What is the population of Decatur, Illinois?

The population of Decatur, Illinois is 57,228.

What is the median household income in Decatur, Illinois?

The median household income in Decatur, Illinois is $48,786, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Decatur, Illinois is $59,864, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Decatur, Illinois is 9.6%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	Decatur	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	57,228	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1182.3	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.93%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	36.2	37.3	37.1
Households	25,286	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Decatur

Group	Share

Decatur has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Decatur	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$48,786	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.28%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Decatur	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$59,864	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$785	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	59.9%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Decatur	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	15.3	23.8	22.5
Work from home	7.3%	14.0%	13.4%

Decatur has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Decatur	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.48	2.54

Decatur has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Decatur	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.8	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	20.7%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	23.3%	19.2%	19.0%