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| Decatur |
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| Population 2002: | 5,584 |
| Population 2000: | 5,201 |
| Area codes: | 940 |
| Population growth: | +383 (+7.36%) |
| Foreign born: | 13.5% (12.9% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 7.0 square miles |
| County: | Wise |
| Industries: | Retail trade (17.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Manufacturing (11.9%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 73.3% |
| Hispanic: | 22.5% |
| Other race: | 12.4% |
| Two or more races: | 2.6% |
| Black: | 2.0% |
| American Indian: | 1.1% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 61.9% |
| Never married: | 18.8% |
| Divorced: | 9.3% |
| Widowed: | 8.0% |
| Separated: | 1.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $80,000 |
| Household income: | $34,449 |
| Resident age: | 33.8 years |
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| Decatur Compared to Texas State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 69.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.7% |
| Unemployed: | 5.0% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 318.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 216 (3976.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 31 (570.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 15 (276.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 13 (239.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 3 (55.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 2 (36.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 10.9% |
| German: | 10.5% |
| Irish: | 9.5% |
| English: | 8.2% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.7% |
| Swedish: | 1.6% |