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District 5, Decatur County, TN

1,093 Population
6.2 square miles 175.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±9.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Decatur County: 45.9 ±0.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,877 ±$5,712 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Decatur County: $26,073 ±$2,245
  • about half the amount in Tennessee: $37,866 ±$248
$30,979 ±$9,934 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Decatur County: $46,190 † ±$5,885
  • about half the amount in Tennessee: $67,097 ±$360

36.6% ±18% (400  ±223) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Decatur County: 21.6% † 2,442 (±4.7% / ±532)
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 940,092 (±0.2% / ±13,987)

20.7 minutes ±5.7 (6,370  ±3,010) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Decatur County: 25.8 102,835 (±2.3 / ±11,501)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)

Families

493 ±142 Number of households
  • Decatur County: 4,439 ±261
  • Tennessee: 2,768,743 ±7,134
2.2 ±0.9 (1,093  ±288) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Decatur County: 2.6 11,304 (±0.2 / ±5)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,837,352

1.8% ±3.6% (3  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Decatur County: 8.7% † 192 (±3.9% / ±86)
  • about one-third of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 85,197 (±0.2% / ±2,585)

Housing

664 ±158 Number of housing units
  • Decatur County: 6,588 ±146
  • Tennessee: 3,095,472 ±769

$79,400 ±$49,642 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Decatur County: $133,900 ±$12,755
  • about one-third of the amount in Tennessee: $256,800 ±$1,438

10.4% ±7.5% (113  ±87.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Decatur County: 7.5% † 853 (±2% / ±230.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 13.3% 919,678 (±0.2% / ±13,430.5)

Social

72% ±28.7% (501  ±138) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Decatur County: 84.2% 7,028 (±5.4% / ±462.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 89.6% 4,306,036 (±0.4% / ±17,365.1)
3.5% ±5.3% (24  ±37.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Decatur County: 15% † 1,254 (±2.5% / ±211.7)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 30.4% 1,460,501 (±0.2% / ±10,274.8)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

2.3% ±2.2% (20  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Decatur County: 6% † 546 (±1.2% / ±112)
  • about one-third of the rate in Tennessee: 7.5% 406,307 (±0.1% / ±4,679)
20 Total veterans ±20 20 Male ±20 N/A Female ±14

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