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Decatur, IL Metro Area

100,737 Population
580.5 square miles 173.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,875 ±$3,007 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$61,411 ±$3,636 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.8% ±3.8% (17,575  ±3,701) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.4 minutes ±0.7 (769,085  ±33,408) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

44,279 ±1,264 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (98,336  ±90) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.5% (1,266  ±578) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,522 ±58 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$142,600 ±$9,065 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.6% ±2.2% (8,583  ±2,181.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.4% ±5.3% (66,579  ±3,783.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.2% ±2.9% (17,780  ±2,068.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds 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% (2,034  ±602) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±1.4% (5,247  ±1,113) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,247 Total veterans ±1,113 4,677 Male ±1,112 570 Female ±268

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