Decatur

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  1. Decatur Legal Resources
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  4. Decatur Employment Information
  5. Decatur Family Information
  6. Decatur Education Information
  7. Decatur Public Benefits Information
  8. Decatur Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Decatur Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 5,995
  • Land Area (2000): 215.825 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,553
Decatur Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 1,130 18.85%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 63 1.05%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,803 80.10%

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Decatur Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 204 13.04%
2. Metal Manufactuing 200 12.78%
3. Truck Transportation 90 5.75%
4. Educational Services 71 4.54%
5. Wood Manufacturing 69 4.41%
6. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 66 4.22%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 51 3.26%
8. Public Administration 50 3.19%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 49 3.13%
10. Machinery Manufacturing 49 3.13%
11. Repair and Maintenance 48 3.07%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 43 2.75%
13. Department and Other General Stores 42 2.68%
14. Mining 33 2.11%
15. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 33 2.11%
16. Other Transportation 33 2.11%
17. Finance and Insurance 31 1.98%
18. Utilities 28 1.79%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 23 1.47%
20. Health Care 21 1.34%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 188 14.96%
2. Educational Services 168 13.37%
3. Department and Other General Stores 96 7.64%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 95 7.56%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 89 7.08%
6. Apparel Manufacturing 51 4.06%
7. Public Administration 45 3.58%
8. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 41 3.26%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 40 3.18%
10. Finance and Insurance 38 3.02%
11. Social Assistance 37 2.94%
12. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 32 2.55%
13. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 30 2.39%
14. Florists 28 2.23%
15. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 23 1.83%
16. Metal Manufactuing 22 1.75%
17. Other Transportation 16 1.27%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 15 1.19%
19. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 15 1.19%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 15 1.19%

Decatur Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 145 9.27%
2. Other Production Occupations 135 8.63%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 130 8.31%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 128 8.18%
5. Other Material Moving Workers 66 4.22%
6. Other Construction Trades 64 4.09%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 54 3.45%
8. Carpenters 46 2.94%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 46 2.94%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 44 2.81%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 44 2.81%
12. Woodworkers 43 2.75%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 41 2.62%
14. Electricians 36 2.30%
15. Other Management Occupations 36 2.30%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 35 2.24%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 26 1.66%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 25 1.60%
19. Other Construction Workers 23 1.47%
20. Teachers, Secondary School 22 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 87 6.92%
2. Other Production Occupations 85 6.76%
3. Cashiers 71 5.65%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 71 5.65%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 62 4.93%
6. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 60 4.77%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 58 4.61%
8. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 57 4.53%
9. Registered Nurses 57 4.53%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 49 3.90%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 47 3.74%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 38 3.02%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 36 2.86%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 33 2.63%
15. Other Food Preparation and Servers 29 2.31%
16. Art and Design Workers 28 2.23%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 26 2.07%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 26 2.07%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 25 1.99%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 25 1.99%

Decatur Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,570 54.09%
15-35 hours 588 12.38%
1-14 hours 105 2.21%
No regular hours 1,488 31.32%

Decatur Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 204 7.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM 166 6.06%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 174 6.35%
6 AM-6:29 AM 375 13.69%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 290 10.59%
7 AM-7:29 AM 273 9.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 273 9.97%
8 AM-8:29 AM 202 7.37%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 89 3.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 71 2.59%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 19 0.69%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 29 1.06%
Noon-3:59 PM 283 10.33%
4 PM-11:59 PM 291 10.62%

Decatur Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 89 3.25%
5-9 249 9.09%
10-14 352 12.85%
15-19 352 12.85%
20-24 458 16.72%
25-29 172 6.28%
30-34 279 10.19%
35-39 102 3.72%
40-44 112 4.09%
45-59 357 13.03%
60-89 101 3.69%
At least 90 116 4.24%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,672 61.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 493 18.00%
45-59 0 0.00% 357 13.03%
At least 60 0 0.00% 217 7.92%

