Decaturville, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

934

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

24.2%

15.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$41,597

2.71% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$135,000

6.47% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Decaturville, TN is home to a population of 934 people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.61% of Decaturville, TN residents were born outside of the country (15 people).

In 2024, there were 9.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (729 people) in Decaturville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 75 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 63 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Decaturville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Decaturville, TN was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Decaturville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Decaturville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
729 ± 170
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
75 ± 46
Other (Hispanic)
63 ± 34

9.53%

Hispanic Population

89 people

9.53% of the people in Decaturville, TN are hispanic (89 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Decaturville, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

1.61%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

1.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2024, 1.61% of Decaturville, TN residents (15 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Decaturville, TN was 1.68%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Decaturville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
27 ± 32
Gulf War (2001-)
21 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 17

Decaturville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Decaturville, TN.

Economy

The economy of Decaturville, TN employs 259 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Decaturville, TN were Other Services, Except Public Administration (38 people), Manufacturing (37 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (36 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($100,357), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,179), and Public Administration ($62,292).

Employment

Occupations

259

2024 Value

± 106

8.37%

1 Year growth

± 52.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Decaturville, TN grew at a rate of 8.37%, from 239 employees to 259 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Decaturville, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (38 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Decaturville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

259

2024 Value

± 106

8.37%

1 Year growth

± 52.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Decaturville, TN grew at a rate of 8.37%, from 239 employees to 259 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Decaturville, TN, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (38 people), Manufacturing (37 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (36 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Decaturville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Decaturville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,250

Median earning men ± $14,579

$25,759

Median earning women ± $8,228

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,179), Retail Trade ($92,500), and Manufacturing ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($77,708), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,000), and Retail Trade ($17,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Decaturville, TN was $135,000 in 2024, which is 0.406 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $126,800 to $135,000, a 6.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Decaturville, TN is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Decaturville, TN have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Decaturville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$135,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,727

$210

Median Property Taxes

±$60

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Decaturville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Decaturville, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.7%

Homeownership

2024

56.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Decaturville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Decaturville, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,597

Median Household Income

± $3,909

285

Number of Households

± 70

In 2024, the median household income of the 285 households in Decaturville, TN grew to $41,597 from the previous year's value of $40,500.

The following chart displays the households in Decaturville, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Decaturville, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.9%)
Worked At Home (9.73%)
Carpooled (7.39%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Decaturville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.73%) and those who carpooled to work (7.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Decaturville, TN have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.17% of the workforce in Decaturville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Decaturville, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Decaturville, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Decaturville, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Decaturville, TN (203 out of 839 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Decaturville, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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