Decatur County

  1. Decatur County Legal Resources
  2. Decatur County Statistics
  3. Decatur County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Decatur County Employment Information
  5. Decatur County Family Information
  6. Decatur County Education Information
  7. Decatur County Business Information
  8. Decatur County Public Benefits Information
  9. Decatur County Criminal Information
  10. Decatur County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Decatur County Cities
  12. Decatur County Zip Codes


Decatur County Legal Resources Back to top

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Decatur County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 24,555
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 355 / 261 / 0
  • Land Area (2000): 965.039 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.107 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 207,000.000 acres (837.522 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 676
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 29.30%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 18.30%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $8,951,000
  • Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 4,000,000 / 2,000,000
  • Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 60.50%
  • Physicians (2004): 22
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (71)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,110
  • Federal Spending (2004): $131,104
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Decatur County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 9,992
Building Permits Issued (2006): 113
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $14,510
Decatur County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 20,770 41.19%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 3,927 7.79%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 25,722 51.02%

Decatur County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Decatur County Employment Information Back to top
Decatur County Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 12,077 11,602 476 3.94% 40
1991 12,057 11,571 486 4.03% 40
1992 12,986 12,405 581 4.48% 45
1993 14,062 13,566 497 3.53% 36
1994 15,158 14,620 539 3.55% 36
1995 15,338 14,769 570 3.71% 37
1996 15,333 14,903 430 2.81% 28
1997 16,345 15,970 375 2.29% 23
1998 16,102 15,754 348 2.16% 22
1999 17,181 16,873 308 1.79% 18
2000 13,511 13,220 292 2.16% 22
2001 13,049 12,635 414 3.17% 32
2002 13,407 12,896 511 3.81% 38
2003 12,459 11,887 572 4.59% 46
2004 12,534 11,863 671 5.35% 53
2005 12,677 12,047 630 4.97% 50
2006 12,498 11,962 535 4.28% 43
2007 12,335 11,779 556 4.51% 45
2008 12,467 11,734 733 5.88% 59
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 12,394 11,756 638 5.15% 51
Feb 2008 12,276 11,606 670 5.46% 55
Mar 2008 12,337 11,626 711 5.76% 58
Apr 2008 12,065 11,475 590 4.89% 49
May 2008 12,427 11,775 652 5.25% 52
Jun 2008 12,567 11,778 789 6.28% 63
Jul 2008 12,901 12,086 815 6.32% 63
Aug 2008 12,821 11,897 924 7.21% 72
Sep 2008 12,418 11,608 810 6.52% 65
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Decatur County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 1,798 13.30%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,522 11.26%
3. Construction 1,290 9.54%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 760 5.62%
5. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 588 4.35%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 482 3.56%
7. Educational Services 462 3.42%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 402 2.97%
9. Health Care 402 2.97%
10. Truck Transportation 388 2.87%
11. Public Administration 346 2.56%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 336 2.48%
13. Utilities 328 2.43%
14. Food Manufacturing 300 2.22%
15. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 290 2.14%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 280 2.07%
17. Repair and Maintenance 268 1.98%
18. Department and Other General Stores 250 1.85%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 208 1.54%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 196 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,688 14.47%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,416 12.14%
3. Educational Services 998 8.56%
4. Metal Manufactuing 860 7.37%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 678 5.81%
6. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 548 4.70%
7. Department and Other General Stores 522 4.48%
8. Finance and Insurance 448 3.84%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 356 3.05%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 352 3.02%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 314 2.69%
12. Social Assistance 286 2.45%
13. Public Administration 274 2.35%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 206 1.77%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 196 1.68%
16. Food Manufacturing 162 1.39%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 148 1.27%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 116 0.99%
19. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 114 0.98%
20. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 98 0.84%

