Decatur, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 76,256 (Urban population: 76,001, Rural population: 255 (all nonfarm))

Decatur, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 37,257 (34,126 occupied: 22,682 owner occupied, 11,444 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	33%

Housing density: 896 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $438 (lower quartile is $311, upper quartile is $543)

Housing units in Decatur with a mortgage: 12,345 (890 second mortgage, 918 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,173

Decatur,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,000 (it was $60,600 in 2000)

Decatur:	$78,000
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,100 - $117,000

Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1965

Household type by relationship

Households: 78,667

In family households: 63,431 (15,285 male householders, 5,929 female householders)
15,375 spouses, 22,140 children (19,964 natural, 799 adopted, 1,377 stepchildren), 1,493 grandchildren, 437 brothers or sisters, 382 parents, 689 other relatives, 1,701 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,236 (5,675 male householders (4,646 living alone)), 7,195 female householders (6,492 living alone)), 2,366 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,446 (1,620 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,146 2-persons, 4,964 3-persons, 3,562 4-persons, 1,587 5-persons, 641 6-persons, 314 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,138 1-person, 1,401 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 160 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

10,365 married couples with children.
7,037 single-parent households (1,067 men, 5,970 women).

96.4% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,309 (1.6%)
(44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur, Illinois:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 105 3 rooms: 451 4 rooms: 2,691 5 rooms: 6,110 6 rooms: 5,236 7 rooms: 3,479 8 rooms: 2,642 9 or more rooms: 1,955

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Illinois:
	1 room: 218 2 rooms: 790 3 rooms: 2,586 4 rooms: 3,201 5 rooms: 2,283 6 rooms: 1,238 7 rooms: 613 8 rooms: 303 9 or more rooms: 212

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 58
1995 to 1998: 1,065
1990 to 1994: 905
1980 to 1989: 2,661
1970 to 1979: 6,424
1960 to 1969: 5,633
1950 to 1959: 7,494
1940 to 1949: 4,853
1939 or earlier: 8,164

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Decatur:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 735 2 bedrooms: 6,547 3 bedrooms: 11,150 4 bedrooms: 3,616 5 or more bedrooms: 617

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur:
	no bedroom: 441 1 bedroom: 3,642 2 bedrooms: 4,634 3 bedrooms: 1,966 4 bedrooms: 610 5 or more bedrooms: 151

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,058 1 vehicle: 7,580 2 vehicles: 10,231 3 vehicles: 2,927 4 vehicles: 685 5 or more vehicles: 201

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,469 1 vehicle: 6,078 2 vehicles: 2,372 3 vehicles: 387 4 vehicles: 104 5 or more vehicles: 34

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Decatur, IL:

Less than $10,000: 652
$10,000 to $14,999: 365
$15,000 to $19,999: 414
$20,000 to $24,999: 387
$25,000 to $29,999: 483
$30,000 to $34,999: 608
$35,000 to $39,999: 754
$40,000 to $49,999: 1993
$50,000 to $59,999: 1818
$60,000 to $69,999: 1590
$70,000 to $79,999: 1523
$80,000 to $89,999: 1686
$90,000 to $99,999: 1475
$100,000 to $124,999: 2828
$125,000 to $149,999: 1257
$150,000 to $174,999: 850
$175,000 to $199,999: 616
$200,000 to $249,999: 611
$250,000 to $299,999: 191
$300,000 to $399,999: 201
$400,000 to $499,999: 74
$500,000 to $749,999: 63
$750,000 to $999,999: 15
$1,000,000 or more: 25

Decatur rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Decatur:

Less than $100: 472 people
$100 to $149: 357
$150 to $199: 466
$200 to $249: 424
$250 to $299: 588
$300 to $349: 960
$350 to $399: 1,150
$400 to $449: 1,243
$450 to $499: 1,336
$500 to $549: 1,031
$550 to $599: 799
$600 to $649: 585
$650 to $699: 422
$700 to $749: 345
$750 to $799: 122
$800 to $899: 123
$900 to $999: 44
$1,000 to $1,249: 112
$1,250 to $1,499: 47
$1,500 to $1,999: 55
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 422

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 325 1990 to 1994: 181 1985 to 1989: 129 1980 to 1984: 99 1975 to 1979: 74 1970 to 1974: 90 1970 to 1974: 101 1965 to 1969: 310

