| | People QuickFacts | Decatur | Indiana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 9,402 | 6,516,353 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 9,405 | 6,483,800 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 9,405 | 6,483,802 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.4% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.7% | 24.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.6% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.6% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 94.7% | 84.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 9.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.4% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 8.4% | 6.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 89.7% | 81.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.2% | 84.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.6% | 4.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.7% | 7.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 86.2% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 10.8% | 22.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 795 | 478,030 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 18.1 | 23.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 4,427 | 2,795,541 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 70.5% | 71.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.1% | 18.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $91,500 | $123,300 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 4,126 | 2,472,870 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.43 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $20,289 | $24,497 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $43,268 | $48,393 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.3% | 14.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Decatur | Indiana |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 919 | 482,847 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.5% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,617,115 | 221,877,814 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 32,200 | 67,634,947 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 221,622 | 78,745,589 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $23,297 | $12,408 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 18,696 | 11,669,759 |