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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur Public Schools is $19,426, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Decatur Public Schools median household income is $40,524. On average Decatur Public Schools residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower 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, #464

Decatur Public Schools	19,426 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur Public Schools	21,479 USD
Michigan	27,763 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 Public Schools	30,640 USD
Michigan	34,444 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 Public Schools	15,986 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #397

Decatur Public Schools	40,524 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur Public Schools	52,864 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Decatur Public Schools	5.64%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Decatur Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Public Schools		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.36%	$21,415, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.95%	$17,732, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.46%	$3,506, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.11%	$18,917, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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 Public Schools	50,482 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur Public Schools	56,194 USD
Michigan	78,408 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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
White	$44,167, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$37,917, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,500, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$7,875, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$3,929, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$18,750, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$35,938, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,739, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,984, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$32,083, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Decatur Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,251, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	1,942, 45.68%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,224, 63.03%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,224, 63.03%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,022, 83.50%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	202, 16.50%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	718, 36.97%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	2,309, 54.32%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,170, 50.67%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,170, 50.67%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,055, 90.17%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	115, 9.83%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,139, 49.33%, see rank	42.52%	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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,032, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,660, 81.69%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	235, 11.56%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	20, 0.98%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	50, 2.46%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	21, 1.03%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	46, 2.26%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur Public Schools	22.7 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,077	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	1,022, 49.21%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	170, 16.63%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	142, 13.89%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109, 10.67%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	58, 5.68%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	184, 18.00%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	276, 27.01%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,055, 50.79%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	293, 27.77%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	358, 33.93%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	250, 23.70%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 4.17%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.57%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	104, 9.86%, see rank	7.30%	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 Public Schools	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,077, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	101, 4.86%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	129, 6.21%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	383, 18.44%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	63, 3.03%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	174, 8.38%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	124, 5.97%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	47, 2.26%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	62, 2.99%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	179, 8.62%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	482, 23.21%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	196, 9.44%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	71, 3.42%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	66, 3.18%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Decatur Public Schools	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,264	24.02%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	265	19.34%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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