COMPARING TWO PLACES
Decatur vs Lima
PLACE A
Decatur, IL
VS
PLACE B
Lima, OH
Decatur and Lima are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
DECATURLIMADIFFERENCE
Total population99,300100,881−2% vs Lima
Population density171251−80
Population growth-6.1%-3.9%−2.2 pts
Median age40.639.7+0.9
Male48.1%49.9%−1.8 pts
Female51.9%50.1%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born2.7%2.4%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.3%79.0%−5.7 pts
Black16.2%9.6%+6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%3.6%−0.8 pts
Asian1.5%0.9%+0.6 pts
Other6.1%6.9%−0.8 pts
Median household income$62,666$64,038−$1,372
Per capita income$36,605$34,331+$2,274
Poverty rate15.0%13.3%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.440+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%20.1%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree8.3%7.8%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%5.7%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation58.1%60.8%−2.7 pts
Median home value$127,300$165,300−$38,000
Median gross rent$847$922−$75
Owner-occupied70.2%67.7%+2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%7.8%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households35.1%38.3%−3.2 pts
Average commute19.418.7+0.7
Worked from home8.3%4.8%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.4%+0.5 pts
Uninsured4.1%5.9%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025