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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur is $16,801, which is lower than the state average of $24,811 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Decatur median household income is $27,750, which has shrunk by 5.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Decatur residents spend 27.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is higher than 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, #313

Decatur, TN	16,801 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, TN	28,611 USD
Tennessee	27,334 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, TN	28,333 USD
Tennessee	32,151 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, TN	28,889 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #343

Decatur, TN	27,750 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur, TN	38,951 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #334

Decatur, TN		-5.62%
Tennessee		22.72%
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, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.41%	$6,452, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.59%	$16,113, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.02%	$483, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.23%	$16,144, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	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, TN	33,594 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur, TN	45,011 USD
Tennessee	73,630 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, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$27,857, see rank	$47,658	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$19,531, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,063, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$25,833, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$27,500, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Decatur, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,198, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	580, 48.41%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	294, 50.69%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	294, 50.69%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	257, 87.41%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 12.59%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	286, 49.31%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	618, 51.59%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	247, 39.97%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	247, 39.97%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	207, 83.81%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 16.19%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	371, 60.03%, see rank	43.51%	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, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	464, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	376, 81.03%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	65, 14.01%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	16, 3.45%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 1.51%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur, TN	27.5 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 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, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	464	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	257, 55.39%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	56, 21.79%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	25, 9.73%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22, 8.56%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	37, 14.40%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	97, 37.74%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	207, 44.61%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65, 31.40%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	49, 23.67%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37, 17.87%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 27.05%, see rank	7.78%	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, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	464, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	36, 7.76%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	163, 35.13%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10, 2.16%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	33, 7.11%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	52, 11.21%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17, 3.66%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	26, 5.60%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	70, 15.09%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	29, 6.25%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 1.51%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 4.53%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Decatur, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	336	24.58%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	101	25.70%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

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