6.33%	63
Aug 2007	55,757	52,120	3,637	6.52%	65
Sep 2007	55,656	52,489	3,167	5.69%	57
Oct 2007	55,956	52,878	3,078	5.50%	55
Nov 2007	55,666	52,601	3,065	5.51%	55
Dec 2007	55,424	52,028	3,396	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	54,750	50,867	3,883	7.09%	71
Feb 2008	54,763	51,125	3,638	6.64%	66
Mar 2008	55,183	51,827	3,356	6.08%	61
Apr 2008	55,514	52,377	3,137	5.65%	57
May 2008	55,567	52,138	3,429	6.17%	62
Jun 2008	56,380	52,099	4,281	7.59%	76
Jul 2008	56,778	52,335	4,443	7.83%	78
Aug 2008	56,219	51,573	4,646	8.26%	83
Sep 2008	55,607	51,514	4,093	7.36%	74
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Decatur Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	5,836	10.69%
2.	Machinery Manufacturing	3,760	6.89%
3.	Food Manufacturing	3,296	6.04%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	2,972	5.44%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,506	4.59%
6.	Educational Services	2,294	4.20%
7.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	2,208	4.04%
8.	Public Administration	1,926	3.53%
9.	Utilities	1,912	3.50%
10.	Health Care	1,846	3.38%
11.	Truck Transportation	1,666	3.05%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,632	2.99%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,608	2.94%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,530	2.80%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	1,494	2.74%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,294	2.37%
17.	Rail Transportation	1,266	2.32%
18.	Finance and Insurance	958	1.75%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	868	1.59%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	864	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	8,612	17.03%
2.	Educational Services	6,090	12.05%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,950	7.81%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,594	5.13%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	2,014	3.98%
6.	Social Assistance	2,014	3.98%
7.	Public Administration	1,892	3.74%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,636	3.24%
9.	Food Manufacturing	1,538	3.04%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,494	2.95%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,266	2.50%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,204	2.38%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,132	2.24%
14.	Utilities	950	1.88%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	902	1.78%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	746	1.48%
17.	Construction	736	1.46%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	702	1.39%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	652	1.29%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	604	1.19%

Decatur Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	4,284	7.85%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,070	5.62%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,990	5.48%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,856	5.23%
5.	Other Management Occupations	1,936	3.55%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,892	3.46%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,874	3.43%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,854	3.40%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,652	3.03%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,542	2.82%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,474	2.70%
12.	Engineers	1,354	2.48%
13.	Other Construction Trades	1,214	2.22%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,168	2.14%
15.	Top Executives	1,084	1.99%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,076	1.97%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	942	1.73%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	854	1.56%
19.	Computer Specialists	828	1.52%
20.	Carpenters	812	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	3,554	7.03%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,232	6.39%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,150	4.25%
4.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,090	4.13%
5.	Cashiers	1,906	3.77%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,900	3.76%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,870	3.70%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,770	3.50%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,586	3.14%
10.	Registered Nurses	1,510	2.99%
11.	Child Care Workers	1,372	2.71%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,350	2.67%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,350	2.67%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,348	2.67%
15.	Other Management Occupations	1,310	2.59%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,240	2.45%
17.	Other Production Occupations	1,128	2.23%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	994	1.97%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	966	1.91%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	938	1.86%

Decatur Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	94,882	52.67%
15-35 hours	22,602	12.55%
1-14 hours	5,519	3.06%
No regular hours	57,135	31.72%

Decatur Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	3,312	3.27%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,120	2.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,304	4.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM	8,688	8.58%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	13,437	13.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM	13,943	13.77%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	16,640	16.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM	8,975	8.87%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,364	4.31%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,286	4.23%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,870	1.85%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	886	0.88%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,250	8.15%
4 PM-11:59 PM	10,147	10.02%

Decatur Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,936	3.89%
5-9	15,794	15.60%
10-14	26,250	25.93%
15-19	23,331	23.05%
20-24	14,663	14.49%
25-29	3,039	3.00%
30-34	5,047	4.99%
35-39	676	0.67%
40-44	857	0.85%
45-59	3,788	3.74%
60-89	2,306	2.28%
At least 90	1,535	1.52%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	538	0.53%	86,475	85.43%
30-44	240	0.24%	6,340	6.26%
45-59	52	0.05%	3,736	3.69%
At least 60	84	0.08%	3,757	3.71%

Decatur Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	206	0.20%
Car / truck / van, carpool	9,741	9.37%
Car / truck / van, solo	87,658	84.36%
Motorcycle	124	0.12%
Other	412	0.40%
Public transportation	914	0.88%
Walked	2,167	2.09%
Worked at home	2,691	2.59%

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
: 93,036 (222,274 people)
: 62,166 (181,986 people)
: 23,528
: 120,610
Decatur Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	9,932	10.62%
$10,000-$14,999	6,868	7.35%
$15,000-$19,999	6,334	6.77%
$20,000-$24,999	6,936	7.42%
$25,000-$29,999	6,868	7.35%
$30,000-$34,999	6,168	6.60%
$35,000-$39,999	6,186	6.62%
$40,000-$44,999	5,021	5.37%
$45,000-$49,999	4,784	5.12%
$50,000-$59,999	8,812	9.42%
$60,000-$74,999	9,907	10.60%
$75,000-$99,999	8,327	8.91%
$100,000-$124,999	3,510	3.75%
$125,000-$149,999	1,519	1.62%
$150,000-$199,999	971	1.04%
$200,000 or more	1,354	1.45%

