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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur is $13,267, which is much lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Decatur median household income is $40,109, which has grown by 34.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 28.22% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Decatur residents spend 19.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #476

Decatur, AR	13,267 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, AR	22,824 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, AR	24,556 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, AR	18,770 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #147

Decatur, AR	40,109 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur, AR	46,574 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #175

Decatur, AR	34.40%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Decatur, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.78%	$12,033, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.18%	$17,061, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.07%	$3,731, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	5.57%	$9,363, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Decatur, AR	41,467 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur, AR	50,339 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Decatur, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$41,467, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Hispanic	$40,125, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$29,792, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
Two or More Races	$13,889, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$29,792, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,000, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,987, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$28,036, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Decatur, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,514, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	790, 52.18%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	527, 66.71%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	527, 66.71%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	522, 99.05%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 0.95%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	263, 33.29%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	724, 47.82%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	371, 51.24%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	371, 51.24%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	371, 100.00%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	353, 48.76%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Decatur, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	893, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	598, 66.97%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	132, 14.78%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21, 2.35%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	108, 12.09%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	19, 2.13%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15, 1.68%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur, AR	19.6 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Decatur, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	893	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	522, 58.45%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	43, 8.24%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	43, 8.24%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20, 3.83%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 6.90%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	87, 16.67%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	283, 54.21%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	371, 41.55%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	88, 23.72%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	59, 15.90%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66, 17.79%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	158, 42.59%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Decatur, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	893, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35, 3.92%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	81, 9.07%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	392, 43.90%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 0.78%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	101, 11.31%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 1.90%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	12, 1.34%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 1.12%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	50, 5.60%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	100, 11.20%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23, 2.58%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	17, 1.90%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	48, 5.38%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Decatur, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	589	26.40%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	126	24.47%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.