MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Decatur Micro

Decatur, IN · 1 counties · 31,095 residents · 339 sq mi

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Decatur is home to 31,095 people. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $50,800. Renters pay $319 a month at the median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,095

−8%vs 2000

vs 33,625 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

92 / sq mi

−8%vs 2000

vs 99 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

339 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(2,681)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(2,855)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(2,810)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,510)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,120)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(4,633)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(4,022)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,991)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(2,303)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(2,302)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,384)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(484)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,792

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,625 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,655

−30%vs 2000

vs $16,704 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,800

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

21.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(32,203)

Black0.1%(43)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(1,118)

Asian0.2%(65)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(30,537)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(731)

Asian0.2%(71)

Other1.6%(485)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(1,528)

Central American0.2%(83)

South American0.2%(63)

Venezuelan0.1%(49)

Salvadoran0.1%(33)

Honduran0.1%(29)

Guatemalan0%(18)

Bolivian0%(14)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

Puerto Rican0%(2)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(123)

Filipino0%(11)

Chinese0%(2)

Ancestry

German27.8%(10,060)

Swiss9.3%(3,357)

English7.5%(2,734)

Irish6.8%(2,470)

American6.4%(2,325)

French1.5%(538)

Italian1.4%(505)

Scottish1.2%(426)

Polish0.8%(300)

Norwegian0.7%(236)

Dutch0.6%(221)

French Canadian0.4%(127)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(110)

Swedish0.3%(99)

Russian0.2%(70)

Welsh0.2%(70)

Belgian0.1%(41)

British0.1%(31)

Danish0.1%(30)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Finnish0%(15)

Subsaharan African0%(13)

Greek0%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Swiss population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.4%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.1%(3,855)

Married55.2%(7,310)

Widowed4.7%(625)

Divorced11%(1,463)

Women 15+

Never married22.3%(3,012)

Married54.8%(7,390)

Widowed10.1%(1,363)

Divorced12.7%(1,718)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.7%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 25.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.7%(135)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(186)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(318)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.8%(104)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,059 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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