Humidity & wind
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Population
58,056
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$210,200
Owner-occupied units
Decatur, AL
Alabama · 34.573° N, 86.990° W · 55 sq mi
Decatur is a city in Alabama, with a population of 58,056 and about 1,064 residents per square mile. The median household earns $61,563 a year, and the median home is worth $210,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
55 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,064
People per square mile
Rank by population
#762
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#214
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$61,563
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$896
Per month
Homeownership
63.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
21.1 min
One way
People
Median age
39.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
22.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.5%
Households
23,722
2.38 people each
What people here do for work
Manufacturing 21.8%
Education & health care 14.5%
Retail trade 12.4%
Professional & business services 11.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Alabama
Name
Jimmy Rane
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$1.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Abbeville
Source of wealth
Lumber
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Alabama · private sector
Employer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Alabama
Company
Regions Financial
Revenue
$7.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Birmingham
Ticker
RF
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Alabama
State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State
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Cities near Decatur
- Madison, AL16 mi · 67,968
- Huntsville, AL20 mi · 233,627
- Birmingham, AL73 mi · 195,893
- Columbia, TN73 mi · 50,072
- Spring Hill, TN81 mi · 61,336
- Hoover, AL83 mi · 93,550
- Franklin, TN93 mi · 90,226
- Murfreesboro, TN94 mi · 171,178
Cities about the same size
- Bradenton, FL58,014
- Bel Air South, MD58,137
- Wake Forest, NC58,147
- Orland Park, IL57,954
- Coeur d'Alene, ID58,179
- Tigard, OR57,929
- Santee, CA58,205
- St. Clair Shores, MI57,872
More in Alabama
- Mobile200,824
- Montgomery195,300
- Tuscaloosa114,316
- Auburn85,113
- Dothan72,060