Decatur, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 55,741. Population change since 2000: +2.5%

Males: 26,764	(48.0%)
Females: 28,977	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35601, 35602, 35603, 35609, 35699.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,295 (it was $37,192 in 2000)

Decatur:	$42,295
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $114,732 (it was $88,700 in 2000)

Decatur:	$114,732
Alabama:	$115,600

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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)

2008 cost of living index in Decatur: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.1%), Irish (10.7%), English (9.9%), German (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1821

Elevation: 562 feet

Land area: 53.4 square miles.

Population density: 1044 people per square mile

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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%

2,412 residents are foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This city:	4.5%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Decatur, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Decatur to the number of sex offenders is 2787 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Decatur:	0.4% ($343)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (73.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (503.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Trinity, AL (2.5 miles ), Mooresville, AL (2.6 miles) , Priceville, AL (2.7 miles ), Hartselle, AL (3.2 miles ), Danville, AL (3.4 miles ), Morris Chapel, AL (3.4 miles ), Hillsboro, AL (3.5 miles ), Somerville, AL (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 197 buildings, average cost: $103,700
1998: 225 buildings, average cost: $112,000
1999: 185 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2000: 227 buildings, average cost: $121,500
2001: 179 buildings, average cost: $146,100
2002: 207 buildings, average cost: $124,100
2003: 205 buildings, average cost: $126,100
2004: 227 buildings, average cost: $137,300
2005: 219 buildings, average cost: $148,800
2006: 159 buildings, average cost: $150,600
2007: 160 buildings, average cost: $164,900

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Latitude: 34.58 N, Longitude: 86.98 W

Decatur nicknames or aliases (official or unofficial): The River City, The Chicago of the South, Ballooning Capital of Alabama, Home of America's First Wave Pool

Daytime population change due to commuting: +10,010 (+18.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 15,232 (63.7%)

Area code: 256

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Decatur, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +3,567 (+7.1%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	3.3%
Alabama:	3.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Chemicals (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Crime in Decatur by Year
Type	1999	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	3	4	4	1	1	2	0
per 100,000	5.5	7.4	7.4	1.8	1.8	3.6	0.0
Rapes	22	17	11	20	12	25	28
per 100,000	40.1	31.2	20.3	36.6	21.9	45.1	50.0
Robberies	103	105	117	137	62	80	105
per 100,000	187.6	193.0	216.2	250.9	113.0	144.4	187.4
Assaults	155	91	89	109	125	142	118
per 100,000	282.2	167.3	164.5	199.7	227.8	256.3	210.6
Burglaries	719	773	780	710	742	716	830
per 100,000	1309.2	1420.8	1441.5	1300.5	1352.5	1292.3	1481.6
Thefts	2,508	2,706	3,001	3,026	3,035	2,630	2,584
per 100,000	4566.8	4973.6	5545.9	5542.7	5532.2	4746.8	4612.7
Auto thefts	146	114	176	185	217	283	210
per 100,000	265.9	209.5	325.3	338.9	395.5	510.8	374.9
Arson	146	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
per 100,000	265.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	451.3	446.2	477.6	488.0	448.2	459.1	456.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 156 (133 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.39
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Decatur, Alabama

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Decatur-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 246% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Decatur city center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 9.1 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

Birthplace of: Gary Knotts - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Detroit Tigers, born: Feb 12, 1977), Philip Rivers - 2005 NFL player (San Diego Chargers, born: Dec 8, 1981), Billy Allen - College basketball player (NC Asheville Bulldogs), Eric Allen - College basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats), Mandisa Stevenson - WNBA player (Seattle Storm, born: Feb 4, 1982), Tarrance Crump - College basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers).

Main business address for: HERITAGE FINANCIAL HOLDING (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS).

