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Indiana·Adams County
3 tracts·10K people·$183K median sale·1,664/mi²
White 87 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 2 · Black 1 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 37 · Other 22
Manufacturing 31 · Retail 19 · Professional 15 · Health 14 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Production · transport 29 · Sales · office 22 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 87 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 4 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · 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 sale price in Decatur is $182,899, based on 365 recorded purchases in Decatur's census tracts (CFPB/FFIEC HMDA). The Census ACS puts the median home VALUE nationwide at $458,812.
Decatur has 9,811 residents across 2 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.6; the population is 87.3% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Multiracial, 0.7% Black, 0.2% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.3% (Census ACS).
Bellmont Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (38%); Bellmont Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (40%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $820/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Decatur is $58,646 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Decatur, median rent is $820/month and the median home sale price is $182,899 (Census ACS · CFPB/FFIEC HMDA).
Decatur reported 1.7 violent crimes and 6.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 120 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 28 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Decatur are strong wind (96), tornado (89) and hail (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Decatur, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).