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Decatur, IL, 62526 QuickFacts

	Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
Total population	36,440	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	decatur
Zip(s)	62526

Decatur, IL, 62526 Population

	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
Male	16,879	46.32%	49.06%
Female	19,561	53.68%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.0		35.3

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	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
18 years and over	27,807	76.31%	74.31%
21 years and over	26,535	72.82%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,485	20.54%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,517	17.88%	12.43%

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	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
White	29,747	81.63%	75.14%
Black or African American	5,585	15.33%	12.32%
Asian	272	0.75%	3.64%
Some other race	244	0.67%	5.46%
Two or more races	592	1.62%	2.43%

Decatur, IL, 62526 Housing

	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
Total households	15,676		105,480,101
Family households (families)	9,631	61.44%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,045	38.56%	31.94%

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	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
Total housing units	16,993		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,341	7.89%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,676	92.25%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	10,374	61.05%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,302	31.2%	30.77%

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	Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,062	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,136	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,106	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	370	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	91	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	14	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	64,700	119,600

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	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,353	21.39%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,405	28.1%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,186	13.94%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,248	14.34%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,663	10.61%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,776	11.33%	9.65%

Decatur, IL, 62526 Education

	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,951		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	675	8.49%	6.47%
Kindergarten	508	6.39%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,830	48.17%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,697	21.34%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,241	15.61%	22.81%

Decatur, IL, 62526 Economy

	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
Population 16 years and over	28,595		217,168,077
In labor force	17,229	60.25%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	17,179	60.08%	63.39%
- - Employed	16,072	56.21%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,107	3.87%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	50	0.17%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,366	39.75%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,731	55.01%	51.66%
In labor force	8,382	29.31%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,382	29.31%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,906	27.65%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,822	9.87%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,741		12,787,501

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	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	15,653		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,903	12.16%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,512	9.66%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,578	16.47%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,361	15.08%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,543	16.25%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,632	16.81%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,143	7.3%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	728	4.65%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	129	0.82%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	124	0.79%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,178		41,994

	Decatur, IL, 62526	%, Decatur, IL, 62526	United States
With earnings	11,479	40.14%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,958		56,604
With Social Security income	5,088	17.79%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,532		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	669	2.34%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,157		6,320
With public assistance income	468	1.64%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,633		3,032
With retirement income	3,225	11.28%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,974		17,376

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