Language Spoken At Home in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,844 | 100% |
English only | 16,038 | 89.9% |
Language other than English | 1,806 | 10.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 543 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 711 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 242 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 462 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 56 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 325 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 182 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 308 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 63 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,443 | 100% |
American | 780 | 4.0% |
Arab | 125 | 0.6% |
Czech | 53 | 0.3% |
Danish | 61 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 322 | 1.7% |
English | 3,309 | 17.0% |
French (except Basque) | 602 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 83 | 0.4% |
German | 2,767 | 14.2% |
Greek | 14 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 51 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,372 | 12.2% |
Italian | 855 | 4.4% |
Lithuanian | 39 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 195 | 1.0% |
Polish | 544 | 2.8% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian | 326 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 842 | 4.3% |
Scottish | 924 | 4.8% |
Slovak | 39 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 309 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 423 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 172 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 83 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 243 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 84 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,456 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,404 | 52.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,300 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 3,146 | 37.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,506 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 209 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 77 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,049 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 717 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 4,052 | 47.9% |
Householder living alone | 3,364 | 39.8% |
65 years and over | 1,111 | 13.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,357 | 27.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,739 | 20.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,470 | 100% |
Householder | 8,456 | 45.8% |
Spouse | 3,134 | 17.0% |
Child | 5,057 | 27.4% |
Other relatives | 650 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,173 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 488 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,461 | 100% |
Never married | 2,324 | 36.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,303 | 51.1% |
Separated | 199 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 109 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 526 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,185 | 100% |
Never married | 3,590 | 39.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,160 | 34.4% |
Separated | 226 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 868 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 1,341 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 342 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 73 | 21.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Grandparents in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 124 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 20 | 16.1% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 5 | 4.0% |
3 or 4 years | 15 | 12.1% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 20 | 100% |
Who are female | 20 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0.0% |
School Enrollment in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,677 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 662 | 11.7% |
Kindergarten | 216 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,788 | 31.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 648 | 11.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,363 | 41.6% |
Educational Attainment in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,325 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 246 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 534 | 4.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,298 | 9.7% |
Some college, no degree | 1,378 | 10.3% |
Associate's degree | 553 | 4.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,496 | 33.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,820 | 36.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 69.9% |
Veteran Status in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,176 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 948 | 6.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,314 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,734 | 9.0% |
Under 18 years | 4,263 | 100% |
With a disability | 87 | 2.0% |
18 to 64 years | 13,052 | 100% |
With a disability | 919 | 7.0% |
65 years and over | 1,999 | 100% |
With a disability | 728 | 36.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,107 | 100% |
Same house | 15,852 | 83.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,071 | 16.1% |
Same county | 1,583 | 8.3% |
Different county | 1,488 | 7.8% |
Same state | 966 | 5.1% |
Different state | 522 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 184 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,443 | 100% |
Native | 18,120 | 93.2% |
Born in United States | 17,751 | 91.3% |
State of residence | 8,082 | 41.6% |
Different state | 9,669 | 49.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 369 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 1,323 | 6.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,323 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 512 | 38.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 811 | 61.3% |
Year of Entry in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,692 | 100% |
Native | 369 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 369 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,323 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 52 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,271 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,323 | 100% |
Europe | 267 | 20.2% |
Asia | 370 | 28.0% |
Africa | 277 | 20.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 360 | 27.2% |
Northern America | 49 | 3.7% |