Decatur County, Indiana

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 26,411
Median household income: $74,228
Median home value: $189,900

Decatur County, Indiana counts 26,411 residents. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $74,228 runs above the Indiana figure of $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Decatur County's population held roughly steady from 26,562 to 26,411, while its median household income rose 28.1% from $57,949 to $74,228.

The median resident is 40.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,411
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,228
Median home value: $189,900
Median gross rent: $828
Housing units: 11,619
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,56226,411

Median household income

$57,949$74,228

Median home value

$134,400$189,900

Median gross rent

$791$828

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,562	$57,949	$134,400	$791
2020	26,587	$60,794	$139,500	$777
2021	26,466	$65,000	$148,600	$799
2022	26,432	$71,566	$174,400	$815
2023	26,411	$74,228	$189,900	$828

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,704	6.5%
5 to 17	4,549	17.2%
18 to 24	2,097	7.9%
25 to 34	3,215	12.2%
35 to 44	3,195	12.1%
45 to 54	3,355	12.7%
55 to 64	3,626	13.7%
65 to 74	2,733	10.3%
75 and over	1,937	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,682	93.5%
Black or African American	84	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	24	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	132	0.5%
Two or more races	846	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	640	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate44.0%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,708	9.5%
High school graduate	7,952	44.0%
Some college or associate's	4,775	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,638	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	988	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,426	79.6%
Carpooled	987	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	373	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,175	9.0%
Other means	137	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,761	39.9%
15 to 29 min	3,786	31.8%
30 to 44 min	2,035	17.1%
45 to 59 min	547	4.6%
60+ min	794	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 9.3% (2,416 of 25,853)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,110	67.6%
Nonfamily households	3,408	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,518	90.5%
Vacant	1,101	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,909	75.2%
Renter-occupied	2,609	24.8%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,632	82.9%
1-unit, attached	197	1.7%
2 to 4 units	530	4.6%
5 to 19 units	473	4.1%
20 or more units	363	3.1%
Mobile home & other	424	3.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 18031
State: Indiana
Land area: 373 sq mi
Water area: 0.75 sq mi
Center point: 39.3060, -85.4998