Decatur County, Indiana

Decatur County has a population of 26,422 and has grown 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $199,100, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $69,783.

Home price
$199,100
Income
$69,783
Population
26,422
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$199,100county
Median gross rent$861county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198058.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,071county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$816county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,284county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$69,783county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate10.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.9%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.7%county
Share of workers employed by government8.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.3%county
Economic output per resident$71,732county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths41.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3789county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible50.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population26,422county
Land area in square miles373county
People per square mile of land70.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.2%county
Share of households that are one person25.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents162county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in701county
Households that moved away689county
Average income of arriving households$48,270county
Average income of departing households$50,482county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year70county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing112 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 11county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$176county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,144 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.5%county
Homes heated by propane17.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk36.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk42.7county
Landslide risk55.5county
Hail risk34.2county
Earthquake risk59.2county
Tornado risk59.5county
Tropical cyclone risk18.9county
Extreme heat risk20.8county
Winter weather risk14.1county
Strong wind risk44.2county
Wildfire risk6.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Decatur County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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