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Decatur, Illinois Neighborhood Profile

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Over 81,860 people live in Decatur, Illinois, 38,303 males, 43,557 females. The median age for Decatur, Illinois is 37.2 years old. The number of households is 34,086. The number of affordable housing units in Decatur, Illinois is three thousand, one hundred and fifty-three compared to 10,424,540 nationwide. The number of Decatur, Illinois owner-occupied units is thirty-four thousand, eighty-six compared to one hundred and five million, four hundred and eighty thousand, one hundred and one in the U.S. The median value of Decatur, Illinois housing units currently stands at sixty-three thousand, two hundred dollars. In terms of Decatur, Illinois income characteristics, the median household income for Decatur, Illinois is $33,111 dollars.

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 Decatur, Illinois United States
Total population81,860 281,421,906
StateIllinois 
CityDecatur 

Decatur, Illinois Population

 Decatur, Illinois %, Decatur, Illinois United States
Male38,30346.79%49.06%
Female43,55753.21%50.94%
Median age (years)37.2  35.3
18 years and over62,23176.02%74.31%
21 years and over57,87870.7%69.97%
62 years and over15,38818.8%14.66%
65 years and over13,39916.37%12.43%

 Decatur, Illinois %, Decatur, Illinois United States
White63,51977.59%75.14%
Black or African American15,94019.47%12.32%
Asian5400.66%3.64%
Some other race5100.62%5.46%
Two or more races1,3511.65%2.43%

Decatur, Illinois Housing

 Decatur, Illinois %, Decatur, Illinois United States
Total housing units 37,257 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 3,1538.46%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 34,08691.49%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 22,62360.72%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 11,46330.77%30.77%
 Decatur, Illinois %, Decatur, Illinois United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20007,100 20.83%19.95%
1995 to 19989,338 27.4%28.9%
1990 to 19945,061 14.85%16.07%
1980 to 19894,904 14.39%15.58%
1970 to 19793,552 10.42%9.86%
1969 or earlier4,171 12.24%9.65%
 Decatur, Illinois %, Decatur, Illinois United States
Total households34,086  105,480,101
Family households (families)21,088 61.87%68.06%
Nonfamily households12,998 38.13%31.94%
 Decatur, Illinois United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0007,5485,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9999,21316,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9992,39913,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9998568,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9993306,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9991373,584,108
$500,000 to $999,999271,308,116
$1,000,000 or more8313,759
Median (dollars)63,200119,600

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, preschool1,4837.17% 6.47%
Kindergarten1,1275.45% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)9,13144.17% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)3,79118.34% 21.38%
College or graduate school5,14024.86% 22.81%

Decatur, Illinois Economy

 Decatur, Illinois %, Decatur, Illinois United States
Population 16 years and over64,420  217,168,077
In labor force39,407 61.17%63.92%
- Civilian labor force39,352 61.09%63.39%
- - Employed35,794 55.56%59.73%
- - Unemployed3,558 5.52%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force9.0  5.8
- Armed Forces55 0.09%0.53%
Not in labor force25,013 38.83%36.08%
Females 16 years and over34,841 54.08%51.66%
In labor force19,264 29.9%29.72%
- Civilian labor force19,264 29.9%29.65%
- - Employed17,588 27.3%27.92%
Own children under 6 years6,293 9.77%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force4,122  12,787,501
With earnings25,332 39.32%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)45,225  56,604
With Social Security income10,558 16.39%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,927  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,773 2.75%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,354  6,320
With public assistance income1,577 2.45%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,047  3,032
With retirement income6,646 10.32%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,705  17,376
 Decatur, Illinois %, Decatur, Illinois United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households34,084  105,539,122
Less than $10,0004,447 13.05%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,929 8.59%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9995,351 15.7%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9994,968 14.58%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9995,625 16.5%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9995,925 17.38%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,545 7.47%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,572 4.61%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999272 0.8%2.2%
$200,000 or more450 1.32%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)33,111  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.