Language Spoken At Home in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 70,923 | 100% |
English only | 68,642 | 96.8% |
Language other than English | 2,281 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 879 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 1,047 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 407 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 710 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 163 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 359 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 216 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 165 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 93 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,091 | 100% |
American | 12,369 | 16.3% |
Arab | 280 | 0.4% |
Czech | 204 | 0.3% |
Danish | 180 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,279 | 1.7% |
English | 7,112 | 9.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,446 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 220 | 0.3% |
German | 14,553 | 19.1% |
Greek | 290 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 254 | 0.3% |
Irish | 9,089 | 11.9% |
Italian | 1,532 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 94 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 597 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,566 | 2.1% |
Portuguese | 41 | 0.1% |
Russian | 87 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,010 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 1,239 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 103 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 381 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 622 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 133 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 127 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 396 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 150 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 31,526 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,818 | 56.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,173 | 22.8% |
Married-couple family | 12,038 | 38.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,650 | 11.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,452 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 827 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,328 | 13.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,696 | 8.6% |
Nonfamily households | 13,708 | 43.5% |
Householder living alone | 12,010 | 38.1% |
65 years and over | 4,115 | 13.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,349 | 26.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,743 | 27.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 72,778 | 100% |
Householder | 31,526 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 11,990 | 16.5% |
Child | 19,895 | 27.3% |
Other relatives | 4,734 | 6.5% |
Nonrelatives | 4,633 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 2,242 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 28,632 | 100% |
Never married | 9,927 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 13,084 | 45.7% |
Separated | 651 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 973 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 3,997 | 14.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 33,233 | 100% |
Never married | 10,398 | 31.3% |
Now married, except separated | 13,055 | 39.3% |
Separated | 673 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 3,887 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 5,220 | 15.7% |
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 | 1,460 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 866 | 59.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 150 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,955 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,242 | 63.5% |
Less than 1 year | 441 | 22.6% |
1 or 2 years | 218 | 11.2% |
3 or 4 years | 222 | 11.4% |
5 or more years | 361 | 18.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,242 | 100% |
Who are female | 839 | 67.6% |
Who are married | 782 | 63.0% |
School Enrollment in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,476 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,410 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,326 | 7.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,763 | 36.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,476 | 18.8% |
College or graduate school | 5,501 | 29.8% |
Educational Attainment in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 50,958 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,082 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,364 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,187 | 33.7% |
Some college, no degree | 12,650 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 3,499 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,540 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,636 | 7.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 58,988 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,416 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 74,042 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,372 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 16,961 | 100% |
With a disability | 938 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 45,231 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,210 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 11,850 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,224 | 35.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,862 | 100% |
Same house | 60,539 | 80.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,210 | 19.0% |
Same county | 10,186 | 13.6% |
Different county | 4,024 | 5.4% |
Same state | 2,777 | 3.7% |
Different state | 1,247 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 113 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,091 | 100% |
Native | 74,549 | 98.0% |
Born in United States | 74,307 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 58,859 | 77.4% |
Different state | 15,448 | 20.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 242 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 1,542 | 2.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,542 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 624 | 40.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 918 | 59.5% |
Year of Entry in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,784 | 100% |
Native | 242 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 234 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 1,542 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 75 | 4.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,467 | 95.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Decatur City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,542 | 100% |
Europe | 332 | 21.5% |
Asia | 640 | 41.5% |
Africa | 60 | 3.9% |
Oceania | 18 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 457 | 29.6% |
Northern America | 35 | 2.3% |