Decatur, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents
| Decatur: | $290,391 |
| Wisconsin: | $252,800 |
Total population: 1,767 (Urban population: 284 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,399 (148 farm, 1,251 nonfarm))
Houses: 658 (592 occupied: 532 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 32% |
Housing density: 19 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $140,379.
Median contract rent in 2022: $659 (lower quartile is $542, upper quartile is $856)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,264
Median gross rent in Decatur, WI in 2022: $823
Housing units in Decatur with a mortgage: 266 (36 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88
Household type by relationship:
Households: 36,437- In family households: 30,667 (7,821 male householders, 2,351 female householders)
8,285 spouses, 10,378 children (9,597 natural, 240 adopted, 541 stepchildren), 405 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, foster children, 196 other relatives, 758 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,770 (2,212 male householders (1,719 living alone)), 2,482 female householders (2,101 living alone)), 1,076 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 405 (329 institutionalized population)
6,803 married couples with children.
1,670 single-parent households (528 men, 1,142 women).
96.9% of residents of Decatur speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English not well, 50% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (1.3%)
(92.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Decatur, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 121 bedroom
- 932 bedrooms
- 3053 bedrooms
- 1134 bedrooms
- 95+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Wisconsin
- 3no bedroom
- 51 bedroom
- 182 bedrooms
- 183 bedrooms
- 164 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 17no vehicle
- 651 vehicle
- 2772 vehicles
- 1243 vehicles
- 364 vehicles
- 135+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur in renter-occupied apartments
- 2no vehicle
- 121 vehicle
- 312 vehicles
- 113 vehicles
- 34 vehicles
- 15+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 464 rooms
- 1285 rooms
- 1446 rooms
- 1007 rooms
- 598 rooms
- 499+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur, Wisconsin
- 31 room
- 02 rooms
- 93 rooms
- 104 rooms
- 45 rooms
- 96 rooms
- 127 rooms
- 108 rooms
- 39+ rooms
Decatur, WI household income distribution
- 43,844Less than $10,000
- 63,713$10,000 to $19,999
- 71,439$20,000 to $29,999
- 77,734$30,000 to $39,999
- 81,146$40,000 to $49,999
- 81,550$50,000 to $59,999
- 107,393$60,000 to $74,999
- 148,538$75,000 to $99,999
- 123,549$100,000 to $124,999
- 82,392$125,000 to $149,999
- 89,675$150,000 to $199,999
- 80,916$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.8%
Number of people working at home: 121 (12.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 50
- 5 to 9 minutes: 90
- 10 to 14 minutes: 108
- 15 to 19 minutes: 59
- 20 to 24 minutes: 113
- 25 to 29 minutes: 39
- 30 to 34 minutes: 108
- 35 to 39 minutes: 41
- 40 to 44 minutes: 57
- 45 to 59 minutes: 98
- 60 to 89 minutes: 23
- 90 or more minutes: 14
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 671 (76.3%)
- Carpooled: 116 (13.2%)
- Walked: 4 (0.5%)
- Other means: 9 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 79 (9.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Decatur, Wisconsin
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 61975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 7Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 707 (32.7%)
- Norwegian: 280 (12.9%)
- Swiss: 273 (12.6%)
- English: 175 (8.1%)
- Irish: 159 (7.4%)
- United States: 118 (5.5%)
- Other: 87 (4.0%)
- French: 57 (2.6%)
- Polish: 56 (2.6%)
- Dutch: 51 (2.4%)
- Scottish: 38 (1.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 29 (1.3%)
- Swedish: 27 (1.2%)
- French Canadian: 19 (0.9%)
- Italian: 18 (0.8%)
- Czech: 15 (0.7%)
- Danish: 14 (0.6%)
- Welsh: 11 (0.5%)
- Greek: 8 (0.4%)
- Subsaharan African: 6 (0.3%)
- Russian: 5 (0.2%)
- Slovak: 5 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 3 (0.1%)
- Portuguese: 2 (0.09%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Decatur: | 30.8% (4) |
| Wisconsin: | 7.2% (13,863) |
| Decatur: | 30.8% (4) |
| Wisconsin: | 3.1% (6,075) |
| Decatur: | 23.1% (3) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.7% (1,362) |
| Decatur: | 15.4% (2) |
| Wisconsin: | 0.5% (1,040) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,303
- Other state: 354
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 265
- South: 45
- West: 16
53% of Decatur residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Wisconsin.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 27
- 9th grade: 18
- 10th grade: 21
- 11th grade: 14
- 12th grade, no diploma: 2
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 236
- Less than 1 year of college: 38
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 60
- Associate degree: 38
- Bachelor's degree: 60
- Master's degree: 18
- Professional school degree: 9
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 27
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 15
- 12th grade, no diploma: 7
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 237
- Less than 1 year of college: 55
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 83
- Associate degree: 54
- Bachelor's degree: 46
- Master's degree: 27
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 2
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 544
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 2
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 81
Median worth of mobile homes: $49,090
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%
- 38.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 37.6%Utility gas
- 16.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.9%Wood
- 3.4%Electricity
- 31.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 30.0%Utility gas
- 28.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.0%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
| Here: | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
| Here: | 21.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
