COMPARING TWO PLACES
Findlay vs Decatur
PLACE A
Findlay, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Findlay is 60% smaller than Decatur. Findlay earns more, with a median household income $12,839 higher.
FINDLAYDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population6581,637−60% vs Decatur
Population density712431+281
Population growth-2.8%-2.2%−0.6 pts
Median age49.542.4+7.1
Male50.0%45.7%+4.3 pts
Female50.0%54.3%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born1.6%1.1%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%91.3%+3.1 pts
Black0.4%2.8%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%0.9%+1.0 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other1.9%5.0%−3.0 pts
Median household income$55,417$42,578+$12,839
Per capita income$29,351$24,771+$4,580
Poverty rate20.9%34.3%−13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%11.1%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree1.6%3.7%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%23.1%−21.7 pts
Labor force participation54.0%48.3%+5.6 pts
Median home value$88,000$220,900−$132,900
Median gross rent$813$847−$34
Owner-occupied87.1%57.7%+29.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%7.6%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households7.5%33.6%−26.1 pts
Average commute25.425.2+0.2
Worked from home10.8%3.3%+7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.8%12.3%−9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025