Decatur vs Rhome

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

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

Decatur has the higher population (7,087 vs 2,006 in Rhome). Rhome has the higher median household income ($90,969 vs $71,919 in Decatur). Decatur has the higher median home value ($242,200 vs $239,100 in Rhome).

Population, income & housing

	Decatur	Rhome
Population	7,087	2,006
Median age	37.5 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,919	$90,969
Median home value	$242,200	$239,100
Median gross rent	$1,089	$983
Housing units	3,155	685
Homeownership rate	74.6%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Decatur	Rhome
Population	6,738 → 7,087 (+5.2%)	1,813 → 2,006 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$60,110 → $71,919 (+19.6%)	$72,344 → $90,969 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $242,200 (+54.8%)	$136,500 → $239,100 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,035 → $1,089 (+5.2%)	$908 → $983 (+8.3%)

Decatur

Population

6,7387,087

Median household income

$60,110$71,919

Median home value

$156,500$242,200

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,089

Rhome

Population

1,8132,006

Median household income

$72,344$90,969

Median home value

$136,500$239,100

Median gross rent

$908$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Decatur	Rhome
Under 5	2.9%	13.0%
5 to 17	23.6%	20.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	17.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.5%
75 and over	8.8%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Decatur	Rhome
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	71.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	34.5%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Decatur	Rhome
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	34.2%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Decatur	Rhome
Drove alone	86.8%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Decatur	Rhome
1-unit, detached	76.5%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Decatur	Rhome
Poverty rate	7.3%	7.1%
Average household size	2.44	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1988	2000