Decatur Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	13,430	28.84%
Family, 2 people	14,751	31.68%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,727	3.71%
Family, 3 people	7,072	15.19%
Nonfamily, 3 people	225	0.48%
Family, 4 people	5,573	11.97%
Nonfamily, 4 people	174	0.37%
Family, 5 people	2,408	5.17%
Nonfamily, 5 people	29	0.06%
Family, 6 people	764	1.64%
Nonfamily, 6 people	10	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	392	0.84%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	6	0.01%

Decatur Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	71,981	28.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	35,584	14.12%
Public Assistance	3,376	1.34%
Retirement	17,908	7.11%
Self Employment	8,634	3.43%
Social Security	27,723	11.00%
Supplemental Security	4,028	1.60%
Wage / Salary	69,741	27.67%
Other	13,046	5.18%

Decatur Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	29,100	61.08%
With children under 18	18,546	38.92%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	9,468	10.99%
Married	51,457	59.74%
Never Married	23,109	26.83%
Widowed	2,106	2.44%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,964	12.29%
Married	53,258	54.73%
Never Married	20,675	21.24%
Widowed	11,422	11.74%

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	6,808	3.91%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	23,189	13.33%
High school diploma or equivalent	64,498	37.07%
Some college, no degree	43,206	24.83%
Associate degree	9,191	5.28%
Bachelors degree	18,691	10.74%
Graduate or professional degree	8,405	4.83%

Decatur Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,775	2.42%	1,284	1.12%	4,059	3.54%
Kindergarten	3,035	2.65%	282	0.25%	3,317	2.89%
Grades 1-4	11,414	9.95%	1,770	1.54%	13,184	11.49%
Grades 5-8	11,777	10.27%	1,522	1.33%	13,299	11.59%
Grades 9-12	10,639	9.28%	1,102	0.96%	11,741	10.24%
Undergrad college	6,434	5.61%	5,419	4.72%	11,853	10.33%
Graduate or professional school	894	0.78%	310	0.27%	1,204	1.05%
Total	46,968	40.95%	11,689	10.19%	58,657	51.14%

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 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	194,464	87.15%
Below Poverty Level	28,683	12.85%

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
: 615

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.

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	15,242	13.29%
10-19 Years	16,501	14.39%
20-29 Years	14,226	12.40%
30-39 Years	14,791	12.89%
40-49 Years	17,682	15.42%
50-59 Years	13,846	12.07%
60-69 Years	9,563	8.34%
70-79 Years	8,217	7.16%
80-89 Years	3,886	3.39%
90+ Years	752	0.66%

Decatur Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	54,726	47.71%
Female	59,980	52.29%

Decatur Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	95,128	82.93%
African-American	16,036	13.98%
Multiracial	1,457	1.27%
Hispanic/Latino	1,120	0.98%
Asian	649	0.57%
Amerindian	180	0.16%
Other Race	117	0.10%
Pacific Islander	19	0.02%

Decatur Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	49,714	29.59%
2.	Irish	26,479	15.76%
3.	United States Or American	25,660	15.27%
4.	English	24,492	14.58%
5.	French Non-Basque	5,708	3.40%
6.	Dutch	4,623	2.75%
7.	Polish	3,854	2.29%
8.	Italian	3,843	2.29%
9.	Scotch Irish	3,722	2.22%
10.	Scottish	3,381	2.01%

Decatur Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	208,685	96.72%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,498	1.62%
3.	French	874	0.41%
4.	German	818	0.38%
5.	Korean	192	0.09%
6.	Japanese	164	0.08%
7.	Tagalog	150	0.07%
8.	Gujarathi	126	0.06%
9.	Chinese	122	0.06%
10.	Italian	118	0.05%

Decatur Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	227,255	98.63%
Naturalized immigrant	1,514	0.66%
Not a citizen	1,646	0.71%

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

Alphabetical | By Population

Macon County

Decatur Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Argenta	Hickory Point	Oakley
Austin	Illini	Oreana
Blue Mound	Long Creek	Pleasant View
Boody	Macon	South Macon
Decatur	Maroa	South Wheatland
Elwin	Milam	Warrensburg
Forsyth	Mount Zion	Whitmore
Friends Creek	Mt Zion
Harristown	Niantic

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Decatur (82,611)	Whitmore (1,484)	Pleasant View (299)
Mount Zion (6,534)	Macon (1,465)	Illini (274)
Long Creek (3,498)	Warrensburg (1,289)	Austin (240)
South Wheatland (2,582)	Oakley (1,134)	Milam (95)
Forsyth (2,434)	Argenta (921)	Mt Zion
Blue Mound (2,306)	Niantic (896)	Elwin
Maroa (1,988)	Oreana (892)	Boody
Harristown (1,923)	Friends Creek (535)
Hickory Point (1,486)	South Macon (332)