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Decatur, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,838 (it was $76,200 in 2000)
Decatur:

$140,838
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,553 - $201,746

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $169,752
Here:

$169,752
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $168,116
Here:

$168,116
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $151,392
Here:

$151,392
State:

$175,375

Total population: 9,432 (Urban population: 9,317 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 143 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 4,637 (4,264 occupied: 3,082 owner occupied, 1,231 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

29%
State:

29%

Housing density: 942 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $267,803.

Median contract rent in 2022: $608 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $722)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,093


Median gross rent in Decatur, IN in 2022: $760

Housing units in Decatur with a mortgage: 2,026 (236 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 171 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,652

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $58,990

Median monthly housing costs: $800

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Decatur, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1966

Median year apartment built: 1988

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,787
  • Male householders: 2,210 (713 living alone), Female householders: 2,018 (739 living alone)
  • 1,710 spouses (1,710 opposite-sex spouses), 579 unmarried partners, (567 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,610 children (2,413 natural, 124 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 0 foster children, 24 other relatives, 81 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 317

Size of family households: 1,236 2-persons, 564 3-persons, 255 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 229 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,488 1-person, 371 2-persons, 30 3-persons.

1,626 married couples with children.
402 single-parent households (157 men, 245 women).

97.4% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 93 (1.0%)
(47.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Decatur, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Decatur, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 521 bedroom
  • 5442 bedrooms
  • 1,9593 bedrooms
  • 4244 bedrooms
  • 1035+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Indiana
  • 101no bedroom
  • 3291 bedroom
  • 5212 bedrooms
  • 2703 bedrooms
  • 114 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 86no vehicle
  • 8461 vehicle
  • 1,3572 vehicles
  • 6523 vehicles
  • 954 vehicles
  • 465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in renter-occupied apartments
  • 238no vehicle
  • 5491 vehicle
  • 4322 vehicles
  • 133 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1874 rooms
  • 7425 rooms
  • 5926 rooms
  • 6737 rooms
  • 4178 rooms
  • 4729+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Indiana
  • 1011 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2293 rooms
  • 4454 rooms
  • 2375 rooms
  • 1786 rooms
  • 297 rooms
  • 138 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Decatur, IN
Decatur city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Decatur, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Decatur, IN in 2022
  • 99Less than $10,000
  • 273$10,000 to $19,999
  • 593$20,000 to $29,999
  • 469$30,000 to $39,999
  • 577$40,000 to $49,999
  • 351$50,000 to $59,999
  • 488$60,000 to $74,999
  • 767$75,000 to $99,999
  • 469$100,000 to $124,999
  • 138$125,000 to $149,999
  • 65$150,000 to $199,999

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Decatur, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Decatur, IN in 2022
  • 40$10,000 to $14,999
  • 8$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$25,000 to $29,999
  • 62$40,000 to $49,999
  • 67$50,000 to $59,999
  • 66$70,000 to $79,999
  • 267$80,000 to $89,999
  • 259$90,000 to $99,999
  • 469$100,000 to $124,999
  • 336$125,000 to $149,999
  • 266$150,000 to $174,999
  • 143$175,000 to $199,999
  • 390$200,000 to $249,999
  • 131$250,000 to $299,999
  • 126$300,000 to $399,999
  • 27$400,000 to $499,999
  • 19$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Decatur, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Decatur, IN in 2022
  • 18Less than $100
  • 14$250 to $299
  • 53$350 to $399
  • 172$400 to $449
  • 84$450 to $499
  • 80$500 to $549
  • 120$550 to $599
  • 250$600 to $649
  • 71$650 to $699
  • 52$700 to $749
  • 16$750 to $799
  • 122$800 to $899
  • 91$1,000 to $1,249
  • 8No cash rent
Work and jobs in Decatur: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.4%
Number of people working at home: 112 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 456
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,143
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 735
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 251
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 162
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 355
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 392
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 125
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 124
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 223
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 52
  • 90 or more minutes: 161
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Decatur

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,745 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled: 862 (12.1%)
  • Taxi: 21 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 23 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 205 (2.9%)
  • Worked at home: 112 (1.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 0.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 19.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 18.7%Males
  • 20.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 12.2%Males
  • 11.6%Females
Races in Decatur detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Decatur, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Decatur, Indiana
  • 02010 or later
  • 322000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 171980 to 1989
  • 641970 to 1979
  • 62Before 1970
Ancestries in Decatur, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,645 (33.8%)
  • English: 446 (9.2%)
  • American: 423 (8.7%)
  • Irish: 178 (3.7%)
  • European: 127 (2.6%)
  • Swiss: 84 (1.7%)
  • French: 39 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 39 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 37 (0.8%)
  • Italian: 36 (0.7%)
  • Serbian: 23 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 22 (0.5%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 20 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 15 (0.3%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Decatur:

36.6% (34)
Indiana:

2.1% (7,834)

Poland
Decatur:

32.3% (30)
Indiana:

0.8% (2,959)

Venezuela
Decatur:

31.2% (29)
Indiana:

1.8% (6,718)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 6,912
  • Other state: 2,661
  • Northeast: 377
  • Midwest: 1,027
  • South: 577
  • West: 715

82.4% of Decatur residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23.3% lived in Indiana.


Decatur:

82.4%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 27
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 14
  • 11th grade: 58
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 118
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,607
  • Less than 1 year of college: 226
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 397
  • Associate degree: 326
  • Bachelor's degree: 329
  • Master's degree: 66
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 2
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 61
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 14
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 69
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,791
  • Less than 1 year of college: 184
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 534
  • Associate degree: 359
  • Bachelor's degree: 393
  • Master's degree: 91
  • Professional school degree: 24
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Decatur marital status for males
Decatur marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,455
  • One, attached: 165
  • Two: 146
  • 3 or 4: 138
  • 5 to 9: 301
  • 10 to 19: 242
  • 20 to 49: 72
  • 50 or more: 115
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Decatur
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Decatur, IN
  • 79.3%Utility gas
  • 19.6%Electricity
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Decatur, IN
  • 69.7%Electricity
  • 30.3%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 136
Here:

20.8%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53
Here:

11.3%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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