2024 population: 100,737 ( 3,259 from 2020)
Land area: 580.6 square miles
Population density: 173.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	73,536	73.00%	5.8%
Black:	18,717	18.58%	1.1%
Indian:	216	0.21%	1.9%
Asian:	1,534	1.52%	26.0%
2+ races:	3,630	3.60%	11.8%
Hispanic:	3,104	3.08%	14.1%

Total non-White:	27,201	27.00%	5.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,968	11.9
Deaths:	5,903	14.2
Net Migration:	-3,318	-8.0
Net Immigration:	994	2.4

Change in White population:	-4,550	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,291	1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
103,996
78,086	75.09%
18,513	17.80%
212	0.20%
1,217	1.17%
3,248	3.12%
2,720	2.62%
25,910	24.91%

2010
110,768
86,822	78.38%
17,916	16.17%
199	0.18%
1,133	1.02%
2,481	2.24%
2,072	1.87%
23,946	21.62%

2000
114,706
95,128	82.93%
16,036	13.98%
180	0.16%
668	0.58%
1,457	1.27%
1,120	0.98%
19,578	17.07%

1990
117,206
101,725	86.79%
14,087	12.02%
151	0.13%
527	0.45%
n/a
716	0.61%
15,481	13.21%

1980
131,375
116,325	88.54%
13,762	10.48%
229	0.17%
439	0.33%
n/a
592	0.45%
15,050	11.46%

1970
125,010
114,110	91.28%
9,812	7.85%
64	0.05%
117	0.09%
n/a
859	0.69%
10,900	8.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
12,367	11.2
11,322	10.2
-8,303	-7.5
463	0.4

-8,736	-7.9
1,964	1.8

Number	Rate
2000's
13,075	11.4
10,972	9.6
-8,421	-7.3
381	0.3

-8,306	-7.2
4,368	3.8

Number	Rate
1990's
16,203	13.8
12,171	10.4
-8,947	-7.6
357	0.3

-6,597	-5.6
4,097	3.5

Number	Rate
1980's
18,053	13.7
11,721	8.9
-20,035	-15.3
n/a

-14,600	-11.1
431	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-4,156	-3.3
n/a

2,215	1.8
4,150	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.7
23,232	23.1%
77,505	76.9%
21,037	20.9%

43,362
2.31

25,686	59.2%
19,409	75.6%
2,657	10.3%
17,676	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
25,284	22.8%
85,484	77.2%
18,142	16.4%

45,855
2.33

29,326	64.0%
20,945	71.4%
4,116	14.0%
16,529	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
28,144	24.5%
86,562	75.5%
17,587	15.3%

46,518
2.39

31,083	66.8%
23,655	76.1%
3,779	12.2%
15,435	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
30,460	26.0%
86,746	74.0%
17,009	14.5%

46,068
2.48

32,601	70.8%
26,247	80.5%
3,321	10.2%
13,467	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
38,275	29.1%
93,100	70.9%
15,245	11.6%

48,291
2.67

35,849	74.2%
30,216	84.3%
3,015	8.4%
12,442	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,975	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,016	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,419	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,943	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,906	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,980	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,916	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,132	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,361	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,146	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,116	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,100	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,862	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,576	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,261	5.2%
$200,000 or more	2,653	6.1%

Median Household Income	59,622
Per Capita Income	34,644

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,361	5.4%
Public Assistance	1,059	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,800	18.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	40,630	67.5%
Unemployed	3,270	5.4%
In Armed Forces	21	0.0%

Total Labor Force	43,921	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	16,310	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,707	14,356	55.2%
Non-Profit	1,295	3,018	30.0%
Self-Employed	1,605	1,190	57.4%

Local Government	1,307	2,273	36.5%
State Government	785	905	46.4%
Federal Government	195	260	42.9%

