90.8% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 68% speak English less than very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
98.0% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English less than very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
83.3% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
17.1% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
72.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (11% speak English very well, 89% speak English less than very well).
10.0% of residents speak other language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.6% (34,400)
Foreign born:
17.6% (303)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.4% (845)
Foreign born:
82.4% (1,419)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
99.3% (10,627)
Foreign born:
100.0% (25)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
8.4% (35)
Foreign born:
100.0% (9)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
80.0% (28)
Foreign born:
47.2% (221)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
20.0% (7)
Foreign born:
52.8% (247)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
8.8% (40)
Foreign born:
4.0% (62)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
91.2% (412)
Foreign born:
96.0% (1,496)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
79.9% (654)
Foreign born:
38.0% (19)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
20.1% (165)
Foreign born:
62.0% (31)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
99.0% (34,301)
Foreign born:
67.8% (289)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.0% (350)
Foreign born:
32.2% (137)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
27.8% (397)
Foreign born:
2.6% (76)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
72.2% (1,030)
Foreign born:
97.4% (2,807)
2,412 residents are foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).
This city:
4.5%
Alabama:
2.0%
Median age by place of birth - Decatur
Place of birth - Decatur White
Place of birth - Decatur Black or African American
Place of birth - Decatur American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Decatur Asian
Place of birth - Decatur Other race
Place of birth - Decatur Two or more races
Place of birth - Decatur White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Decatur Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Decatur
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Decatur
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Decatur
Place of birth by age - Decatur
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 22.2%
Now married: 64.5%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 9.1%
Females:
Never married: 15.7%
Now married: 54.9%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 13.7%
Divorced: 13.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
76.1% (451)
Unmarried:
23.9% (142)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.9% (4,682)
Unmarried:
44.1% (3,688)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.8%
Now married: 29.7%
Separated: 6.3%
Widowed: 2.4%
Divorced: 12.7%
Females:
Never married: 38.1%
Now married: 28.9%
Separated: 7.3%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 17.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
14.7% (23)
Unmarried:
85.3% (133)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.6% (1,061)
Unmarried:
67.4% (2,196)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.9%
Now married: 65.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 9.2%
Females:
Never married: 5.3%
Now married: 37.9%
Separated: 18.9%
Widowed: 14.2%
Divorced: 23.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (18)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
29.0% (20)
Unmarried:
71.0% (49)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.1%
Now married: 73.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 76.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
72.9% (113)
Unmarried:
27.1% (42)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.8%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 6.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 74.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
92.3% (48)
Unmarried:
7.7% (4)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
70.9% (337)
Unmarried:
29.1% (138)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 8.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 13.9%
Females:
Never married: 46.7%
Now married: 37.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 10.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.0% (98)
Unmarried:
60.0% (147)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 20.9%
Now married: 65.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 9.5%
Females:
Never married: 15.3%
Now married: 54.9%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 14.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
75.6% (421)
Unmarried:
24.4% (136)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.7% (4,445)
Unmarried:
44.3% (3,539)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.6%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.3%
Females:
Never married: 29.8%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 4.8%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 2.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
88.6% (78)
Unmarried:
11.4% (10)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
62.2% (602)
Unmarried:
37.8% (366)
Ancestries in Decatur (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 16,586 (30.8%)
United States - 8,668 (16.1%)
Irish - 5,779 (10.7%)
English - 5,357 (9.9%)
German - 4,633 (8.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 1,518 (2.8%)
French - 960 (1.8%)
Scottish - 848 (1.6%)
Italian - 696 (1.3%)
Dutch - 508 (0.9%)
Polish - 434 (0.8%)
Welsh - 302 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African - 299 (0.6%)
Norwegian - 203 (0.4%)
Swedish - 164 (0.3%)
French Canadian - 99 (0.2%)
Arab - 88 (0.2%)
Russian - 71 (0.1%)
Greek - 66 (0.1%)
Czech - 63 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 62 (0.1%)
Hungarian - 58 (0.1%)
Swiss - 44 (0.08%)
Danish - 39 (0.07%)
West Indian - 37 (0.07%)
Slovak - 32 (0.06%)
Portuguese - 27 (0.05%)
Ukrainian - 14 (0.03%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 32,828 (84.8%)
Black or African American: 8,982 (77.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 337 (76.8%)
Asian: 435 (86.5%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 29 (100.0%)
Other race: 2,043 (84.8%)
Two or more races: 878 (93.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 30,848 (84.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 4,427 (86.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 3,989 (10.3%)
Black or African American: 1,882 (16.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 54 (12.3%)
Asian: 22 (4.4%)
Other race: 150 (6.2%)
Two or more races: 30 (3.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,829 (10.5%)
Hispanic or Latino: 375 (7.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 1,058 (2.7%)
Black or African American: 651 (5.6%)
Asian: 17 (3.4%)
Other race: 13 (0.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 998 (2.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 73 (1.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
4.5%
2.0%