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72722

Decatur, AR · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,876
Median household income
$54,838
People below poverty
16.1%
Median home value
$230,200

Income

The median income of households in 72722 was $54,838. An estimated 7.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 8.1
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7
$35,000 to $49,999 15.5
$50,000 to $74,999 23.3
$75,000 to $99,999 7.3
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50482
Female 41641

An estimated 78.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 30% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,001. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.5
Social Security 30
Retirement income 9.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.9
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 15
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.6

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 72722 in 2020-2024, 88.8% had health insurance coverage and 11.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.7% and public coverage was 41.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.5%.


In 2020-2024, 72722 had a total population of 2,876 - 1,369 (47.6%) females and 1,507 (52.4%) males. The median age was 36.9 years. An estimated 22.2% of the population was under 18 years, 38% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 72722 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 62 76
5 to 9 122 41
10 to 14 165 81
15 to 19 44 112
20 to 24 53 143
25 to 29 89 92
30 to 34 165 86
35 to 39 139 96
40 to 44 161 69
45 to 49 91 118
50 to 54 130 134
55 to 59 27 80
60 to 64 95 67
65 to 69 94 58
70 to 74 32 61
75 to 79 33 17
80 to 84 0 17
85 and over 5 21

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 48.1% were White; 2.9% were Black or African American; 7.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4% were Asian; 2.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 34.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 18.4% of the people in 72722 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47.6% of the people in 72722 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,087 households in 72722. The average household size was 2.61 people.

Married-couple households made up 53% of the households in 72722 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.4% of all households, while 22.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.6% of all households.

In 72722, 34.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.9% of males and 55.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.4 27.4
Now married, except separated 51.9 55.8
Separated 3.9 0.5
Widowed 2.7 7.3
Divorced 8.1 9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 72722, 30 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 46.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 84.7% of the people living in 72722 were U.S. natives. 44.8% of the 72722 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 15.3% of 72722 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 18.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 62 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 72722 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 72722.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 62.4
Asia 9.1
Europe 4.1
Africa 11.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 13

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 72722 in 2020-2024, 23.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.5% of people at least five years old; 15.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.5
Other Indo-European languages 2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 72722 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.8
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 72722 was 769 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 18 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 519. College or graduate school enrollment was 232.

Educational Attainment of People in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.9
High school diploma or equivalency 43
Some college, no degree 15.4
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 11.9
Graduate or professional degree 5

Disability

In 72722, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.8% of people under 18 years old, to 16.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 72722, 57.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 90.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,196 90.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 88 6.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 43 3.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 72722 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 26.6
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 8.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.7
Other Services, except public administration 6.5
Public administration 1.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 72722 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 468 35.3
Service occupations 149 11.2
Sales and office occupations 206 15.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 177 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 327 24.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.5% of 72722 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 13.6

In 2020-2024, 72722 had a total of 1,308 housing units. Of these housing units, 56.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 25% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 18.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 56.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 25
Mobile homes 18.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

16.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 72722 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 58.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 72722 had 1,087 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 221 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.8% while renters occupied 45.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.62 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.6.

8.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.2% and another 34.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 72722:

House Heating Fuel Used in 72722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.4
Electricity 52.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 8.9
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 72722 was $230,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.4 % had a mortgage. 57.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,248 and for owners without a mortgage it was $484.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 72722 was $857. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.