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Decatur, Illinois QuickFacts

	Decatur, Illinois	United States
Total population	81,860	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	decatur

Decatur, Illinois Population

	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
Male	38,303	46.79%	49.06%
Female	43,557	53.21%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.2		35.3

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	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	62,231	76.02%	74.31%
21 years and over	57,878	70.7%	69.97%
62 years and over	15,388	18.8%	14.66%
65 years and over	13,399	16.37%	12.43%

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	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
White	63,519	77.59%	75.14%
Black or African American	15,940	19.47%	12.32%
Asian	540	0.66%	3.64%
Some other race	510	0.62%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,351	1.65%	2.43%

Decatur, Illinois Housing

	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
Total households	34,086		105,480,101
Family households (families)	21,088	61.87%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	12,998	38.13%	31.94%

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	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	37,257		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,153	8.46%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	34,086	91.49%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	22,623	60.72%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,463	30.77%	30.77%

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	Decatur, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	7,548	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	9,213	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,399	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	856	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	330	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	137	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	27	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	63,200	119,600

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	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,100	20.83%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	9,338	27.4%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	5,061	14.85%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,904	14.39%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,552	10.42%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,171	12.24%	9.65%

Decatur, Illinois Education

	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,672		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,483	7.17%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,127	5.45%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,131	44.17%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,791	18.34%	21.38%
College or graduate school	5,140	24.86%	22.81%

Decatur, Illinois Economy

	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	64,420		217,168,077
In labor force	39,407	61.17%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	39,352	61.09%	63.39%
- - Employed	35,794	55.56%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,558	5.52%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	55	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	25,013	38.83%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	34,841	54.08%	51.66%
In labor force	19,264	29.9%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	19,264	29.9%	29.65%
- - Employed	17,588	27.3%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	6,293	9.77%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,122		12,787,501

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	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	34,084		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,447	13.05%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,929	8.59%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,351	15.7%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,968	14.58%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,625	16.5%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,925	17.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,545	7.47%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,572	4.61%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	0.8%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	450	1.32%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,111		41,994

	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
With earnings	25,332	39.32%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	45,225		56,604
With Social Security income	10,558	16.39%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,927		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,773	2.75%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,354		6,320
With public assistance income	1,577	2.45%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,047		3,032
With retirement income	6,646	10.32%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,705		17,376

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