Decatur County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 1,302 9.63%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 1,214 8.98%
3. Assemblers and Fabricators 1,042 7.71%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 988 7.31%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 726 5.37%
6. Farmers and Farm Managers 584 4.32%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 518 3.83%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 502 3.71%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 458 3.39%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 440 3.25%
11. Other Management Occupations 420 3.11%
12. Carpenters 336 2.48%
13. Vehicle Mechanics 334 2.47%
14. Engineers 276 2.04%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 230 1.70%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 206 1.52%
17. Agricultural Workers 182 1.35%
18. Electricians 168 1.24%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 160 1.18%
20. Construction Laborers 144 1.06%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Assemblers and Fabricators 1,476 12.66%
2. Other Production Occupations 718 6.16%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 556 4.77%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 490 4.20%
5. Secretaries and Admins 416 3.57%
6. Other Management Occupations 400 3.43%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 394 3.38%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 386 3.31%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 384 3.29%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 354 3.04%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 348 2.98%
12. Registered Nurses 330 2.83%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 296 2.54%
14. Cashiers 278 2.38%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 270 2.32%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 262 2.25%
17. Personal Appearance Workers 246 2.11%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 230 1.97%
19. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 224 1.92%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 218 1.87%

Decatur County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 23,294 60.31%
15-35 hours 4,370 11.31%
1-14 hours 1,208 3.13%
No regular hours 9,752 25.25%

Decatur County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 992 4.06%
5 AM-5:29 AM 744 3.05%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 2,295 9.40%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,462 10.09%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,847 11.67%
7 AM-7:29 AM 3,224 13.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 3,276 13.42%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,645 6.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 438 1.79%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 760 3.11%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 278 1.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 215 0.88%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,973 12.18%
4 PM-11:59 PM 2,255 9.24%

Decatur County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,862 7.63%
5-9 5,492 22.50%
10-14 4,478 18.35%
15-19 3,361 13.77%
20-24 2,999 12.29%
25-29 1,099 4.50%
30-34 1,819 7.45%
35-39 557 2.28%
40-44 306 1.25%
45-59 836 3.43%
60-89 990 4.06%
At least 90 605 2.48%

Decatur County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 12 0.05% 19,279 79.00%
30-44 0 0.00% 2,682 10.99%
45-59 0 0.00% 836 3.43%
At least 60 20 0.08% 1,575 6.45%

Decatur County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 10 0.04%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 3,323 13.15%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 20,318 80.41%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 116 0.46%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 32 0.13%
Color 6 Box Walked 605 2.39%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 865 3.42%

Decatur County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Decatur County Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 18,840 (48,512 people)
Families (2000): 13,876 (41,748 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 6,393
People at same address in 1995: 28,648
Decatur County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,423 7.35%
$10,000-$14,999 1,143 5.90%
$15,000-$19,999 915 4.73%
$20,000-$24,999 1,645 8.50%
$25,000-$29,999 1,550 8.01%
$30,000-$34,999 1,504 7.77%
$35,000-$39,999 1,317 6.80%
$40,000-$44,999 1,357 7.01%
$45,000-$49,999 1,242 6.41%
$50,000-$59,999 2,124 10.97%
$60,000-$74,999 2,144 11.07%
$75,000-$99,999 1,853 9.57%
$100,000-$124,999 645 3.33%
$125,000-$149,999 148 0.76%
$150,000-$199,999 158 0.82%
$200,000 or more 194 1.00%

Decatur County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,142 22.81%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,988 31.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 296 3.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,617 17.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 42 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,380 14.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 22 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 615 6.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 174 1.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 104 1.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Decatur County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 16,188 30.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 7,001 13.03%
Public Assistance 442 0.82%
Retirement 2,910 5.42%
Self Employment 3,157 5.88%
Social Security 5,483 10.20%
Supplemental Security 522 0.97%
Wage / Salary 15,476 28.80%
Other 2,554 4.75%

Decatur County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 6,571 55.64%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 5,238 44.36%

Decatur County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,848 9.58%
Color 1 Box Married 12,475 64.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,467 23.16%
Color 3 Box Widowed 495 2.57%

Decatur County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,274 11.28%
Color 1 Box Married 12,402 61.53%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,315 16.45%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,164 10.74%

Decatur County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Decatur County Education Information Back to top
Decatur County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,181 5.85%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 5,781 15.52%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 17,837 47.88%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,663 15.20%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,757 4.72%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,571 6.90%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,467 3.94%

Decatur County Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 416 1.69% 467 1.90% 883 3.60%
Kindergarten 606 2.47% 66 0.27% 672 2.74%
Grades 1-4 2,864 11.66% 292 1.19% 3,156 12.85%
Grades 5-8 2,623 10.68% 273 1.11% 2,896 11.79%
Grades 9-12 2,646 10.78% 72 0.29% 2,718 11.07%
Undergrad college 973 3.96% 146 0.59% 1,119 4.56%
Graduate or professional school 114 0.46% 72 0.29% 186 0.76%
Total 10,242 41.71% 1,388 5.65% 11,630 47.36%

Decatur County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Decatur County Business Information Back to top
Retail sales (2002): $301,934,000
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments (2002): $1,388,098
Retired workers (2005): 3,055
Decatur County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 2 9 6 7
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 0 0 2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 1 2 3 1
1999 - Construction 7 5 15 21 20
1999 - Educational Services 0 0 1 0 0
1999 - Finance & Insurance 1 2 9 6 15
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 5 2 13 8 23
1999 - Information 0 1 2 1 1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 1 0 0
1999 - Manufacturing 2 3 16 19 14
1999 - Mining 0 0 0 0 2
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 3 3 14 12 32
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 5 0 3 11 13
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 0 1 2 3 8
1999 - Retail Trade 9 13 44 30 41
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 2 1 4 10 11
1999 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Utilities 2 0 1 2 3
1999 - Wholesale Trade 1 1 8 14 12
1999 - Total 40 35 144 146 205
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 3 10 8 3
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 0 0 2
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 0 0 2 4
2000 - Construction 7 12 13 15 23
2000 - Educational Services 0 0 0 0 1
2000 - Finance & Insurance 2 3 10 6 13
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 4 0 10 16 24
2000 - Information 0 0 2 1 1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 0 1 0
2000 - Manufacturing 3 5 20 18 8
2000 - Mining 0 0 0 2 0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 3 4 13 14 30
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 2 6 8 5 13
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4 2 4 1 7
2000 - Retail Trade 10 10 45 32 40
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 0 4 8 6 10
2000 - Unclassified 1 0 0 0 0
2000 - Utilities 0 1 1 2 4
2000 - Wholesale Trade 0 2 12 10 10
2000 - Total 39 52 156 139 193
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 7 4 4 8 8
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 0 0 0 2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 0 2 1 3
2001 - Construction 5 10 18 15 16
2001 - Educational Services 1 0 1 0 0
2001 - Finance & Insurance 1 2 9 9 11
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 2 7 16 10 21
2001 - Information 0 0 0 2 2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 1 0 0
2001 - Manufacturing 5 2 19 18 10
2001 - Mining 0 0 1 0 1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 2 3 10 17 29
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 4 1 6 4 16
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 4 3 4 5
2001 - Retail Trade 13 11 26 43 47
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 1 3 10 9
2001 - Unclassified 1 0 0 0 0
2001 - Utilities 0 1 2 2 2
2001 - Wholesale Trade 1 1 8 9 14
2001 - Total 50 47 129 152 196
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 5 8 10 5 3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 2 0 0 2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 0 3 2 2
2002 - Construction 14 8 24 8 18
2002 - Educational Services 1 0 1 1 0
2002 - Finance & Insurance 1 2 2 5 20
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 6 2 16 16 15
2002 - Information 2 0 2 1 1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 0 1 0
2002 - Manufacturing 3 4 10 26 12
2002 - Mining 0 0 0 2 0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 2 4 21 11 23
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 1 1 6 6 17
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 2 1 4 5 7
2002 - Retail Trade 8 14 31 43 39
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 4 8 4 9
2002 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Utilities 0 0 2 1 3
2002 - Wholesale Trade 2 4 6 7 15
2002 - Total 51 54 146 144 186
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 1 10 6 4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 0 0 2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2 1 1 4 3
2003 - Construction 6 9 15 20 22
2003 - Educational Services 0 0 1 1 1
2003 - Finance & Insurance 1 1 13 5 10
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 3 0 10 11 31
2003 - Information 1 0 1 4 2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 1 0 0
2003 - Manufacturing 1 2 12 21 17
2003 - Mining 0 0 2 0 1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 5 3 12 17 25
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 2 3 4 3 18
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 2 0 5 6 8
2003 - Retail Trade 7 7 33 36 44
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 6 2 7 6 7
2003 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Utilities 0 0 1 1 4
2003 - Wholesale Trade 1 1 10 9 10
2003 - Total 41 30 138 150 209
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 0 3 9 4 7
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 0 0 3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 2 5 1 2
2004 - Construction 12 5 18 14 26
2004 - Educational Services 1 0 1 1 1
2004 - Finance & Insurance 1 1 8 10 10
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 1 2 14 14 25
2004 - Information 0 1 2 3 2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 1 0 0 1
2004 - Manufacturing 0 1 11 21 19
2004 - Mining 0 0 0 0 3
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 2 4 14 11 31
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 1 4 6 5 12
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 1 0 5 2 13
2004 - Retail Trade 8 12 29 36 44
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 6 2 9 8 8
2004 - Unclassified 1 0 0 0 0
2004 - Utilities 0 1 1 1 3
2004 - Wholesale Trade 1 1 5 5 17
2004 - Total 36 40 137 136 227
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 4 8 4 4
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 2 0 2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 1 5 0 3
2005 - Construction 7 7 21 15 26
2005 - Educational Services 0 0 1 0 3
2005 - Finance & Insurance 8 2 8 8 12
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 2 4 21 10 19
2005 - Information 0 1 2 2 2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 0 0 1 0
2005 - Manufacturing 3 4 18 18 11
2005 - Mining 0 0 0 0 3
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 10 6 10 5 37
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 5 1 6 3 15
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 1 3 3 7 7
2005 - Retail Trade 5 8 31 40 39
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 8 2 8 5 15
2005 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Utilities 0 0 1 1 3
2005 - Wholesale Trade 0 0 7 8 13
2005 - Total 53 43 152 127 214

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Decatur County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Decatur County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 45,198 90.93%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,511 9.07%

Decatur County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $494 $6 $901 $0 $0 $1,558 $2,953 $1,076 $305 $842
1971 $494 $6 $901 $0 $0 $1,558 $2,953 $1,076 $305 $842
1972 $734 $142 $867 $0 $0 $2,001 $3,602 $1,755 $260 $1,450
1973 $818 $14 $1,151 $0 $0 $1,983 $3,952 $1,452 $245 $1,689
1974 $809 $9 $1,219 $0 $0 $2,555 $4,583 $2,474 $310 $816
1975 $655 $491 $1,349 $0 $0 $2,643 $4,647 $2,076 $365 $687
1976 $688 $515 $1,417 $0 $0 $2,775 $4,880 $2,179 $365 $687
1977 $676 $895 $1,555 $0 $0 $3,098 $5,329 $2,201 $268 $1,636
1978 $745 $928 $1,748 $0 $0 $3,571 $6,064 $2,480 $962 $2,547
1979 $830 $1,090 $2,232 $0 $0 $4,326 $7,388 $2,692 $840 $2,549
1980 $866 $1,109 $1,887 $0 $0 $5,119 $7,872 $3,364 $815 $2,925
1981 $884 $1,099 $2,212 $0 $0 $5,971 $9,067 $3,819 $755 $2,847
1982 $1,026 $1,009 $2,122 $0 $0 $6,803 $9,951 $3,996 $932 $3,193
1983 $921 $997 $1,903 $0 $0 $9,285 $12,109 $4,808 $878 $3,479
1984 $1,105 $1,471 $2,056 $0 $0 $10,545 $13,706 $4,950 $708 $5,230
1985 $965 $1,457 $2,073 $0 $0 $9,099 $12,137 $5,719 $580 $3,256
1986 $1,146 $1,716 $2,876 $0 $0 $7,974 $11,996 $5,732 $908 $4,086
1987 $1,312 $1,738 $2,731 $0 $0 $7,822 $11,865 $5,062 $1,069 $4,171
1988 $1,289 $2,014 $2,125 $0 $0 $8,433 $11,847 $5,001 $959 $4,442
1989 $1,421 $2,046 $1,908 $0 $0 $9,946 $13,275 $5,052 $615 $5,292
1990 $1,670 $2,229 $2,457 $0 $0 $11,408 $15,535 $5,279 $228 $5,850
1991 $1,769 $2,506 $2,454 $0 $0 $13,308 $17,531 $6,020 $178 $6,750
1992 $1,823 $2,655 $1,963 $0 $0 $11,626 $15,412 $6,508 $70 $6,730
1993 $1,665 $2,938 $2,818 $0 $0 $12,129 $16,612 $6,919 $94 $8,055
1994 $2,253 $2,624 $2,868 $0 $0 $12,945 $18,066 $7,528 $0 $9,310
1995 $2,554 $2,672 $2,603 $0 $0 $13,996 $19,153 $7,753 $4,000 $8,897
1996 $2,094 $2,830 $2,261 $0 $0 $14,878 $19,233 $8,141 $0 $10,644
1997 $3,000 $2,148 $3,157 $0 $0 $17,200 $23,357 $9,831 $3,780 $10,429
1998 $3,415 $2,128 $3,968 $0 $0 $20,988 $28,371 $11,214 $3,660 $12,209
1999 $3,372 $2,324 $4,494 $0 $0 $24,717 $32,583 $11,513 $3,660 $13,952
2000 $3,148 $2,505 $2,458 $0 $0 $27,087 $32,693 $14,133 $9,950 $15,055
2001 $3,309 $2,508 $6,319 $0 $0 $30,273 $39,901 $14,133 $9,630 $25,972
2002 $5,053 $2,995 $4,040 $0 $0 $34,374 $43,467 $28,393 $9,351 $20,521
2003 $3,854 $3,641 $3,069 $0 $0 $33,877 $40,800 $16,887 $7,709 $28,564
2004 $748 $1,704 $4,422 $0 $0 $32,098 $37,268 $17,578 $7,379 $23,549
2005 $5,379 $4,343 $5,258 $0 $0 $35,894 $46,531 $6,303 $11,805 $13,691
2006 $6,307 $3,762 $5,677 $0 $0 $33,049 $45,033 $18,991 $4,260 $10,455


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $2 $183 $17 $1,333 $484 $14 $2,592
$37 $468 $10 $0 $0 $44
1971 $2 $183 $17 $1,333 $484 $14 $2,614
$37 $468 $10 $0 $0 $66
1972 $5 $177 $19 $1,759 $675 $39 $3,308
$48 $418 $9 $0 $0 $159
1973 $0 $293 $65 $1,908 $685 $49 $3,772
$54 $433 $8 $0 $0 $277
1974 $7 $255 $51 $2,088 $666 $49 $3,814
$58 $403 $8 $0 $0 $229
1975 $5 $214 $29 $3,030 $1,058 $59 $5,208
$60 $412 $6 $0 $0 $335
1976 $6 $225 $31 $3,181 $1,111 $62 $5,468
$63 $433 $7 $0 $0 $349
1977 $606 $318 $24 $3,089 $905 $67 $6,106
$85 $469 $6 $0 $0 $537
1978 $162 $582 $207 $3,629 $847 $97 $6,600
$128 $438 $9 $0 $0 $501
1979 $191 $385 $0 $4,443 $1,208 $151 $8,651
$86 $546 $32 $0 $0 $1,609
1980 $189 $571 $0 $4,799 $1,041 $111 $8,600
$168 $597 $7 $0 $0 $1,117
1981 $182 $578 $42 $5,570 $1,567 $114 $9,989
$142 $744 $46 $0 $0 $1,004
1982 $167 $805 $43 $6,456 $893 $168 $10,365
$163 $852 $48 $0 $0 $770
1983 $163 $914 $50 $7,079 $1,165 $163 $12,100
$151 $845 $88 $0 $0 $1,482
1984 $239 $971 $96 $8,037 $1,175 $163 $12,846
$160 $938 $61 $0 $0 $1,006
1985 $232 $1,047 $63 $8,447 $1,097 $191 $13,289
$215 $1,072 $51 $0 $0 $874
1986 $277 $1,216 $59 $7,836 $978 $316 $13,265
$199 $1,094 $58 $0 $0 $1,232
1987 $277 $1,351 $58 $6,730 $1,282 $309 $12,519
$220 $991 $66 $0 $0 $1,235
1988 $310 $1,581 $53 $6,619 $1,385 $274 $12,615
$242 $856 $97 $0 $0 $1,198
1989 $305 $1,622 $68 $6,876 $1,797 $255 $13,213
$247 $775 $81 $0 $0 $1,187
1990 $318 $1,833 $68 $7,531 $1,858 $294 $14,302
$247 $834 $50 $0 $0 $1,269
1991 $357 $1,876 $57 $12,096 $2,205 $421 $19,763
$273 $1,013 $23 $0 $0 $1,442
1992 $380 $2,214 $73 $9,320 $2,750 $318 $17,920
$298 $926 $22 $0 $0 $1,619
1993 $0 $2,203 $0 $9,710 $4,344 $565 $22,756
$458 $1,325 $11 $0 $0 $4,140
1994 $0 $2,396 $90 $11,346 $5,646 $426 $23,564
$371 $1,407 $0 $0 $0 $1,882
1995 $0 $2,260 $80 $15,327 $2,470 $470 $24,238
$374 $1,082 $164 $0 $0 $2,011
1996 $0 $2,241 $100 $11,892 $5,646 $525 $24,279
$403 $1,029 $0 $0 $0 $2,443
1997 $0 $2,542 $69 $13,907 $2,418 $489 $23,254
$468 $1,351 $234 $0 $0 $1,776
1998 $0 $2,651 $191 $17,097 $3,447 $674 $28,903
$445 $1,186 $266 $0 $0 $2,946
1999 $0 $2,638 $269 $20,132 $1,188 $120 $28,569
$473 $505 $219 $0 $0 $3,025
2000 $0 $2,686 $216 $20,455 $2,322 $623 $31,679
$492 $1,104 $585 $0 $0 $3,196
2001 $0 $3,488 $259 $20,006 $3,730 $581 $34,096
$486 $1,026 $301 $0 $0 $4,219
2002 $0 $3,326 $267 $22,852 $13,488 $508 $55,890
$548 $1,180 $295 $0 $0 $13,426
2003 $0 $4,569 $257 $25,812 $2,704 $400 $37,431
$516 $936 $199 $0 $0 $2,038
2004 $0 $3,880 $318 $31,868 $2,591 $509 $46,260
$518 $1,053 $320 $0 $0 $5,203
2005 $0 $3,208 $299 $36,786 $2,881 $0 $52,040
$567 $1,528 $330 $0 $0 $6,441
2006 $0 $4,730 $302 $30,470 $2,632 $472 $46,034
$581 $1,366 $137 $0 $0 $5,344

