Language Spoken At Home in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,928 | 100% |
English only | 24,988 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 940 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 387 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 692 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 359 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 132 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 62 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 54 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,815 | 100% |
American | 2,750 | 9.9% |
Arab | 33 | 0.1% |
Czech | 9 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 116 | 0.4% |
English | 1,318 | 4.7% |
French (except Basque) | 233 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,094 | 3.9% |
Greek | 17 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 23 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,336 | 4.8% |
Italian | 239 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.1% |
Polish | 76 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 24 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 162 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 199 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 160 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 15 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 24 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 11 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 26 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,498 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,905 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,817 | 26.8% |
Married-couple family | 4,433 | 42.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,423 | 13.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 388 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 208 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,084 | 19.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,186 | 11.3% |
Nonfamily households | 3,593 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 3,207 | 30.5% |
65 years and over | 1,072 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,346 | 31.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,739 | 26.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,582 | 100% |
Householder | 10,498 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 4,520 | 17.0% |
Child | 7,863 | 29.6% |
Other relatives | 2,587 | 9.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,114 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 542 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,638 | 100% |
Never married | 4,099 | 38.5% |
Now married, except separated | 4,764 | 44.8% |
Separated | 259 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 169 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 1,347 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,350 | 100% |
Never married | 3,133 | 27.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,015 | 44.2% |
Separated | 429 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 1,335 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 1,438 | 12.7% |
Fertility in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 256 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 106 | 41.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 695 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 416 | 59.9% |
Less than 1 year | 33 | 4.7% |
1 or 2 years | 68 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 113 | 16.3% |
5 or more years | 202 | 29.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 416 | 100% |
Who are female | 269 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 292 | 70.2% |
School Enrollment in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,461 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 342 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 451 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,257 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,697 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,714 | 23.0% |
Educational Attainment in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,126 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,294 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,629 | 14.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,104 | 33.7% |
Some college, no degree | 3,927 | 21.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,646 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,564 | 8.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 962 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.9% |
Veteran Status in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,690 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,763 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,618 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,164 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 7,089 | 100% |
With a disability | 366 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 15,810 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,242 | 14.2% |
65 years and over | 3,719 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,556 | 41.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,532 | 100% |
Same house | 24,080 | 87.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,418 | 12.4% |
Same county | 1,943 | 7.1% |
Different county | 1,475 | 5.4% |
Same state | 996 | 3.6% |
Different state | 479 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 34 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,815 | 100% |
Native | 27,006 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 26,962 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 19,418 | 69.8% |
Different state | 7,544 | 27.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 44 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 809 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 809 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 208 | 25.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 601 | 74.3% |
Year of Entry in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 853 | 100% |
Native | 44 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 44 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 809 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 786 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Decatur County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 809 | 100% |
Europe | 51 | 6.3% |
Asia | 58 | 7.2% |
Africa | 17 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 666 | 82.3% |
Northern America | 17 | 2.1% |