COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Fairview vs Decatur
PLACE A
New Fairview, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
New Fairview and Decatur are close in size. New Fairview earns more, with a median household income $49,228 higher. New Fairview has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -2%).
NEW FAIRVIEWDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population1,6661,637+2% vs Decatur
Population density88431−343
Population growth10.2%-2.2%+12.4 pts
Median age30.542.4−11.9
Male49.6%45.7%+3.9 pts
Female50.4%54.3%−3.9 pts
Foreign-born16.6%1.1%+15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.0%91.3%−46.3 pts
Black0.3%2.8%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino51.3%0.9%+50.4 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other3.2%5.0%−1.8 pts
Median household income$91,806$42,578+$49,228
Per capita income$29,322$24,771+$4,551
Poverty rate28.9%34.3%−5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%11.1%+0.6 pts
Graduate degree2.4%3.7%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%23.1%−22.0 pts
Labor force participation69.0%48.3%+20.7 pts
Median home value$233,000$220,900+$12,100
Median gross rent$1,469$847+$622
Owner-occupied87.9%57.7%+30.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%7.6%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households13.5%33.6%−20.1 pts
Average commute39.325.2+14.0
Worked from home7.5%3.3%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.3%+1.4 pts
Uninsured25.0%12.3%+12.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025