Population Estimates by Age in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,795	57	7.2%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	4,658	61	18.7%	18.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,737	67	7.0%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	7,246	58	29.0%	27.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,202	65	24.8%	25.6%
Older (65 plus)	3,321	65	13.3%	12.5%
Median Age	36.7			Median Age = 36.5

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	29	84	0.1%	0.3%
Asian Alone	425	28	1.7%	1.4%
Black Alone	105	73	0.4%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	3	66	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	24,271	62	97.2%	88.1%
Two or More Race Groups	126	75	0.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	24,733	62	99.1%	95.0%
Hispanic or Latino	226	73	0.9%	5.0%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	9,389	64	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,462	62	26.2%	23.8%
Married Without Children	3,182	63	33.9%	29.8%
Single Parents	737	61	7.8%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,142	61	22.8%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2007 (estimate)	10,817	66	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	9,992	65	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	6,875 $86,400	65 44	68.8% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	2,514 $490	52 29	25.2% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	4,520	61	0.4%	1,154,826
Public	4,462	61	0.4%	1,045,702
Private	58	93	0.1%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	278	62	0.4%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	227	60	0.4%	52,698
4-year	148	51	0.4%	38,566
2-year	59	58	0.6%	9,783
Voc/tech.	20	78	0.5%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	15,948	64	0.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	79.1%	69		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.5%	58		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$30,050	37	90.5%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$45,711	42	96.4%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	10.0%	62	81.3%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	15.1%	53	88.3%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	98	49	0.3%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	2,490	57	0.4%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,743	60	0.4%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	355	57	0.4%	87,088
Births to Teens	39	57	0.4%	9,604
Deaths	260	60	0.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	12,452	63	0.4%	3,230,367
Employed	11,652	63	0.4%	3,039,795
Unemployed	800	62	0.4%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.4	36	108.5%	5.9
May 2009 Unemployment Rate	13.3	20	127.9%	10.4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	16,100	100.0%	$570,086	100.0%	$35,409
Wage and Salary	12,958	80.5%	$420,202	73.7%	$32,428
Farm Proprietors	648	4.0%	$2,202	0.4%	$3,398
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,494	15.5%	$34,662	6.1%	$13,898
Farm	809	5.0%	$8,820	1.5%	$10,902
Nonfarm	15,291	95.0%	$561,266	98.5%	$36,706
Private	13,703	85.1%	$488,335	85.7%	$35,637
Accommodation, Food Serv.	817	5.1%	$10,708	1.9%	$13,106
Arts, Ent., Recreation	118	0.7%	$1,510	0.3%	$12,797
Construction	852	5.3%	$24,727	4.3%	$29,022
Health Care, Social Serv.	754	4.7%	$21,520	3.8%	$28,541
Information	125	0.8%	$4,017	0.7%	$32,136
Manufacturing	4,703	29.2%	$257,409	45.2%	$54,733
Professional, Tech. Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Retail Trade	1,674	10.4%	$32,056	5.6%	$19,149
Trans., Warehousing	460	2.9%	$18,308	3.2%	$39,800
Wholesale Trade	436	2.7%	$18,503	3.2%	$42,438
Other Private (not above)	3,161*	19.6%*	$76,593*	13.4%*	$24,231*
Government	1,588	9.9%	$72,931	12.8%	$45,926

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	52	100.0%	100.0%	$6,628	$2,470,264
Single Family	34	65.4%	70.8%	$5,787	$2,136,514
Two Family	18	34.6%	1.9%	$841	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	0	0.0%	26.0%	$0	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Decatur FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Decatur TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	3,875	20.6%	All Areas	3,169	17.5%
Ripley County	1,123	6.0%	Bartholomew County	783	4.3%
Franklin County	549	2.9%	Ripley County	554	3.1%
Rush County	520	2.8%	Shelby County	513	2.8%
Fayette County	308	1.6%	Marion County	493	2.7%
Shelby County	306	1.6%	Jennings County	177	1.0%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue