Decatur, Tennessee - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,557
Male Share of the Population	46.2%
Female Share of the Population	53.8%
Senior Citizens	22.7%
Employed Population 16+	543
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	51%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.9%
Median Earnings25+	$36,855
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,688

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,889
% Above Poverty Level	72.9%
% Below Poverty Level	27.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	3.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	1.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.2%
Median Gross Rent	$586
Median House Value	$115,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	14.1%
Irish	13%
German	9.2%
English	5.1%
Italian	3.5%
Dutch	1.5%
Scottish	1.5%
Ukrainian	1.2%
Canadian	1.2%
Hungarian	1%
French Except Basque	0.8%
Russian	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
Polish	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Danishn	0.2%
Welsh	0.1%
Austrian	0.1%
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Decatur Almanac

Category	Value
County	Meigs County
Standard Zip Codes	37322
Phone Area Codes	423
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.52
Approximate Longitude	-84.79

Decatur Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	DAYTON 2 SE
Distance	12.3 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 46 F
Apr Temp	44 to 70 F
Jul Temp	66 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 70 F
Annual Precip	58.2 inches

Station	ATHENS
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 47 F
Apr Temp	43 to 70 F
Jul Temp	66 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 71 F
Annual Precip	58.3 inches

Station	ROCKWOOD 2
Distance	23.7 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 45 F
Apr Temp	42 to 69 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	43 to 70 F
Annual Precip	60.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Athens	13,752	$42,805
Calhoun	554	$56,429
Charleston	844	$46,750
Dayton	7,340	$39,844
Niota	1,018	$46,875

Decatur Public Libraries

Meigs-decatur Public Library
120 MEMORIAL DRIVE
Decatur, Tennessee
(423) 334-3332

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Decatur Public Schools

Meigs County High School
105 Abel Avenue
ZIP: 37322
(423) 334-5797
High
Total Enrollment 547

Meigs Middle School
586 North Main
ZIP: 37322
(423) 334-9187
Middle
Total Enrollment 434

Meigs North Elementary
22015 State Highway 58 N
ZIP: 37322
(423) 334-5454
Primary
Total Enrollment 459

Meigs South Elementary
9638 State Highway 58 S
ZIP: 37322
(423) 334-5444
Primary
Total Enrollment 399

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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