Decatur County, Indiana Demographics

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Decatur County is 20th in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Current population (2012) 26,042 60th 6,537,334 313,914,040
Size in square miles 372.6 63rd 35,826.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 69.1 60th 181 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Residents younger than 5 6.1% 36th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.8% 27th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.9% 55th 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.8% 58th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.8% 61st 22.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Race - White 97.4% 42nd 86.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 69th 9.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 77th 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.0% 22nd 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 56th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 80th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.7% 62nd 6.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.9% 28th 81.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Female residents 50.7% 28th 50.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.3% 32nd 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Housing units 11,339 62nd 2,800,614 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.0% 27th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 9,992 62nd 2,472,870 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 69.3% 85th 71.1% 66.1%
Home median value $118,000 35th $123,300 $186,200
People per household 2.5 42nd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 29 54th 13,781 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Income per capita $22,425 45th $24,497 $27,915
Income per household $47,810 38th $48,393 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.5% 51st 14.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Decatur County Rank Indiana US
Non-farm private establishments 622 55th 143,479 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 9,794 51st 2,440,507 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,125 60th 482,847 27,092,908
Retail sales $315,023 50th $78,745,589 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,582 20th $12,408 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $29,861 47th $11,669,759 $613,795,732

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