Decatur Jobs

Decatur, Alabama is the county seat of Morgan County and sits along the shores of the Tennessee River in North Alabama. Decatur is also the core city of the two-county large Decatur Metropolitan Area. As of the 2006 Census Bureau estimates, Decatur has a population of 55,778. Decatur is also the second largest core city of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, which includes the two metro areas of Decatur and Huntsville, Alabama. The two cities are sometimes referred to as Twin Cities, or Sister Cities. Both municipalities provide vital resources to each other, and their respective metropolitan areas. Each are important to the economy of the entire region and the well-being of its residents.

Decatur has grown to be the busiest river port on the Tennessee River. The Port of Decatur sees large amounts of barge traffic from up and down the Tennessee River, which has led to twenty Fortune 500 companies opening plants in the city. Decatur is also known as the "Home of Meow Mix", after the company bought a 200,000 square foot facility in town, and now utilizes its riverfront property to ship the finished product up and down the Tennessee River. The future is bright for Decatur's economy. Being part of the Huntsville-Decatur CSA, the city lies within the region having the most engineers per person in the nation. This makes for one of, if not the most, educated regions in Alabama, thus stimulating the economy and growth of the city and region. A recent BRAC Base realignment will bring a population conservatively estimated at 5,000 10,000 people to the area surrounding Redstone Arsenal. Recent approval of the United Launch Alliance will combine Lockheed-Martin and Boeing's...more

Among the most common occupations in Decatur are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 20%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Decatur, Alabama work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Decatur, Alabama are Manufacturing, 24%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Decatur job listings indicate that the following industries in Decatur are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Decatur, Alabama is $29,790, and the median income of households in Decatur was $37,192.

According to our Decatur Trends data, the number of Decatur, Alabama jobs has increased by 81% since October 2011.

Population of Decatur Total population 53,929 Male 48.01% Female 51.99% Median age 36.3     Decatur Housing Owner-occupied homes 63.8% Median cost of a home $89,200 Median mortgage payment $605 Renter-occupied homes 36.2% Vacant housing 8.9% Median monthly rent $429     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,108 Median for all female full-time $22,471     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 12%     Race White 77% Black or African American 20% Asian 1% Other 3%     Decatur Commute Carpool 10.1% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 19 minutes