Living in Decatur School District 61, Illinois

Overview

A total of 28,311 households are located in Decatur School District 61 area. Among them, 6,763 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children in the region is 17,307 and 14,255 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (685) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (2,315) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Decatur School District 61, Illinois
Household	28,311
Population	62,563
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,763 (24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,307
Total Students	14,255
Pre-Kindergarten	1,260
Kindergarten	900
Grade 1-8	5,938
Grade 9-12	2,971
College/Graduate School	3,186
Veterans	51,144
Non-citizen	685
Non-English Home Language	2,315
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

52,638 residents are over the age of 16 and 30,570 people are in labor force. Among them, 30,537 people are in civilian labor force and 33 are in armed labor force. 27,575 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Decatur School District 61 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,050	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,060	81.55%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,803	10.36%
Public transportation	537	1.99%
Walked	631	2.33%
Other method	267	0.99%
Worked from home	752	2.78%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,575	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,206	29.76%
Service	5,739	20.81%
Sales and office	6,224	22.57%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,999	7.25%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,407	19.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,575	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	406	1.47%
Construction	1,066	3.87%
Manufacturing	4,733	17.16%
Wholesale trade	571	2.07%
Retail trade	3,538	12.83%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,633	5.92%
Information	483	1.75%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,254	4.55%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,213	8.03%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,239	22.63%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,931	10.63%
Other services, except public administration	1,587	5.76%
Public administration	921	3.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,575	-
Private wage and salary workers	23,670	85.84%
Government workers	3,085	11.19%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	820	2.97%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,455 for the 28,311 households in Decatur School District 61 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $27,918. 60,335 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.56%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	28,311	-
Less than $10,000	3,302	11.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,096	7.40%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,613	12.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,925	10.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,174	14.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,112	18.06%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,045	10.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,614	9.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	742	2.62%
More than $200,000	688	2.43%
Median Household Income	$42,409	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,455	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,265	-
Less than $10,000	1,331	8.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	688	4.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,415	9.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,279	8.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,946	12.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,982	19.53%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,271	14.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,122	13.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	628	4.11%
More than $200,000	603	3.95%

Median Family Income	$57,541	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$73,451	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,918	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,457	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,457	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	63,806	-
With health insurance coverage	60,335	94.56%
Public coverage	31,360	49.15%
Private health insurance	39,227	61.48%
Without health insurance coverage	3,471	5.44%

Housing

There are 33,519 housing units in Decatur School District 61 area, Illinois with 28,311 units (84.46%) occupied. 17,590 houses (62.13%) are occupied by owner and 10,721 houses (37.87%) are rented. The average housing value is $81,700 and the average rental cost is $680. 25 houses (0.07%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,185 houses (33.37%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,519	-
Occupied	28,311	84.46%
Owner Occupied	17,590	62.13%
Renter Occupied	10,721	37.87%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	25,831	77.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	403	1.20%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,767	20.19%
Mobile Homes	518	1.55%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,519	-
Built 2014 or later	25	0.07%
Built 2010 - 2013	161	0.48%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,405	4.19%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,100	3.28%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,759	5.25%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,264	15.70%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,921	14.68%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,699	22.97%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,185	33.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,519	-
1 room	457	1.36%
2 rooms	709	2.12%
3 rooms	2,415	7.20%
4 rooms	5,556	16.58%
5 rooms	8,840	26.37%
6 rooms	6,063	18.09%
7 rooms	4,085	12.19%
8 rooms	2,601	7.76%
9 rooms or more	2,793	8.33%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	33,519	-
no bedroom	502	1.50%
1 bedroom	4,325	12.90%
2 bedrooms	11,562	34.49%
3 bedrooms	12,688	37.85%
4 bedrooms	3,799	11.33%
5 bedrooms or more	643	1.92%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	17,590	-
Less than $50,000	4,031	22.92%
$50,000 - $99,999	7,223	41.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,495	19.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,617	9.19%
$200,000 - $299,999	693	3.94%
$300,000 - $499,999	336	1.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	143	0.81%
$1,000,000 or more	52	0.30%
Median House Value	$81,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	10,262	-
Less than $500	2,325	22.66%
$500 - $999	6,666	64.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,070	10.43%
$1,500 - $1,999	138	1.34%
$2,000 - $2,499	6	0.06%
$2,500 - $2,999	27	0.26%
$3,000 or more	30	0.29%
Median Rental Costs	$680	-

Demographic

A total of 65,372 people lives in Decatur School District 61 area, Illinois with 30,961 male and 34,411 female. The males to female ratio is 47.36 to 52.64. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	65,372	-
Male	30,961	47.36%
Female	34,411	52.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	65,372	-
Under 5 years	4,283	6.55%
5 - 9 years	3,938	6.02%
10 - 14 years	3,616	5.53%
15 - 19 years	4,263	6.52%
20 - 24 years	4,169	6.38%
25 - 34 years	8,613	13.18%
35 - 44 years	7,331	11.21%
45 - 54 years	7,184	10.99%
55 - 59 years	4,439	6.79%
60 - 64 years	4,960	7.59%
65 - 74 years	6,914	10.58%
75 - 84 years	3,919	5.99%
85 years and older	1,743	2.67%
Median Age	40.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	65,372	-
One Race	61,249	93.69%
White	45,503	69.61%
Black or African American	14,692	22.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native	183	0.28%
Asian	467	0.71%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.02%
Other	394	0.60%

Two or more races	4,123	6.31%
White and Black or African American	2,307	3.53%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,052	1.61%
White and Asian	170	0.26%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	391	0.60%

Living in Decatur School District 61 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic