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Decatur, IL

66,528 Population
43.7 square miles 1,522.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 41.4 ±1.7
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,536 ±$3,558 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: $35,875 ±$3,007
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$49,244 ±$6,161 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: $61,411 ±$3,636
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.1% ±5.4% (15,588  ±3,551) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 17.8% † 17,575 (±3.8% / ±3,701)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.7 minutes ±0.9 (464,900  ±28,463) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 19.4 769,085 (±0.7 / ±33,408)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

30,208 ±1,541 Number of households
  • the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 44,279 ±1,264
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (64,318  ±2,507) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 2.2 98,336 (±0.1 / ±90)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±3.1% (829  ±514) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 5.6% † 1,266 (±2.5% / ±578)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

34,868 ±1,268 Number of housing units
  • the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 49,522 ±58
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$115,600 ±$8,532 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: $142,600 ±$9,065
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.9% ±3.1% (6,468  ±2,041.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 8.6% † 8,583 (±2.2% / ±2,181.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±5.1% (42,556  ±3,037) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 94.4% 66,579 (±5.3% / ±3,783.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22.4% ±3% (10,202  ±1,460.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 25.2% † 17,780 (±2.9% / ±2,068.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±0.9% (1,566  ±590) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 2% 2,034
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±1.5% (3,099  ±797) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 6.7% † 5,247 (±1.4% / ±1,113)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,099 Total veterans ±797 2,726 Male ±795 373 Female ±232

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