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Decatur, IL, 62521 QuickFacts

	Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
Total population	37,281	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	decatur
Zip(s)	62521

Decatur, IL, 62521 Population

	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
Male	17,830	47.83%	49.06%
Female	19,451	52.17%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.4		35.3

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	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
18 years and over	27,954	74.98%	74.31%
21 years and over	26,742	71.73%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,954	18.65%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,964	16.0%	12.43%

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	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
White	30,584	82.04%	75.14%
Black or African American	5,816	15.6%	12.32%
Asian	202	0.54%	3.64%
Some other race	190	0.51%	5.46%
Two or more races	489	1.31%	2.43%

Decatur, IL, 62521 Housing

	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
Total households	15,265		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,618	69.56%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,647	30.44%	31.94%

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	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
Total housing units	16,380		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,103	6.73%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,265	93.19%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,742	71.68%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,523	21.51%	30.77%

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	Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,340	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,157	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,457	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	618	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	271	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	156	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	43	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	68,800	119,600

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	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,315	15.17%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,953	25.9%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,439	15.98%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,224	14.57%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,898	12.43%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,449	16.04%	9.65%

Decatur, IL, 62521 Education

	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,015		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	635	7.04%	6.47%
Kindergarten	562	6.23%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,520	50.14%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,917	21.26%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,381	15.32%	22.81%

Decatur, IL, 62521 Economy

	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
Population 16 years and over	29,054		217,168,077
In labor force	18,286	62.94%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	18,275	62.9%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,096	58.84%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,179	4.06%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	11	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,768	37.06%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,427	53.1%	51.66%
In labor force	8,754	30.13%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,754	30.13%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,160	28.09%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,754	9.48%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,871		12,787,501

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	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	15,234		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,465	9.62%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	934	6.13%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,987	13.04%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,241	14.71%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,817	18.49%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,181	20.88%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,347	8.84%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	807	5.3%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	150	0.98%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	305	2.0%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	39,449		41,994

	Decatur, IL, 62521	%, Decatur, IL, 62521	United States
With earnings	11,760	40.48%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,311		56,604
With Social Security income	4,635	15.95%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,079		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	639	2.2%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,999		6,320
With public assistance income	678	2.33%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,694		3,032
With retirement income	3,045	10.48%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,558		17,376

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