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Decatur County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Decatur County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Decatur County is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 26,411 residents in southeastern Indiana, with a GDP per capita of $62,023 that notably exceeds its per capita income of $36,726, pointing to productive industrial output relative to population size. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at 2.6% and labor force participation at 66.5%, while educational attainment skews toward vocational and trade credentials—only 20.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.5% have completed high school. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $189,900 and median gross rent of $828/month, and the county's 76.1% homeownership rate reflects a stable, rooted workforce, though population has edged down 0.5% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

26,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,783

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

Decatur County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,649 (93.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races805 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race412 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone279 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone178 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone77 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish392
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic108
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14
  4. 4.Other Indo-European5
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,391

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$62,023

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,726

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,039
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,442
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,507
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services864
  5. 5.Construction (Group)748

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,316
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,598
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,520
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,754
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,143

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.10×)4,134
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.81×)388
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.96×)297
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.90×)569
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.88×)688

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$189,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$828/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,582 (19.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999931 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999832 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999788 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999755 (9.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999571 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,834

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,280 (78.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,422 (10.9%)
  • Carpooled982 (7.5%)
  • Walked256 (2.0%)
  • Other105 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.