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Decatur, IL

66,594 Population
43.5 square miles 1,531.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 40.2 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.5 ±0.1

Economics

$30,126 ±$2,246 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: $35,320 ±$2,399
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $45,043 ±$388
$46,564 ±$4,884 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: $58,297 † ±$6,959
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $80,306 ±$635

21.2% ±3.6% (13,584  ±2,355) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 15.5% † 15,133 (±2.6% / ±2,500)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,426,517 (±0.3% / ±30,335)

17.7 minutes ±1.1 (487,055  ±33,877) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 18.7 779,125 (±0.7 / ±34,444)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 28.4 154,142,480 (±0.1 / ±641,806)

Families

30,783 ±1,300 Number of households
  • the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 43,598 ±1,089
  • Illinois: 5,071,288 ±14,337
2.1 ±0 (63,667  ±2,757) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 2.2 97,492 (±0.1 / ±69)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 † 12,271,503 (±,109.6 / ±-555,555,600)

15.8% ±5.5% (2,401  ±862) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 12.9% † 2,874 (±4.1% / ±924)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 141,318 (±0.2% / ±5,490)

Housing

36,062 ±1,067 Number of housing units
  • the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 49,594 ±51
  • Illinois: 5,470,727 ±527

$89,400 ±$5,800 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: $115,300 ±$8,314
  • about one-third of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$1,622

12.8% ±2.6% (8,411  ±1,753.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 10.4% † 10,322 (±2% / ±1,946.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 10.8% 1,344,235 (±0.3% / ±31,091.9)

Social

90.8% ±5% (41,932  ±2,869.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 92.8% 64,444 (±4.9% / ±3,481.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.6% 7,888,008 (±0.5% / ±44,765.7)
18.4% ±2.9% (8,515  ±1,398.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 23.5% † 16,345 (±2.7% / ±1,886.9)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 38.3% 3,334,374 (±0.3% / ±28,654.7)

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

3.1% ±1.8% (2,094  ±1,167) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 3.3% † 3,313 (±18,189.9% / ±1,271)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 15% † 1,878,890 (±,662.8% / ±26,918)

5.5% ±1.5% (2,909  ±781) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Decatur, IL Metro Area: 5.9% † 4,613 (±1.3% / ±980)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.7% 459,569 (±0.1% / ±11,336)
2,909 Total veterans ±781 2,695 Male ±774 214 Female ±142

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