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Where is Decatur, IL?

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Decatur is a city found in Illinois, The United States Of America. It is located 39.84 latitude and -88.95 longitude and it is situated at elevation 206 meters above sea level.

Decatur has a population of 76,122 making it the 14th biggest city in Illinois. It operates on the CDT time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Chicago.

Quick facts

Country The United States Of America
State Illinois
Population 76,122
Elevation 206 m over sea level
Time Zone CDT
Longitude -88.954800
Latitude 39.840310

Decatur has a population of around 74654, of which 35192 (47%) are male and 39462 (52%) are female. The average age of the inhabitants of Decatur is 39.60, meaning that the average person is above the national median age of 37. For every male, there are approximately 1.12 females, meaning that the population is relatively evenly distributed between males and female(s).

Of Decatur's 74654 residents, around 70877 (94.90%) identify as having a single race. The majority of the population is white, which consists of 72.00% of the population. Of the remaining population, 15540 are black/African Americans (20.80%), 159 are native Americans (0.20%), 950 are asians (1.30%), 25 are pacific islanders (0.00%), 422 are other (0.60%).

The median income of households in Decatur is $40679.00, meaning that most of the households are above the poverty threshold for families of three. Of the total population, 11.70% of households reported an annual income of less than $10,000.

Decatur, IL Zipcodes

The city of Decatur has 7 zipcodes recognized by the United States Census Bureau: 62501, 62521, 62522, 62523, 62526, 62535, 62554.

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This page was last updated on October 2, 2015.