Total Private + Self	19,312	15,546	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,582	6,456	35.7%
Total	22,894	22,002	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,589	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,956	22.2%
Professional, Technical	9,104	20.3%
Service Occupations	7,492	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	288	0.6%
All others	11,787	26.2%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	8,377	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	6,453	14.4%
Retail trade	5,001	11.1%
Educational services	4,057	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	3,311	7.4%
Other services	2,314	5.2%
Construction	2,117	4.7%
Public administration	1,881	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,794	4.0%
Finance and insurance	1,692	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,563	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,359	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,186	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	926	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	754	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	743	1.7%
Utilities	676	1.5%
Information	570	1.3%
Management	151	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,635	1.58%
Puerto Rican	233	0.23%
Cuban	105	0.10%
Dominican	12	0.01%

Total Central American	60	0.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	53	0.05%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	7	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	405	0.39%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	256	0.25%
Chilean	38	0.04%
Colombian	43	0.04%
Ecuadorian	15	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	11	0.01%
Venezuelan	42	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	164	0.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	355	0.34%
Filipino	313	0.30%
Vietnamese	175	0.17%
Chinese	149	0.14%
Korean	121	0.12%
Japanese	42	0.04%
Thai	24	0.02%
Indonesian	15	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	93,137	95.8%
Spanish	1,926	2.0%
Other Indo-European	503	0.5%
German, other Germanic	314	0.3%
Tagalog	293	0.3%
Other	251	0.3%
Other Asian	157	0.2%
Vietnamese	155	0.2%
Korean	144	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	20,475	19.8%
English	11,253	10.9%
Irish	11,123	10.7%
American	7,583	7.3%
French	1,892	1.8%
Italian	1,871	1.8%
European	1,708	1.6%
Polish	1,645	1.6%
Scottish	1,615	1.6%
Dutch	1,034	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	871	0.8%
Swedish	816	0.8%
British	737	0.7%
Norwegian	707	0.7%
Welsh	545	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	102,045	98.6%
Not a citizen	1,497	1.4%

Native	100,961	97.5%
Foreign-born	2,581	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,397	2.0%	4,039	5.7%	26,398	37.0%	22,445	31.5%	11,357	15.9%	5,667	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,397	2.0%
9-12 Years	4,039	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	26,398	37.0%
Some College	22,445	31.5%
Bach. Degree	11,357	15.9%
Grad Degree	5,667	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	120,110	112,376	7,734	6.4%
1991	122,216	112,194	10,022	8.2%
1992	123,396	112,652	10,744	8.7%
1993	121,744	111,242	10,502	8.6%
1994	121,142	112,378	8,764	7.2%
1995	121,120	112,842	8,278	6.8%
1996	120,728	111,888	8,840	7.3%
1997	120,070	112,866	7,204	6.0%
1998	118,658	113,044	5,614	4.7%
1999	121,988	116,650	5,338	4.4%

2000	112,048	106,454	5,594	5.0%
2001	107,802	101,226	6,576	6.1%
2002	105,158	97,160	7,998	7.6%
2003	103,436	95,536	7,900	7.6%
2004	104,148	97,120	7,028	6.7%
2005	106,302	99,926	6,376	6.0%
2006	107,470	101,796	5,674	5.3%
2007	108,786	102,600	6,186	5.7%
2008	109,020	101,442	7,578	7.0%
2009	109,362	96,714	12,648	11.6%

2010	110,834	98,434	12,400	11.2%
2011	110,438	99,448	10,990	10.0%
2012	108,680	97,888	10,792	9.9%
2013	105,376	93,524	11,852	11.2%
2014	102,204	93,454	8,750	8.6%
2015	101,866	94,760	7,106	7.0%
2016	101,564	94,860	6,704	6.6%
2017	99,330	93,830	5,500	5.5%
2018	100,064	94,550	5,514	5.5%
2019	97,546	92,648	4,898	5.0%

2020	94,354	85,024	9,330	9.9%
2021	93,018	85,848	7,170	7.7%
2022	91,118	86,072	5,046	5.5%
2023	90,412	84,948	5,464	6.0%
2024	89,386	84,174	5,212	5.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	49,757
Median Value	$119,800

Occupied	43,362	87.1%
Vacant	6,395	12.9%

Owned	29,890	68.9%
Rented	13,472	31.1%
Median Rent	$774

Single-Family Units	39,767	79.9%
Detached	38,907	78.2%
Attached	860	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,992	14.1%
Mobile Homes	1,225	2.5%

Decatur, IL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Decatur, IL Metro Area