Decatur, NE Population

Overview

507

Total Population

60.7

Median age

51.28%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

Decatur's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Decatur is 60.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Decatur's population under 18 was 4.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Decatur's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Decatur, 3.16% were under the age of 15, 19.33% aged 15 to 29, 40.63% aged 30 to 64, 30.97% aged 65 to 84, and 5.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Decatur:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.28% females and 48.72% males in Decatur, NE.
The Decatur, NE gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 44.

Decatur's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Decatur population: 94.28% are White and 5.72% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Decatur's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 477 (94.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Decatur is White with a population of 478 (94.28% of the total population).

Decatur's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 621 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Decatur's population decreased by 141 (22.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Decatur's population decreased by 70 (14.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Decatur's population was lowest in year 2020 at 410.