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 38
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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Decatur County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,608 14.69%
10-19 Years 3,477 14.16%
20-29 Years 3,200 13.03%
30-39 Years 3,642 14.83%
40-49 Years 3,627 14.77%
50-59 Years 2,639 10.75%
60-69 Years 1,999 8.14%
70-79 Years 1,489 6.06%
80-89 Years 724 2.95%
90+ Years 150 0.61%

Decatur County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,131 49.40%
Color 1 Box Female 12,424 50.60%

Decatur County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 24,092 98.11%
Color 2 Box Asian 177 0.72%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 132 0.54%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 113 0.46%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 24 0.10%
Color 1 Box African-American 12 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.01%

Decatur County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 13,043 37.85%
2. United States Or American 7,113 20.64%
3. English 4,488 13.02%
4. Irish 4,350 12.62%
5. Scotch Irish 837 2.43%
6. French Non-Basque 800 2.32%
7. Italian 702 2.04%
8. Dutch 635 1.84%
9. Scottish 584 1.69%
10. European 358 1.04%

Decatur County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 45,278 96.95%
2. German 366 0.78%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 282 0.60%
4. Japanese 158 0.34%
5. Other West Germanic 142 0.30%
6. Vietnamese 102 0.22%
7. Chinese 76 0.16%
8. French 68 0.15%
9. Other Indic 68 0.15%
10. Hindi 50 0.11%

Decatur County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 49,631 98.44%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 248 0.49%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 540 1.07%

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