Latest news about poverty in Decatur, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
13.9% of Decatur, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.8% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 9.2% of high school graduates and 26.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 73.3%. For comparison, it was 23.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Decatur, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Decatur:
13.9%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Decatur:
6.3%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Decatur:
24.2%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Decatur:
29.3%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
73.3%
Residents above poverty level:
23.7%
Poverty by age in Decatur, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Decatur,AL (percentage below poverty level)
35.0%Under 5 years
14.9%5 years
7.7%6 to 11 years
11.6%12 to 14 years
13.3%15 years
8.2%16 and 17 years
14.5%18 to 24 years
31.4%25 to 34 years
8.6%35 to 44 years
4.5%45 to 54 years
7.1%55 to 64 years
10.1%65 to 74 years
11.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Decatur,AL (percentage below poverty level)
30.9%Under 5 years
11.7%5 years
14.0%6 to 11 years
30.1%12 to 14 years
12.4%15 years
15.2%16 and 17 years
10.2%18 to 24 years
12.2%25 to 34 years
10.3%35 to 44 years
8.1%45 to 54 years
19.1%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Decatur,AL (% below half of poverty level)
16.3%Under 6 years
6.2%6 to 11 years
8.1%12 to 17 years
3.4%18 to 24 years
6.9%25 to 34 years
3.9%35 to 44 years
6.2%45 to 54 years
5.6%55 to 64 years
5.5%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Decatur, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Decatur, AL (%)
9.2%White
25.0%Black
11.2%American Indian
6.8%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
21.2%Other race
21.9%2+ races
22.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Decatur, AL (absolute numbers)
3,023White
3,269Black
29American Indian
25Asian
0Native Hawaiian
974Other race
8612+ races
1,968Hispanic
12.1%Below poverty level
87.9%Above poverty level
16.8%Below poverty level
83.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Decatur, AL
Children below poverty level:
Decatur, Alabama:
17.3%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Decatur:
9.2%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Decatur:
26.9%
Alabama:
30.1%
41.7%Married-couple family
7.6%Male, no wife present
50.7%Female, no husband present
1.0%Worked full-time, year-round
33.7%Worked part-time
65.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
3.6%One full-time, other part-time
46.2%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
23.7%One part-time, other didn't work
26.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
4.5%1990 to 1994
13.1%1980 to 1989
14.6%1970 to 1979
20.8%1960 to 1969
17.6%1950 to 1959
10.2%1940 to 1949
15.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
7.2%1995 to 1998
13.5%1990 to 1994
15.3%1980 to 1989
19.8%1970 to 1979
21.0%1960 to 1969
11.9%1950 to 1959
4.3%1940 to 1949
5.4%1939 or earlier
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