Moving to Decatur, Illinois

About Decatur, Illinois
Decatur

Decatur ( dih-KAY-tər) is the largest city in Macon County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 70,522. It is the 17th-most populous city in Illinois and the sixth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home to Millikin University and Richland Community College.

Gender
Gender Decatur Illinois Country
Female 53.4% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 46.6% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.053%47%Female53.4%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.010%7%11%11%17%18%12%9%4%3%$50K to $75K18.3%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Decatur Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 9.5% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.5% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.2% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.6% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.3% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.3% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.7% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%8%36%24%8%14%6%1%1%High School or GED36%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Decatur Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 2% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 36% 26% 27.0%
Other College 24% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Decatur Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K9.56.15.86.53.74.111.28.18.510.78.18.616.611.21218.316.717.211.712.912.89.316.615.63.57.87.12.78.88.3
Education
 Decatur Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade2558673626272420208891422206109122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.068%22%0%1%3%0%5%0%White68.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Decatur Illinois Country
White 68.3% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 22.4% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.1% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.1% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.7% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Decatur Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite68.360.860.122.413.912.20.20.10.61.15.55.60.100.20.10.20.35.12.22.82.717.218.2