Decatur

Population: 70,368
Median household income: $50,809
Median home value: $97,300

Decatur, a community in Macon County, Illinois, has 70,368 residents. The median household income of $50,809 is below the Macon County median ($62,449).

Between 2019 and 2023, Decatur's population declined 2.8% from 72,359 to 70,368, while its median home value rose 17.2% from $83,000 to $97,300.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $796.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 70,368
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,809
Median home value: $97,300
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 36,121
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,35970,368

Median household income

$42,701$50,809

Median home value

$83,000$97,300

Median gross rent

$683$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,359	$42,701	$83,000	$683
2020	71,857	$45,404	$85,500	$688
2021	71,309	$45,111	$86,800	$713
2022	70,975	$49,039	$96,800	$770
2023	70,368	$50,809	$97,300	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,312	6.1%
5 to 17	10,345	14.7%
18 to 24	7,080	10.1%
25 to 34	9,343	13.3%
35 to 44	7,630	10.8%
45 to 54	7,515	10.7%
55 to 64	9,521	13.5%
65 to 74	8,152	11.6%
75 and over	6,470	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,203	65.7%
Black or African American	16,847	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	966	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	65	0.1%
Some other race	258	0.4%
Two or more races	3,776	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,241	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,003	8.2%
High school graduate	19,573	40.2%
Some college or associate's	14,717	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,746	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,592	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,727	80.2%
Carpooled	2,093	7.4%
Public transit	362	1.3%
Walked	663	2.3%
Bicycle	41	0.1%
Worked from home	2,126	7.5%
Other means	334	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,585	48.0%
15 to 29 min	10,243	39.1%
30 to 44 min	1,347	5.1%
45 to 59 min	1,201	4.6%
60+ min	844	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 19.1% (12,904 of 67,452)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,920	51.5%
Nonfamily households	14,984	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,904	85.6%
Vacant	5,217	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,244	62.3%
Renter-occupied	11,660	37.7%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,505	73.4%
1-unit, attached	712	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1,590	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3,369	9.3%
20 or more units	3,016	8.3%
Mobile home & other	929	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1718823
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 44 sq mi
Water area: 4.7 sq mi
Center point: 39.8560, -88.9337