Texas · Census place 19528
Decatur city, TX
Quick answer
Decatur city has 7,087 residents, ranking #336 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $71,919, the median home is worth $242,200 and median gross rent runs $1,089 a month.
- Population
- 7,087Decatur city residents
- Median household income
- $71,919Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $242,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,089Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Decatur city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Decatur city median would spend about 18.2% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 74.6% 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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