Birmingham, AL vs Decatur, AL — UrbFact

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Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Population: 199,322

VS

Decatur

Decatur, AL

Population: 57,760

Side-by-side comparison of Birmingham, AL and Decatur, AL

Demographics

Population

199KBirmingham

58KDecatur

3.5x diff

Median Age

36Birmingham

40Decatur

13% diff

Pop. Density

1,355Birmingham

1,058Decatur

28% diff

Area (sq mi)

147Birmingham

55Decatur

2.7x diff

Male

47.2%

Birmingham

50.3%

Decatur

7% diff

Female

52.8%

Birmingham

49.7%

Decatur

6% diff

Income & Economy

Median Income

$44KBirmingham

$60KDecatur

35% diff

Per Capita Income

$32KBirmingham

$34KDecatur

7% diff

Poverty Rate

19.4%

Birmingham

9.1%

Decatur

2.1x diff

Unemployment

3.5%

Birmingham

2.9%

Decatur

21% diff

Cost of Living

89Birmingham

89Decatur

Avg Weekly Wage

$1,376Birmingham

$1,153Decatur

19% diff

Housing

Home Value

$139KBirmingham

$191KDecatur

37% diff

Median Rent

$1,047Birmingham

$861Decatur

22% diff

Homeownership

45.1%

Birmingham

63.0%

Decatur

40% diff

Zillow Value

$135KBirmingham

$219KDecatur

63% diff

Zillow Rent

$1,309Birmingham

$1,086Decatur

21% diff

Rent Burden

33.4%

Birmingham

27.7%

Decatur

21% diff

Crime & Safety

Violent Crime

1,588Birmingham

201Decatur

7.9x diff

Property Crime

6,567Birmingham

4,390Decatur

50% diff

Murder Rate

25Birmingham

0Decatur

Weather & Climate

Avg Temp

64°FBirmingham

61°FDecatur

5% diff

Jan Temp

50°FBirmingham

42°FDecatur

20% diff

Jul Temp

79°FBirmingham

79°FDecatur

0% diff

Rainfall

50.6"Birmingham

58.0"Decatur

15% diff

Sunny Days

304Birmingham

301Decatur

1% diff

Education

Bachelor's+

30.7%

Birmingham

22.8%

Decatur

35% diff

High School+

88.7%

Birmingham

83.1%

Decatur

7% diff

Graduate+

11.7%

Birmingham

7.6%

Decatur

54% diff

Commute & Transportation

Commute Time

21.5 minBirmingham

20.6 minDecatur

4% diff

Drive Alone

74.4%

Birmingham

83.6%

Decatur

12% diff

Public Transit

1.3%

Birmingham

0.3%

Decatur

4.9x diff

Work from Home

8.5%

Birmingham

4.4%

Decatur

93% diff

Health

Obesity

43.0%

Birmingham

40.8%

Decatur

5% diff

Smoking

17.4%

Birmingham

17.5%

Decatur

1% diff

Uninsured

11.5%

Birmingham

14.8%

Decatur

29% diff

Diabetes

18.1%

Birmingham

13.9%

Decatur

30% diff

Heart Disease

6.8%

Birmingham

6.4%

Decatur

6% diff

Depression

22.2%

Birmingham

24.1%

Decatur

9% diff

The Verdict

18 Birmingham

:

19 Decatur

Decatur leads in 19 of 37 categories

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