Cities / Tennessee / Decatur

Decatur, TN

1,840 people

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Population & People

Population

1,840

Median age

42.4

Median household income

$42,578

Poverty rate

34.3%

Unemployment rate

23.1%

Bachelor's degree+

11.1%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

0.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$220,900

Median gross rent

$847/mo

Homeownership rate

57.72%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,118

HUD Fair Market Rent (Tennessee statewide average across 95 areas — not specific to Decatur), 2026. Efficiency $882, 1BR $924, 2BR $1118, 3BR $1445, 4BR $1644. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Tennessee commercial electricity

12.87¢/kWh

Tennessee industrial electricity

6.74¢/kWh

Tennessee residential electricity

13.18¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

589817.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

449356.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Tennessee

705.37

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Tennessee-specific series.

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Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Tennessee energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Tennessee economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).