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Decatur County, TN

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

AI Overview

Decatur County is a small rural Tennessee county of 11,499 residents with an older median age of 45.8 years and a limited college-educated workforce — only 15.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — though 84.2% have a high school diploma. Labor force participation is low at 48.6% and unemployment stands at 8.3%, with median household income of $45,375 and median worker earnings of $36,565 signaling a modest wage environment. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $133,900 and median gross rent of $716/month, though the county faces headwinds including a -1.6% population decline over five years and a poverty rate of 21.6%.

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

Population

11,499

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,375

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,592 (91.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone315 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race245 (2.1%)
  • Asian Alone161 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races141 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone117 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish125
  2. 2.Other Indo-European82
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island14
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

484

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,998

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,073

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)982
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance887
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)565
  4. 4.Construction (Group)368
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities317

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,256
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,193
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations783
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations692
  5. 5.Service Occupations613

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.41×)1,019
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.61×)109
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.48×)296
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)528
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.08×)317

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$133,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$716/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $70,000 to $79,999367 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999314 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999299 (8.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999295 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999257 (7.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999252 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,565

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,737 (83.4%)
  • Carpooled424 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home247 (5.5%)
  • Walked60 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle2 (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.