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Decatur Population: 5201 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 2510 48.26%
Female 2691 51.74%

Under 5 years 396 7.61%
5 to 9 years 362 6.96%
10 to 14 years 404 7.77%
15 to 19 years 414 7.96%
20 to 24 years 386 7.42%
25 to 34 years 727 13.98%
35 to 44 years 735 14.13%
45 to 54 years 576 11.07%
55 to 59 years 225 4.33%
60 to 64 years 171 3.29%
65 to 74 years 324 6.23%
75 to 84 years 301 5.79%
85 years and over 180 3.46%

Median age (years) 33.8

18 years and over 3785 72.77%
Male 1758 33.8%
Female 2027 38.97%
21 years and over 3552 68.29%
62 years and over 900 17.3%
65 years and over 805 15.48%
Male 260 5%
Female 545 10.48%

Race
One race 5064 97.37%
White 4246 81.64%
Black or African American 103 1.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native 30 0.58%
Asian 38 0.73%
Asian indian 11 0.21%
Chinese 6 0.12%
Filipino 3 0.06%
Japanese 3 0.06%
Korean 3 0.06%
Vietnamese 0 0%
Other Asian 12 0.23%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Native Hawaiian 0 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 647 12.44%
Two or more races 137 2.63%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 5201 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1172 22.53%
Mexican 1046 20.11%
Puerto Rican 4 0.08%
Cuban 1 0.02%
Other Hispanic or Latino 121 2.33%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4029 77.47%
White alone 3811 73.27%

Relationship
Total Population 5201 100.00%
In households 4921 94.62%
Householder 1845 35.47%
Spouse 1035 19.9%
Child 1592 30.61%
Own child under 18 years 1276 24.53%
Other relatives 266 5.11%
Under 18 years 109 2.1%
Nonrelatives 183 3.52%
Unmarried partner 65 1.25%
In group quarters 280 5.38%
Institutionalized population 230 4.42%
Non-Institutionalized population 50 0.96%

Households by Type
Total Households 1845 100.0 %
Family households (families) 1320 71.54%
With own children under 18 years 694 37.62%
Married-couple family 1035 56.1%
With own children under 18 years 533 28.89%
Female householder, no husband present 216 11.71%
With own children under 18 years 131 7.1%
Non Family households 525 28.46%
Householder living alone 459 24.88%
Householder 65 years and over 223 12.09%

Households with individuals under 18 years 759 41.14%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 481 26.07%

Average Household size 2.67
Average family size 3.19

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 2000 100.00%
Occupied housing units 1845 92.25%
Vacant housing units 155 7.75%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11 0.55%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 1845 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 1203 65.2%
Renter-occupied housing units. 642 34.8%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.77
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.48

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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