Decatur

Population: 1,516
Median household income: $43,239
Median home value: $141,800

Located in Benton County, Arkansas, Decatur is a community with a population of 1,516. Its median household income of $43,239 runs below the Benton County figure of $89,879.

Between 2019 and 2023, Decatur's population declined 17.5% from 1,837 to 1,516, while its median home value rose 61.7% from $87,700 to $141,800.

13.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 46.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,516
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $43,239
Median home value: $141,800
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 700
Homeownership rate: 46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8371,516

Median household income

$40,750$43,239

Median home value

$87,700$141,800

Median gross rent

$586$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,837	$40,750	$87,700	$586
2020	1,536	$41,786	$92,700	$653
2021	1,416	$41,912	$103,700	$756
2022	1,491	$39,886	$124,100	$732
2023	1,516	$43,239	$141,800	$759

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4420.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	6.1%
5 to 17	241	15.9%
18 to 24	108	7.1%
25 to 34	260	17.2%
35 to 44	304	20.1%
45 to 54	182	12.0%
55 to 64	156	10.3%
65 to 74	123	8.1%
75 and over	49	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	806	53.2%
Black or African American	85	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	3.3%
Asian	26	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	1.3%
Some other race	6	0.4%
Two or more races	232	15.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	291	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate47.1%

Some college or associate's16.4%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	244	22.7%
High school graduate	506	47.1%
Some college or associate's	176	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	92	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	56	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone93.1%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	539	93.1%
Carpooled	20	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	192	34.3%
15 to 29 min	192	34.3%
30 to 44 min	130	23.3%
45 to 59 min	26	4.7%
60+ min	19	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 20.6% (302 of 1,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	406	66.9%
Nonfamily households	201	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	607	86.7%
Vacant	93	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	284	46.8%
Renter-occupied	323	53.2%

1-unit, detached58.4%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units20.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	409	58.4%
1-unit, attached	37	5.3%
2 to 4 units	85	12.1%
5 to 19 units	146	20.9%
20 or more units	10	1.4%
Mobile home & other	13	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0517740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.3485, -94.4580