Decatur Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 390 13.93%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,231 79.68%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 56 2.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 62 2.21%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 61 2.18%

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Decatur Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,367 (5,996 people)
Families (2000): 1,780 (5,198 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 716
People at same address in 1995: 4,070
Decatur Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 191 8.07%
$10,000-$14,999 209 8.83%
$15,000-$19,999 179 7.56%
$20,000-$24,999 215 9.08%
$25,000-$29,999 142 6.00%
$30,000-$34,999 170 7.18%
$35,000-$39,999 225 9.51%
$40,000-$44,999 215 9.08%
$45,000-$49,999 119 5.03%
$50,000-$59,999 329 13.90%
$60,000-$74,999 131 5.53%
$75,000-$99,999 170 7.18%
$100,000-$124,999 33 1.39%
$125,000-$149,999 6 0.25%
$150,000-$199,999 20 0.84%
$200,000 or more 13 0.55%

Decatur Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 477 20.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 765 32.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 77 3.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 435 18.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 16 0.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 373 16.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 121 5.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 33 1.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 21 0.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Decatur Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,884 29.20%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 801 12.42%
Public Assistance 52 0.81%
Retirement 418 6.48%
Self Employment 257 3.98%
Social Security 726 11.25%
Supplemental Security 94 1.46%
Wage / Salary 1,823 28.26%
Other 396 6.14%

Decatur Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 915 60.24%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 604 39.76%

Decatur Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 212 8.78%
Color 1 Box Married 1,636 67.77%
Color 2 Box Never Married 517 21.42%
Color 3 Box Widowed 49 2.03%

Decatur Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 128 5.26%
Color 1 Box Married 1,609 66.16%
Color 2 Box Never Married 439 18.05%
Color 3 Box Widowed 256 10.53%

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Decatur Education Information Back to top
Decatur Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 314 6.81%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 768 16.66%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,608 56.57%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 417 9.05%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 218 4.73%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 174 3.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 111 2.41%

Decatur 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 48 0.80% 13 0.22% 61 1.02%
Kindergarten 80 1.33% 0 0.00% 80 1.33%
Grades 1-4 307 5.12% 15 0.25% 322 5.37%
Grades 5-8 302 5.04% 7 0.12% 309 5.15%
Grades 9-12 314 5.24% 29 0.48% 343 5.72%
Undergrad college 119 1.98% 59 0.98% 178 2.97%
Graduate or professional school 3 0.05% 0 0.00% 3 0.05%
Total 1,173 19.57% 123 2.05% 1,296 21.62%

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Decatur Public Benefits Information Back to top
Decatur Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 5,315 88.97%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 659 11.03%

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Decatur Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Decatur Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 753 12.56%
10-19 Years 804 13.41%
20-29 Years 674 11.24%
30-39 Years 926 15.45%
40-49 Years 985 16.43%
50-59 Years 747 12.46%
60-69 Years 545 9.09%
70-79 Years 401 6.69%
80-89 Years 145 2.42%
90+ Years 15 0.25%

Decatur Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,009 50.19%
Color 1 Box Female 2,986 49.81%

Decatur Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,909 98.57%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 31 0.52%
Color 1 Box African-American 22 0.37%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 18 0.30%
Color 2 Box Asian 10 0.17%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 5 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Decatur Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,545 31.72%
2. United States Or American 834 17.12%
3. English 587 12.05%
4. Irish 567 11.64%
5. Polish 234 4.80%
6. Italian 191 3.92%
7. Dutch 186 3.82%
8. French Non-Basque 109 2.24%
9. Scotch Irish 92 1.89%
10. Scottish 68 1.40%

Decatur Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 5,493 97.31%
2. German 68 1.20%
3. Other West Germanic 46 0.81%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 22 0.39%
5. Polish 7 0.12%
6. French 5 0.09%
7. Russian 4 0.07%

Decatur Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 5,969 99.55%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 6 0.10%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 21 0.35%

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