Decatur is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 18,205 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Decatur is the 48th largest community in Georgia.

Decatur is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Decatur is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Decatur who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.47%), management occupations (12.30%), and teaching (8.40%).

Of important note, Decatur is also a city of artists. Decatur has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Decatur's character.

Also of interest is that Decatur has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Decatur Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Decatur is a pretty powerful place. 55.98% of the adults in Decatur have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Decatur in 2000 was $29,363, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,452 for a family of four.

Decatur is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Decatur home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Decatur is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Decatur include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, French, Scottish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Decatur is English. Some people also speak Spanish.