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Decatur, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Decatur is a Census village of 1,835 people across 1.35 square miles of land, in Van Buren County. Median household income is $61,806, 76.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Decatur
What Decatur is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.35 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,358
- County holding the largest share of its areaVan Buren County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
How many people live in Decatur
- Population1,835
- Median age33.3
- Population under 18404 plus or minus 96
- Share under 1822.0 percent
- Population 65 and over245 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over13.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households739
- Family households402 plus or minus 99
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
Income and work in Decatur
- Median household income$61,806
- Per capita income$31,484
- Civilian labor force971 plus or minus 220
- Employed900 plus or minus 199
- Unemployed71 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over1,167
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.8 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
Housing in Decatur
- Housing units818
- Occupied units739
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied566 plus or minus 133
- Renter occupied173 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate76.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$137,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$785
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units672
- Share single family82.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more128 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more15.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
How Decatur gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute835 plus or minus 194
- Commuting under 15 minutes290 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.7 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more258 plus or minus 110
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone62.5 percent
- Carpooled28.2 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
SBA loans in Decatur (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,493,400
- Average approval$373,350
- Median approval$208,200
- Largest approval$1,027,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Decatur, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Decatur
Flood risk in Decatur
- NFIP communityTownship of Decatur
- NFIP community number261141
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/10/26(M)
The Township of Decatur participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261141 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Van Buren County, not Decatur
Van Buren County context, not Decatur figures
- Establishments in Van Buren County1,327
- Covered employment, Van Buren County21,597
- Average annual pay, Van Buren County$51,293
- Housing units permitted, Van Buren County212
Every figure in this section is published for Van Buren County as a whole and is not a measurement of Decatur.
All Van Buren County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Decatur questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Decatur, Michigan?
1,835, in 739 households. Decatur village covers 1.35 square miles of land, which is 1,358 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Decatur in?
Van Buren County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Decatur?
$61,806. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $137,500. Median gross rent is $785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Decatur businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $208,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Decatur, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Decatur borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Decatur. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Decatur in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Decatur appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Decatur, township of, community 261141, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Decatur figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Van Buren County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Decatur.
Is zoning published for Decatur?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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