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Decatur Population: 18147 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 7694 42.4%
Female 10453 57.6%

Under 5 years 1053 5.8%
5 to 9 years 980 5.4%
10 to 14 years 1071 5.9%
15 to 19 years 1049 5.78%
20 to 24 years 1128 6.22%
25 to 34 years 3457 19.05%
35 to 44 years 3260 17.96%
45 to 54 years 2530 13.94%
55 to 59 years 711 3.92%
60 to 64 years 487 2.68%
65 to 74 years 997 5.49%
75 to 84 years 975 5.37%
85 years and over 449 2.47%

Median age (years) 36

18 years and over 14519 80.01%
Male 5878 32.39%
Female 8641 47.62%
21 years and over 13753 75.79%
62 years and over 2725 15.02%
65 years and over 2421 13.34%
Male 669 3.69%
Female 1752 9.65%

Race
One race 17886 98.56%
White 11906 65.61%
Black or African American 5532 30.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.16%
Asian 298 1.64%
Asian indian 89 0.49%
Chinese 68 0.37%
Filipino 14 0.08%
Japanese 20 0.11%
Korean 58 0.32%
Vietnamese 4 0.02%
Other Asian 45 0.25%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01%
Samoan 3 0.02%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 115 0.63%
Two or more races 261 1.44%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 18147 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 304 1.68%
Mexican 59 0.33%
Puerto Rican 57 0.31%
Cuban 39 0.21%
Other Hispanic or Latino 149 0.82%
Not Hispanic or Latino 17843 98.32%
White alone 11733 64.66%

Relationship
Total Population 18147 100.00%
In households 17158 94.55%
Householder 8051 44.37%
Spouse 2583 14.23%
Child 3943 21.73%
Own child under 18 years 3015 16.61%
Other relatives 1034 5.7%
Under 18 years 487 2.68%
Nonrelatives 1547 8.52%
Unmarried partner 545 3%
In group quarters 989 5.45%
Institutionalized population 206 1.14%
Non-Institutionalized population 783 4.31%

Households by Type
Total Households 8051 100.0 %
Family households (families) 3854 47.87%
With own children under 18 years 1777 22.07%
Married-couple family 2583 32.08%
With own children under 18 years 1121 13.92%
Female householder, no husband present 1076 13.36%
With own children under 18 years 566 7.03%
Non Family households 4197 52.13%
Householder living alone 3158 39.22%
Householder 65 years and over 1042 12.94%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2028 25.19%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1785 22.17%

Average Household size 2.13
Average family size 2.96

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 8497 100.00%
Occupied housing units 8051 94.75%
Vacant housing units 446 5.25%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 24 0.28%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 8051 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 4706 58.45%
Renter-occupied housing units. 3345 41.55%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.29
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.91

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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