Decatur County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,579	7,066,383	334,922,499	2385th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,375	$69,595	$80,734	2954th of 3,221
Median Age	45.8	38.9	38.9	626th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.0%	31.1%	35.7%	2933rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$139,600	$286,700	$332,700	2397th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$757	$1,189	$1,413	2439th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.1%	13.8%	12.5%	378th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.2%	4.7%	5.2%	406th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	34.7	171.4	n/a	1881st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	6.1%	14.1%	1817th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.7	n/a	n/a	2735th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.3%	66.9%	65.2%	1659th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.8	25.7	26.4	1034th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	12.9%	15.1%	2544th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	1008th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	46.8%	46.9%	799th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.8%	n/a	n/a	2556th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.6	46.4	61.4

Age in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	45.8	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.8%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	4,568	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.1%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.3%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.2%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.4%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,884	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.4%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.1%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.1%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.8%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.2%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	6,591	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.9%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.7%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.7%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.6%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$644	$1,442	n/a

Education in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	15.9%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.8%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.3%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.5%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.6%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.7%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.4%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.3%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.1%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Decatur County, Tennessee

Statistic	Decatur County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.8%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	6.1%	16.7%

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