Decatur.
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Illinois·Macon County
29 tracts·56K people·$100K median·1,289/mi²
White 65 · Black 23 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 44 · Married couple 32 · Other 24
Manufacturing 32 · Health 26 · Retail 16 · Professional 11 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 20 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Decatur is $99,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Decatur has 69,815 residents across 27 census tracts and 27 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.2; the population is 64.9% White, 23.3% Black, 6.4% Multiracial, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Montessori Academy for Peace (15%), Robertson Charter School (14%) and Johns Hill Magnet School (9%) lead the elementary schools; Stephen Decatur Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (4%); MacArthur High School (9%) and Eisenhower High School (8%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $845/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Decatur is $51,592 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Decatur, median rent is $845/month and the median home value is $99,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Decatur reported 6.8 violent crimes and 25.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Decatur are cold wave (84), earthquake (76) and heat wave (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Decatur, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).