Decatur vs Gobles

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

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

Decatur has the higher population (1,814 vs 598 in Gobles). Decatur has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $39,931 in Gobles). Decatur has the higher median home value ($121,900 vs $100,000 in Gobles).

Population, income & housing

	Decatur	Gobles
Population	1,814	598
Median age	34.5 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,281	$39,931
Median home value	$121,900	$100,000
Median gross rent	$779	$589
Housing units	838	357
Homeownership rate	75.9%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Decatur	Gobles
Population	1,913 → 1,814 (-5.2%)	840 → 598 (-28.8%)
Median household income	$41,607 → $58,281 (+40.1%)	$51,429 → $39,931 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $121,900 (+46.7%)	$89,500 → $100,000 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $779 (+2.1%)	$594 → $589 (-0.8%)

Decatur

Population

1,9131,814

Median household income

$41,607$58,281

Median home value

$83,100$121,900

Median gross rent

$763$779

Gobles

Population

840598

Median household income

$51,429$39,931

Median home value

$89,500$100,000

Median gross rent

$594$589

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Decatur	Gobles
Under 5	7.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	8.7%
18 to 24	12.6%	10.5%
25 to 34	15.1%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	8.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	21.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	19.1%
75 and over	4.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Decatur	Gobles
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	90.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.7%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Decatur	Gobles
No high school diploma	13.6%	12.5%
High school graduate	39.1%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Decatur	Gobles
Drove alone	65.2%	77.3%
Carpooled	26.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Decatur	Gobles
1-unit, detached	81.4%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	9.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Decatur	Gobles
Poverty rate	21.6%	22.7%
Average household size	2.42	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1951	1955