Decatur School District 61 Overview
Richland Community College located in Decatur School District 61 area. 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 (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,307 and 14,255 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
1.09% (685) of residents are non-citizens and 3.70% (2,315) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019
Household | 28,311 |
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Population | 62,563 |
Household with Child (age 18 and under) | 6,763 (23.89%) |
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 | 100.00% |
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.
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%.
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.
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.