COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lima vs Decatur
PLACE A
Lima, OH
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, IL
Lima and Decatur are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
LIMADECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population100,88199,300+2% vs Decatur
Population density251171+80
Population growth-3.9%-6.1%+2.2 pts
Median age39.740.6−0.9
Male49.9%48.1%+1.8 pts
Female50.1%51.9%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born2.4%2.7%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.0%73.3%+5.7 pts
Black9.6%16.2%−6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%2.9%+0.8 pts
Asian0.9%1.5%−0.6 pts
Other6.9%6.1%+0.8 pts
Median household income$64,038$62,666+$1,372
Per capita income$34,331$36,605−$2,274
Poverty rate13.3%15.0%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%24.4%−4.3 pts
Graduate degree7.8%8.3%−0.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%6.8%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation60.8%58.1%+2.7 pts
Median home value$165,300$127,300+$38,000
Median gross rent$922$847+$75
Owner-occupied67.7%70.2%−2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%12.4%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households38.3%35.1%+3.2 pts
Average commute18.719.4−0.7
Worked from home4.8%8.3%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.9%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.9%4.1%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025