Decatur, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.9%
Number of people working at home: 707 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1333
5 to 9 minutes: 6308
10 to 14 minutes: 10722
15 to 19 minutes: 7864
20 to 24 minutes: 3595
25 to 29 minutes: 560
30 to 34 minutes: 1097
35 to 39 minutes: 170
40 to 44 minutes: 270
45 to 59 minutes: 1298
60 to 89 minutes: 698
90 or more minutes: 518

Decatur mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 28,966 (82%)
Carpooled: 3,766 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 365 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 65 (0%)
Motorcycle: 60 (0%)
Bicycle: 92 (0%)
Walked: 935 (3%)
Other means: 174 (0%)
Worked at home: 707 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4447
$10,000 to $14,999: 2929
$15,000 to $19,999: 2589
$20,000 to $24,999: 2762
$25,000 to $29,999: 2658
$30,000 to $34,999: 2310
$35,000 to $39,999: 2324
$40,000 to $44,999: 1740
$45,000 to $49,999: 1561
$50,000 to $59,999: 2909
$60,000 to $74,999: 3016
$75,000 to $99,999: 2545
$100,000 to $124,999: 1096
$125,000 to $149,999: 476
$150,000 to $199,999: 272
$200,000 or more: 450

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 16716

German: 12419

United States or American: 8418

Irish: 5587

English: 5324

French (except Basque): 1070

Italian: 1019

Scotch-Irish: 994

Polish: 921

European: 688

Scottish: 647

Subsaharan African:: 626

Dutch: 614

African: 529

Swedish: 468

Norwegian: 399

Welsh: 253

British: 205

French Canadian: 187

Greek: 135

Swiss: 131

Russian: 106

Hungarian: 88

Czech: 73

Danish: 66

Arab:: 63

Iranian: 60

Austrian: 58

Croatian: 55

Canadian: 55

Lithuanian: 53

Pennsylvania German: 51

Slovak: 49

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 48

South African: 43

Belgian: 35

Jamaican: 35

Scandinavian: 30

Yugoslavian: 30

Liberian: 28

Serbian: 24

Ukrainian: 24

Syrian: 23

Czechoslovakian: 21

Luxemburger: 21

Egyptian: 21

Other Subsaharan African: 19

Northern European: 18

Portuguese: 14

Estonian: 12

Slovene: 10

Dutch West Indian: 9

Romanian: 8

Latvian: 7

Slavic: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

German Russian: 7

Nigerian: 7

Eastern European: 6

Lebanese: 6

Moroccan: 6

Bulgarian: 5

Australian: 5

Celtic: 5

U.S. Virgin Islander: 4

Finnish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (12%)
Germany (11%)
India (9%)
Korea (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Canada (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 63138
Northeast: 1295
Midwest: 7252
South: 7438
West: 1397

53% of Decatur residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 164
Nursery to 4th grade: 70
5th and 6th grade: 196
7th and 8th grade: 754
9th grade: 649
10th grade: 965
11th grade: 885
12th grade, no diploma: 816
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,475
Less than 1 year of college: 2,045
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,282
Associate degree: 1,181
Bachelor's degree: 3,055
Master's degree: 1,011
Professional school degree: 388
Doctorate degree: 197

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 160
Nursery to 4th grade: 73
5th and 6th grade: 171
7th and 8th grade: 986
9th grade: 668
10th grade: 1,200
11th grade: 1,241
12th grade, no diploma: 1,190
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,750
Less than 1 year of college: 2,837
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,718
Associate degree: 1,570
Bachelor's degree: 2,935
Master's degree: 1,076
Professional school degree: 253
Doctorate degree: 100

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 38.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 40.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 22.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,541
Black householders: $26,680
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,607
Asian householders: $57,807
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $56,688
Some other race householders: $32,657
Two or more races householders: $35,556
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,542

Decatur household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Decatur household income for Black householders

Decatur household income for Asian householders

Decatur household income for Two or more races householders

Decatur household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Decatur marital status for males

Decatur marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,079
Black or African American householders: $51,871
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $50,970
Asian householders: $163,207
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $41,831
Some other race householders: $176,980
Two or more races householders: $59,336
Hispanic or Latino householders: $70,019

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 27,100
One, attached: 444
Two: 716
3 or 4: 1,320
5 to 9: 1,822
10 to 19: 1,686
20 to 49: 1,127
50 or more: 1,140
Mobile homes: 1,894
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Decatur:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,303

Here:	14.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 418

Here:	11.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,488

Here:	52.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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