COMPARING TWO PLACES
De Witt vs Decatur
PLACE A
De Witt, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
De Witt is 90% smaller than Decatur. De Witt earns more, with a median household income $39,610 higher. Decatur has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -13%).
DE WITTDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population1601,637−90% vs Decatur
Population density675431+244
Population growth-13.0%-2.2%−10.9 pts
Median age45.342.4+2.9
Male46.0%45.7%+0.3 pts
Female54.0%54.3%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.6%1.1%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%91.3%+6.4 pts
Black0.6%2.8%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other1.1%5.0%−3.8 pts
Median household income$82,188$42,578+$39,610
Per capita income$31,386$24,771+$6,615
Poverty rate5.7%34.3%−28.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2610.477−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%11.1%−4.5 pts
Graduate degree4.1%3.7%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%23.1%−21.9 pts
Labor force participation65.2%48.3%+16.9 pts
Median home value$96,600$220,900−$124,300
Median gross rent$825$847−$22
Owner-occupied87.7%57.7%+30.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.0%7.6%+34.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.6%−33.6 pts
Average commute55.625.2+30.4
Worked from home0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured1.7%12.3%−10.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025