Bangor vs Decatur

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and Decatur: population, income, housing, and more.

Bangor and Decatur are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bangor has the higher population (2,113 vs 1,814 in Decatur). Decatur has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $50,714 in Bangor). Decatur has the higher median home value ($121,900 vs $106,800 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Decatur
Population	2,113	1,814
Median age	30.0 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$58,281
Median home value	$106,800	$121,900
Median gross rent	$629	$779
Housing units	770	838
Homeownership rate	61.1%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Decatur
Population	1,860 → 2,113 (+13.6%)	1,913 → 1,814 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$39,122 → $50,714 (+29.6%)	$41,607 → $58,281 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $106,800 (+32.8%)	$83,100 → $121,900 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)	$763 → $779 (+2.1%)

Bangor

Population

1,8602,113

Median household income

$39,122$50,714

Median home value

$80,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$663$629

Decatur

Population

1,9131,814

Median household income

$41,607$58,281

Median home value

$83,100$121,900

Median gross rent

$763$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Decatur
Under 5	9.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	12.9%	12.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	7.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.9%
75 and over	5.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	78.4%
Black or African American	5.7%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Decatur
No high school diploma	23.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Decatur
Drove alone	67.3%	65.2%
Carpooled	14.9%	26.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	4.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	4.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Decatur
1-unit, detached	66.6%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.3%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Decatur
Poverty rate	15.6%	21.6%
Average household size	2.90	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1963	1951