Tennessee · Census place 19880
Decatur town, TN
Quick answer
Decatur town has 1,860 residents, ranking #227 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $48,203, the median home is worth $218,800 and median gross rent runs $821 a month.
- Population
- 1,860Decatur town residents
- Median household income
- $48,203Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $218,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $821Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Decatur town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Decatur town median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.4% of residents and 55.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Jellico city 1,821
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