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)

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Airports and Heliports located in Decatur:

Pryor Field Regional Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 3,800, Itinerant Ops: 111,642, Local Ops: 40,184, Military Ops: 12,075)
Decatur General Hospital Heliport

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Nuclear power plants:

Browns Ferry 1. General Electric Co.Tennessee Valley Authority. General Electric Co.Tennessee Valley Authority. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 1065 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 08/1973. Commercial start: 08/1974..
Browns Ferry 2. General Electric Co.Tennessee Valley Authority. General Electric Co.Tennessee Valley Authority. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 1065 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 07/1974. Commercial start: 03/1975..
Browns Ferry 3. General Electric Co.Tennessee Valley Authority. General Electric Co.Tennessee Valley Authority. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 1065 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 08/1976. Commercial start: 03/1977..

Local government website: www.digitaldecatur.com

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 22 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 29 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 39 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 46 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)

Public high schools in Decatur:

PRICEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 792; Location: 317 HIGHWAY 67 S; Grades: 09-12)
AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,561; Location: 1625 DANVILLE RD SW; Grades: 09-12)
DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,063; Location: 1011 PROSPECT DR SE; Grades: 09-12)

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 elementary/middle schools in Decatur:

CEDAR RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 770; Location: 2715 DANVILLE RD SW; Grades: 06-08)
BROOKHAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 684; Location: 1302 5TH AVE SW; Grades: 06-08)
OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 625; Location: 1218 16TH AVE SE; Grades: 06-08)
JULIAN HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 489; Location: 1922 MCAULIFFE DR SW; Grades: 0K-05)
CHESTNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 462; Location: 3205 CEDARHURST DR SW; Grades: PK-05)
SOMERVILLE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 433; Location: 910 SOMERVILLE RD SE; Grades: PK-05)
FRANCES NUNGESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 726 TAMMY ST SW; Grades: PK-05)
BANKS-CADDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 387; Location: 211 GORDON DRIVE SE; Grades: PK-05)
AUSTINVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location: 2320 CLARA AVE SW; Grades: PK-05)
WOODMEADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 298; Location: 1400 19TH AVE SW; Grades: PK-05)

Private elementary/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)

