Demographics of Decatur city, Texas

Decatur city, Texas had 9,029 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,365 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Decatur city, in four figures

9,029
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,426 ±31.; +35.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,365 people.; 40.5 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,179 ±$7,835
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Decatur city, Texas's population grew 35.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Decatur city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Decatur city, Texas's population grew 35.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Decatur city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,664	100.0	100.0
2021	6,923	103.9	100.2
2022	7,200	108.0	100.7
2023	8,006	120.1	101.6
2024	8,273	124.1	102.5
2025	9,029	135.5	103.1

Population of Decatur city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,664	—
2021	6,923	+259
2022	7,200	+277
2023	8,006	+806
2024	8,273	+267
2025	9,029	+756

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±4.1: for men 38.2 ±5.7 and for women 42.3 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Decatur city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	77 to 373	1.0% to 5.0%	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,461 ±343	19.7% ±4.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	454 ±186	6.1% ±2.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,017 ±341	27.2% ±4.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,646 ±337	22.2% ±4.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,623 ±330	21.9% ±4.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,179 ±$7,835, and income per person $44,101 ±$6,147, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Decatur city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	598 ±216	19.5% ±6.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	515 ±200	16.8% ±6.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	493 ±199	16.1% ±6.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	127 to 455	4.2% to 14.8%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	497 ±178	16.2% ±5.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	311 ±136	10.2% ±4.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	354 ±126	11.6% ±4.0	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Decatur city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	566 ±278	8.0% ±3.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11 to 169	0.9% to 10.7%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	144 to 430	8.0% ±3.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	49 to 329	2.8% to 16.5%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Decatur city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Decatur city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,424 ±313	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±11.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±4.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.5% ±7.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.5% ±5.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$284,500 ±$37,941	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,024 ±$440	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Decatur city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,196 ±469	29.6% ±6.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,074 ±457	68.3% ±6.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 193	0% to 2.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 145	0% to 2.0%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Decatur city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,582 ±486	61.7% ±6.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,863 ±473	25.1% ±6.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	976 ±306	13.1% ±4.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	233 to 745	3.1% to 10.0%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	190 to 784	2.6% to 10.6%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Decatur city among the places of Texas

331st of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Decatur city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
River Oaks city	7,584 ±20
Hitchcock city	7,563 ±33
Hutchins city	7,496 ±18
Alamo Heights city	7,492 ±25
Monahans city	7,452 ±21
Decatur city	7,426 ±31
Dripping Springs city	7,405 ±26
Aubrey city	7,396 ±28
Kingsland CDP	7,330 ±486
Jasper city	7,299 ±22
Lacy-Lakeview city	7,274 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Texas by median age
No. 60 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 61 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 85 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 116 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 117 Places in Texas by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026