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Population (year 2000): 53,929. Estimated
population in July 2005: 54,909 (+1.8% change)
Males: 25,894 (48.0%), Females: 28,035 (52.0%)
Morgan County
Zip codes:
35601,
35603.
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $37,192 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,200 (year 2000)
Races in Decatur:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.6%)
- Black (19.6%)
- Hispanic (5.6%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), Irish
(10.7%), English (9.9%), German (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%),
French (1.8%).
Elevation: 562 feet
Land area: 53.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Decatur
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Decatur city
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 11.6%
4.5% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,567 (+7.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Decatur:
- DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (1201 7TH STREET SE)
- NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (4218 HWY 31
OUTH)
- PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (1874
BELTLINE RD SW)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Decatur:
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 16 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 44 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 73 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Decatur:
- PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 6 miles; DECATUR, AL; ID:
DCU)
- ROUNTREE FIELD (about 14 miles; HARTSELLE, AL; ID:
5M0)
- REDSTONE AAF (about 22 miles; REDSTONE ARSNL
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HUA)
College/University in Decatur:
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 4,547; Location: HWY 31 N;
Public; Website: www.calhoun.cc.al.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Decatur:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 26 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 39 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 47 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 54 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
Public high schools in Decatur:
- AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,416;
Location: 1625 DANVILLE RD SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,026;
Location: 1011 PROSPECT DR SE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 809 CHURCH ST
NE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in Decatur:
- DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACA (Students:
337; Location: 2014 SANDLIN RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 95;
Location: 3211 SPRING AVENUE SW; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Decatur:
- CEDAR RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 769;
Location: 2715 DANVILLE RD SW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BROOKHAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 728;
Location: 1302 5TH AVE SW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 692;
Location: 1218 16TH AVE SE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PRICEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 657;
Location: 317 HIGHWAY 67 S; Grades: 06 - 11)
- PRICEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 614;
Location: 438 CAVE SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- SOMERVILLE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
493; Location: 910 SOMERVILLE RD SE; Grades: PK - 05)
- JULIAN HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
479; Location: 1922 MCAULIFFE DR SW; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHESTNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
434; Location: 3205 CEDARHURST DR SW; Grades: KG - 05)
- AUSTINVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 431;
Location: 2320 CLARA AVE SW; Grades: PK - 05)
- GORDON-BIBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 408;
Location: 211 GORDON DR SE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Decatur:
- ST ANN SCHOOL (Students: 206; Location: 240
JOHNSTON ST SE; Grades: PK - 8)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 170;
Location: 1413 GLENN STREET S W; Grades: PK - 8)
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location:
402 JOHNSTON ST SE; Grades: PK - KG)
Libraries in Decatur:
- DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$742,390; Location: 504 CHERRY ST., NE; 104,182 books;
2,635 audio materials; 2,739 video materials; 126 serial
subscriptions)
- WHEELER BASIN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $300,007; Location: 504 CHERRY STREET NE; 4,472
books)
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