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| Decatur |
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| Population 2002: | 1,435 |
| Population 2000: | 1,426 |
| Area codes: | 601 |
| Elevation: | 420 feet |
| Population growth: | +9 (+0.63%) |
| Land area: | 1.0 square miles |
| County: | Newton |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (24.6%), Manufacturing (18.9%), Retail trade (17.6%). |
| Foreign born: | 0.0 |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 65.4% |
| Black: | 32.5% |
| Hispanic: | 1.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 53.5% |
| Now married: | 33.6% |
| Divorced: | 5.8% |
| Widowed: | 4.8% |
| Separated: | 2.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $63,800 |
| Household income: | $28,333 |
| Resident age: | 20.8 years |
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| Decatur Compared to Mississippi State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Number of college students: | much above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Median age: | much below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 81.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 25.9% |
| Unemployed: | 14.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 12.2% |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 9.9% |
| Irish: | 7.0% |
| English: | 6.0% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.5% |
| German: | 1.7% |