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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur is $17,568, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Decatur median household income is $34,879, which has grown by 14.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Decatur residents spend 25.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is about the same as 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, #518

Decatur, MI	17,568 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Decatur, MI	19,745 USD
Michigan	27,763 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, MI	25,921 USD
Michigan	34,444 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, MI	16,287 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #486

Decatur, MI	34,879 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur, MI	48,589 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #212

Decatur, MI	14.17%
Michigan	9.90%
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, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.38%	$41,794, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.08%	$17,191, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.90%	$2,375, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.11%	$29,948, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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, MI	37,198 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur, MI	45,906 USD
Michigan	78,408 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$38,333, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$18,977, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,083, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$7,625, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
One Race, Other	$2,499, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$14,896, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$34,432, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,393, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,583, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$29,167, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Decatur, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,620, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	728, 44.94%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	457, 62.77%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	457, 62.77%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	373, 81.62%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	84, 18.38%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	271, 37.23%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	892, 55.06%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	445, 49.89%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	445, 49.89%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	383, 86.07%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 13.93%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	447, 50.11%, see rank	42.52%	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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	731, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	604, 82.63%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	75, 10.26%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 1.78%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	15, 2.05%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 1.09%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	16, 2.19%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur, MI	25.4 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	756	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	373, 49.34%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	44, 11.80%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	72, 19.30%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 10.99%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 3.75%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	50, 13.40%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	127, 34.05%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	383, 50.66%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	126, 32.90%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	109, 28.46%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	110, 28.72%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 1.04%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34, 8.88%, see rank	7.30%	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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	756, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 1.72%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	51, 6.75%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	147, 19.44%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 2.38%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	69, 9.13%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	51, 6.75%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.40%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12, 1.59%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	65, 8.60%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	228, 30.16%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	48, 6.35%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	26, 3.44%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 3.31%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Decatur, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	592	28.31%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	115	23.52%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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