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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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Notable locations in Decatur: Lurleen B Wallace Developmental Center (A), Southfield Industrial Park (B), White Springs Dewatering Area (C), Burningtree Country Club (D), Cedar Ridge Golf Course (E), Central Industrial Park (F), Chamber of Commerce Industrial Park (G), Clark Spring Fish Hatchery (H), Decatur Golf and Country Club (I), Decatur State Docks (J), Wildlife Observation Building (K), Decatur and Wheeler Basin Regional Library (L), Decatur City Hall (M), Morgan County Courthouse (N), T C Almon Recreation Center (O), Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (P), Carrie Matthews Recreation Center (Q), Fort Decatur Recreation Center (R). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Westmead Plaza Shopping Center (1), Beltline Mall Shopping Center (2), Beltline Plaza Shopping Center (3), Decatur Shopping Center (4), Gateway Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Decatur include: Westside Baptist Church (A), Westminster Presbyterian Church (B), Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Chapel (C), Brookhaven Church (D), Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church (E), Macedonia Cumberland Presbyterian Church (F), Macedonia Church (G), Summitt Church (H), Central Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Roselawn Memorial Gardens (1), Rather Cemetery (2), Sykes Cemetery (3), Stroup Cemetery (4), Wise Cemetery (5), Pisgah Cemetery (6), Blackwell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: English Pond (A), Johnson Pond (B), Morgan Lake (C), Lake Chulavista (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bakers Creek (A), Brush Creek (B), Flint Creek (C), Black Branch (D), Dry Branch (E), Betty Rye Branch (F), Clark Spring Branch (G), Muddy Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Decatur include: Albany Heritage Neighborhood Historic District (1), Morgan Lake Park (2), Bank Street-Old Decatur Historic District (3), Aquadome Park (4), Malone Park (5), Rhodes Ferry Park (6), Decatur Day Use Park (7), Delano Park (8), Point Mallard Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Cook's Natural Science Museum (412 13th Street Southeast) (1), Carnegie Visual Arts Center (Museums; 207 Church Street Northeast) (2), Priceville Town Of (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 242 Marco Drive) (3), Funland Golf Course (Amusement & Theme Parks; 401 14th Street Southeast Suite 8B) (4), Tourist Information (719 6th Avenue Southeast) (5), NBSC - Independent Agent - K. Jackson & Associates (2130 Westmeade Dr. Southwest) (6), Decatur Convention & Visitors Bureau (719 6th Avenue Southeast) (7), Decatur Visitors Information Center (719 6th Avenue Southeast) (8), T'N'T Motorsports (Arcades & Amusements; 2816 Danville Road Southwest) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Comfort Suites (1305 Front Avenue Southwest) (1), Decatur-Days Inn Conference Center (810 6th Ave NE) (2), Stay Lodge (2616 Highway 31 South) (3), Days Inn Decatur-Priceville (360 Marco Drive) (4), Home-Towne Suites (2125 Jameson Place Southwest) (5), Decatur Ramada Limited (1317 Point Mallard Parkway) (6), Magnolia Motel (1101 6th Avenue Southeast) (7), Super 8 Motel (70 Marco Drive) (8), Louie's Italian American Restaurant (1101 6th Avenue Southeast) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Morgan County - Circuit Court Judges- Haddock Steven E (302 Lee Street Northeast) (1), Decatur City - Municipal Court (402 Lee Street Northeast) (2), Morgan County - Circuit Court Judges- Paler Sherrie W (302 Lee Street Northeast) (3), Morgan County - Circuit Court Judges- Thompson Glenn E (302 Lee Street Northeast) (4), Morgan County - District Court Judges- Bibb David (302 Lee Street Northeast) (5), Morgan County - District Court Judges- Breland David J (302 Lee Street Northeast) (6), Morgan County - Court Referral Office Substance Abuse Program (302 Lee Street Northeast) (7), Morgan County - District Court Clerks- 1st Floor (302 Lee Street Northeast) (8), Morgan County - Juvenile Court (302 Lee Street Northeast) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Air pollution trends in Decatur

Pollutant: Ozone: 0.071 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.083 ppm in 2000, 0.069 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.080 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.098 ppm in 2000, 0.080 ppm in 1990).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Decatur and their reported violations in the past:

DECATUR (MUNICIPAL UTILITIES BOARD OF) (Population served: 77100, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-21-2002)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.6%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.9%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Decatur, AL

People in group quarters in Decatur

322 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
299 people in nursing homes
213 people in homes for the mentally retarded
57 people in other group homes
32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Decatur compared to Alabama state average:

Decatur, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

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Arena or stadium:

Celebration Arena. Capacity: 10,000.

Banks with most branches in Decatur (2009 data):

