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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur is $20,160, which is about the same as the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Decatur median household income is $39,891, which has grown by 40.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Decatur residents spend 25.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #102

Decatur, MS	20,160 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, MS	16,645 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, MS	11,563 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, MS	22,938 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #102

Decatur, MS	39,891 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur, MS	63,485 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #76

Decatur, MS	40.79%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Decatur, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.85%	$2,567, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.52%	$18,207, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.16%	$0, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.27%	$26,394, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Decatur, MS	57,917 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur, MS	78,704 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Decatur, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$56,818, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$24,050, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$9,500, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,097, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,045, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$31,125, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Decatur, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,737, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	808, 46.52%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	444, 54.95%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.99%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	436, 53.96%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	379, 86.93%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 13.07%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	364, 45.05%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	929, 53.48%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	536, 57.70%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	536, 57.70%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	467, 87.13%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	69, 12.87%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	393, 42.30%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Decatur, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	849, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	701, 82.57%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34, 4.00%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	70, 8.24%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	27, 3.18%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17, 2.00%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur, MS	25.6 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Decatur, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	846	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	379, 44.80%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	158, 41.69%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	46, 12.14%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	64, 16.89%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 1.58%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28, 7.39%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	68, 17.94%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	467, 55.20%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	264, 56.53%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	71, 15.20%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	124, 26.55%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8, 1.71%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Decatur, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	846, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 1.06%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	37, 4.37%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	60, 7.09%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	28, 3.31%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	63, 7.45%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11, 1.30%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	27, 3.19%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18, 2.13%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	374, 44.21%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	122, 14.42%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	76, 8.98%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 2.48%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Decatur, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	259	16.24%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49	10.47%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.