Decatur is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 7,206 people and five associated neighborhoods, Decatur is the 320th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Decatur is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Decatur is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Decatur who work in office and administrative support (13.25%), personal care services (10.64%), and healthcare (9.09%). Being a small city, Decatur does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Decatur are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.19% of adults in Decatur having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Decatur in 2022 was $35,552, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,208 for a family of four. However, Decatur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Decatur is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Decatur home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Decatur residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Decatur also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Decatur include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Decatur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