Regions Bank: Decatur Main Branch, Decatur Branch, Gateway Shopping Center Branch, Southwest Branch, Sixth Avenue Branch, Priceville Branch. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
RBC Bank (USA): First American Bank/Branch, Beltline Branch, Sixth Avenue Branch, Danville Road. Info updated 2008-12-08: Bank assets: $31,335.9 mil, Deposits: $22,003.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
Compass Bank: Decatur Southside Branch, Beltline Branch, Decatur Main Branch. Info updated 2008-03-25: Bank assets: $62,251.3 mil, Deposits: $39,050.6 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 597 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Peoples Bank of Alabama: Sixth Street Branch, Beltline Place Branch, Decatur Southeast Branch. Info updated 2008-10-31: Bank assets: $490.8 mil, Deposits: $391.9 mil, headquarters in Cullman, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices, Holding Company: Altrust Financial Services, Inc.
Renasant Bank: Decatur Stratford Road Branch, Decatur Cedar Ridge Branch, Decatur Lee Street Branch. Info updated 2007-07-10: Bank assets: $3,710.4 mil, Deposits: $2,349.5 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 63 total offices, Holding Company: Renasant Corporation
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Downtown Decatur Office at 254 East Moulton Street, branch established on 1987-01-26; Beltline Road Branch at 922 Beltline Rd, branch established on 1989-01-30. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Bank Independent: Decatur Beltline Branch at 1425 Beltline Road Sw, branch established on 1965-08-02; Decatur Main Branch at 102 Second Avenue Southeast, branch established on 1997-12-16. Info updated 2008-12-30: Bank assets: $898.5 mil, Deposits: $733.5 mil, headquarters in Sheffield, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices, Holding Company: Bancindependent Incorporated
Progress Bank and Trust: Grant Street Branch at 255 Grant Street, branch established on 2008-02-04. Info updated 2008-02-06: Bank assets: $136.2 mil, Deposits: $109.9 mil, headquarters in Huntsville, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
CB&S Bank, Inc.: Decatur Branch at 1825 Beltline Road, Sw, branch established on 2006-02-21. Info updated 2008-03-06: Bank assets: $1,339.3 mil, Deposits: $1,061.4 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Decatur, Alabama

Country Inn & Suites, 807 Bank St, Decatur, AL 35601, Phone: (256) 355-6800, Fax: (256) 350-0965
Economy Inn, 3424 Hwy 31 S, Decatur, AL 35603, Phone: (256) 353-8194, Fax: (256) 340-9287
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 1101 6TH Ave Ne, Decatur, AL 35601, Phone: (800) 553-3150, Fax: (256) 350-5262
Ramada Limited, 1317 Hwy 67 E, Decatur, AL 35603, Phone: (256) 353-0333
Hampton Inn Decatur, 2041 Beltline Rd, Decatur, AL 35601, Phone: (256) 355-5888
La Quinta Inn - Decatur, 918 Beltline Rd SW, Decatur, AL 35601, Phone: (256) 355-9977, Fax: (256) 353-4494
Knights Inn, 3429 Hwy 31 S, Decatur, AL 35603, Phone: (256) 355-0190, Fax: (256) 340-1345
Comfort Inn & Suites Decatur, 2212 Danville Rd SW, Decatur, AL 35601, Phone: (256) 355-1999, Fax: (256) 350-2773
9 other hotels and motels

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Decatur mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (60%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for Decatur

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	56.4%	15.5%	6.8%	4.3%	3.1%
Congregations	37.4%	19.0%	11.3%	1.0%	1.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.8%	1.2%	1.1%	7.8%
Congregations	2.1%	4.1%	1.0%	1.0%	21.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	20	$80,311	$48,187	1	$1,791
Other Government Administration	6	$27,719	$55,438	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	14	$51,653	$44,274	1	$1,860
Police Protection - Officers	127	$479,180	$45,277	0	$0
Police - Other	9	$26,187	$34,916	19	$7,047
Firefighters	107	$422,201	$47,350	0	$0
Fire - Other	2	$4,798	$28,788	0	$0
Correction	10	$33,761	$40,513	0	$0
Streets and Highways	47	$143,806	$36,716	0	$0
Health	5	$16,463	$39,511	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	51	$159,738	$37,585	0	$0
Sewerage	39	$149,806	$46,094	1	$1,180
Parks and Recreation	76	$292,281	$46,150	29	$15,082
Housing and Community Development(Local)	9	$33,225	$44,300	0	$0
Water Supply	47	$182,372	$46,563	2	$2,626
Electric Power	54	$208,428	$46,317	2	$4,565
Gas Supply	29	$110,727	$45,818	1	$1,180
Other and Unallocable	23	$87,909	$45,866	0	$0
Totals for Government	675	$2,510,565	$44,632	56	$35,331

Decatur government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,161,000
Charges - Sewerage: $7,544,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,841,000

