Decatur City, Arkansas

Decatur City is one of the city of Benton County, Arkansas, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1314 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 1910, making it Arkansas's 173rd largest. It has total area of 2.29 square miles (5.93 kmē), it is the 221st largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1314 residents, 465 households, and 347 families in the city. The population density was 573 people per square mile (221.24/kmē), it is the 234th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Arkansas. There were 535 housing units at an average density of 233.6 per square mile (90.19/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.83 persons, and the average family size was 3.23 persons. In the Decatur City, 32% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.8% were 18 to 24, 33.3% were 25 to 44, 16.1% were 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103 males. The median age of the city's population was 29.3 years, The median age of males was 27.9 years, for females the median age was 30.7 years. The racial makeup of the city was 80.97% White, 0% Black or African American, 5.48% American Indian, 0.46% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 2.97% from two or more races and 10.12% Other races.

Decatur city Arkansas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Decatur city Arkansas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Decatur City Arkansas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $29844, it is 174th wealthiest city by median household income in Arkansas. The median income for a family in the city was $33333, making it the 233rd highest city by median family income in Arkansas. The per capita income for the city was $11618, making its Arkansas's 117th lowest city by per capita income. The median income was $16854, The median income for males was $19141 versus $14179 for females.

In 2000, 346 pupils and students, of which 61.85% are male and 38.15% are female, 26.33% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.91% nursery or pri school, 8.09% kindergarten, 56.94% elementary school, 25.43% high school and 4.62% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1314
April 2000 Estimate1339
July 2000 Estimate1344
July 2001 Estimate1353
July 2002 Estimate1348
July 2003 Estimate1359
July 2004 Estimate1372
July 2005 Estimate1381
July 2006 Estimate1636
July 2007 Estimate1879
July 2008 Estimate1910
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school13417
Kindergarten111728
Elementary school12968197
High school612788
College or graduate school01616
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Decatur city, Arkansas$29844$33333$11618
Benton County, Arkansas$40281$45235$19377
Arkansas, United States$32182$38663$16904
United States$41994$50046$21587