Decker vs Emison

A side-by-side comparison of Decker and Emison: population, income, housing, and more.

Decker and Emison are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Decker has the higher population (204 vs 48 in Emison). Emison has the higher median household income ($73,472 vs $47,188 in Decker). Emison has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $41,900 in Decker).

Population, income & housing

	Decker	Emison
Population	204	48
Median age	52.7 yrs	62.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,188	$73,472
Median home value	$41,900	$85,000
Housing units	99	40
Homeownership rate	90.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Decker	Emison
Population	241 → 204 (-15.4%)	118 → 48 (-59.3%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $47,188 (-19.7%)	$38,158 → $73,472 (+92.5%)
Median home value	$34,700 → $41,900 (+20.7%)	$37,100 → $85,000 (+129.1%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $710 (+0.0%)	—

Decker

Population

241204

Median household income

$58,750$47,188

Median home value

$34,700$41,900

Median gross rent

$710$710

Emison

Population

11848

Median household income

$38,158$73,472

Median home value

$37,100$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Decker	Emison
Under 5	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	16.7%
35 to 44	6.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	28.9%	50.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	33.3%
75 and over	8.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Decker	Emison
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Decker	Emison
No high school diploma	15.6%	31.3%
High school graduate	55.1%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Decker	Emison
Drove alone	89.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Decker	Emison
1-unit, detached	74.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Decker	Emison
Poverty rate	12.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.34	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1942	1973