Parks and Recreation: $2,983,000

All Other: $2,658,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $22,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $70,827,000
Gas Utilities: $26,574,000

Police Protection: $9,751,000

Parks and Recreation: $9,110,000

Local Fire Protection: $7,415,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,924,000

Water Utilities: $5,358,000

Sewerage: $4,929,000

Regular Highways: $3,504,000

Housing and Community Development: $1,879,000

General - Other: $1,774,000

Health - Other: $1,447,000

Financial Administration: $776,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $740,000

Central Staff Services: $702,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $681,000

General Public Buildings: $508,000

Libraries: $410,000

Correctional Institutions: $361,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $154,000

Public Welfare - Other: $62,000
DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $130,815,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,620,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $257,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,148,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $611,000
Health - Other: $150,000

Central Staff Services: $150,000

Air Transportation: $30,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $136,105,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,290,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,130,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,116,000
Special Assessments: $1,675,000

Fines and Forfeits: $970,000

General Revenue, NEC: $881,000

Rents: $2,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,515,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,385,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $2,379,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,935,000

Electric Utilities: $1,704,000

Water Utilities: $1,109,000

Gas Utilities: $358,000

Parks and Recreation: $300,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,709,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $74,375,000
Gas Utilities: $28,524,000

Water Utilities: $7,661,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,624,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,326,000
Housing and Community Development: $862,000

Highways: $453,000

General Local Government Support: $428,000
Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,867,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $4,377,000

Other Selective Sales: $2,612,000

Property: $2,334,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,911,000

Motor Fuels Sales: $828,000

Other License: $711,000

Tobacco Products Sales: $510,000

Public Utilities Sales: $446,000

Motor Vehicle License: $173,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $30,804,000
Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,112,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Madison County, AL	0.81% ($36,948 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, AL	0.74% ($27,656)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($27,850)

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Madison County, AL	0.94% ($41,316 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, AL	0.53% ($32,432)
to Limestone County, AL	0.42% ($43,101)

Strongest AM radio stations in Decatur:

WAJF (1490 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: WAJF, INC.)
WHOS (800 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
WWTM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: R & B COMMUNICATIONS,INC)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WQAH (1310 AM; 1 kW; PRICEVILLE, AL; Owner: ABERCROMBIE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Decatur:

W234AD (94.7 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W263AF (100.5 FM; MOORESVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W232AO (94.3 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WWXQ (92.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W238AD (95.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Decatur:

WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
W66DH (Channel 66; DECATUR, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Decatur fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 59
Total length: 525 meters (1,722ft)
Total costs: $102,595,000
Total average daily traffic: 754,405
Total average daily truck traffic: 106,633

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 2
1960-1969: 19
1970-1979: 13
1980-1989: 8
1990-1999: 8
2000-2009: 4

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 8 full and 9 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	213	$101,747	705	$110,105	544	$105,726	116	$35,838	11	$254,045	200	$79,363	10	$38,605
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	8	$100,191	62	$104,119	95	$87,966	26	$37,258	0	$0	15	$72,795	3	$54,020
APPLICATIONS DENIED	26	$83,868	107	$120,784	425	$96,163	169	$38,073	0	$0	22	$60,643	14	$55,774
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	27	$86,163	92	$104,974	179	$103,495	29	$51,883	0	$0	47	$66,351	1	$24,340
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	3	$57,940	26	$109,187	61	$126,685	7	$47,831	0	$0	6	$101,968	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 15 tracts in Decatur, AL

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 8 full and 9 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	290	$107,337	96	$121,294	34	$65,335
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	36	$120,283	34	$140,321	6	$81,337
APPLICATIONS DENIED	8	$85,510	2	$79,610	2	$77,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	13	$116,520	4	$148,920	1	$17,030
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	2	$103,685	0	$0	1	$116,000

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 304
Hazardous Condition: 77
Service Call: 2
Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Decatur

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Decatur, AL

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