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Decatur IL - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	81,860	328 (of 25,150) (99%)	11 (of 1313) (99%)
Average Income	$33,111	13,706 (46%)	925 (30%)
Median House Value	$63,200	15,784 (37%)	732 (44%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	77.6%	19,596 (of 25,150) (22%)	1,202 (of 1313) (8%)
% Black Population	19.5%	2,811 (89%)	76 (94%)
% Hispanic Population	1.2%	14,546 (42%)	657 (50%)
% Asian Population	0.7%	7,375 (71%)	331 (75%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,889 (45%)	448 (66%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	80.8%	12,100 (of 25,150) (52%)	749 (of 1313) (43%)
% College Graduates	17.0%	8,973 (64%)	350 (73%)
% Never Married	26.3%	6,365 (75%)	218 (83%)
% Married	50.3%	19,393 (23%)	1,147 (13%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,204 (59%)	251 (81%)
% Divorced	13.3%	4,675 (81%)	194 (85%)
% Foreign Born	1.6%	12,513 (50%)	466 (65%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	37,257	267 (of 25,150) (99%)	8 (of 1313) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	21.9%	11,241 (55%)	862 (34%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.2%	11,361 (55%)	593 (55%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	13,666 (46%)	846 (36%)
% Households with No Car	10.3%	6,526 (74%)	185 (86%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.7%	19,423 (23%)	1,121 (15%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	7,821 (69%)	429 (67%)
Median House Value	$63,200	15,784 (37%)	732 (44%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	9.8%	7,069 (72%)	303 (77%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.2%	5,401 (79%)	264 (80%)
Average Monthly Rent	$447	12,739 (49%)	637 (51%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	61.2%	13,549 (of 25,150) (46%)	917 (of 1313) (30%)
% Drive Alone to Work	82.4%	7,571 (70%)	546 (58%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.3%	5,283 (79%)	348 (73%)
% Walk to Work	2.7%	11,201 (55%)	469 (64%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	16.9	21,948 (13%)	1,244 (5%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.0%	8,599 (66%)	241 (82%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.3%	6,929 (72%)	333 (75%)
Median Household Income	$33,111	13,706 (46%)	925 (30%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.6%	6,714 (73%)	178 (86%)
Per Capita Income	$19,009	8,261 (67%)	509 (61%)
Male Worker Income	$36,920	6,832 (73%)	490 (63%)
Female Worker Income	$22,359	12,090 (52%)	662 (50%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.1%	7,661 (70%)	225 (83%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	16.5%	7,172 (71%)	206 (84%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	St. Louis, Missouri	109 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.87

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Canton, Ohio	0.94
San Angelo, Texas	0.91
Springfield, Ohio	0.91
Waterloo, Iowa	0.90
Fort Smith, Arkansas	0.90
Lakeland, Florida	0.90
Hammond, Indiana	0.89
Palm Bay, Florida	0.88
Racine, Wisconsin	0.88
Longview, Texas	0.88

Decatur IL Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	7,548	56
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	2,186	67
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	202	82
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	3,603	100
Houses with No Telephone Service	1,922	101

Decatur IL Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
American Ancestor Population	8,418	2
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	421	2
Mobile Homes	1,894	2
Wood Fueled Households	45	2
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	7,548	2

Decatur IL Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Average Commute Time	17	21,948
Percent In Household Population	95.8%	21,637
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	16.2%	21,061
Percent Married Couple Family Households	44.1%	20,686
Percent of Population Enrolled in High school (grades 9-12)	18.3%	20,656

Decatur IL Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1313)
Average Commute Time	17	1,244
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	16.2%	1,231
Percent Married Couple Family Households	44.1%	1,210
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	79.1%	1,204
Percent White Population	77.6%	1,202

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Decatur IL	Canton, Ohio
Total Population	81,860	80,806
Average Age	37.2	34.4
Average Income	$33,111	$28,730
Median House Value	$63,200	$66,300
% White Population	77.6%	74.5%
% Black Population	19.5%	21.0%
% Asian Population	0.7%	0.3%
% Hispanic Population	1.2%	1.2%

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