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Decatur, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Decatur is a Census town of 1,929 people across 5.51 square miles of land, in Newton County. Median household income is $50,128, 58.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $255,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Decatur
What Decatur is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.51 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land350
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewton 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
- Population1,929
- Median age21.7
- Population under 18342 plus or minus 111
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over181 plus or minus 72
- Share 65 and over9.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households540 plus or minus 124
- Family households287 plus or minus 92
- Share of households that are families53.1 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
Income and work in Decatur
- Median household income$50,128
- Per capita income$21,673
- Civilian labor force707 plus or minus 180
- Employed660 plus or minus 167
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 55
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over847 plus or minus 180
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Decatur
- Housing units661 plus or minus 141
- Occupied units540 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units121 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied314 plus or minus 89
- Renter occupied226 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate58.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,900 plus or minus $37,850
- Median gross rent, monthly$835
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units457 plus or minus 97
- Share single family69.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 72
- Share in buildings of two or more18.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Mobile homes75 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Decatur gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute644 plus or minus 164
- Commuting under 15 minutes211 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more180 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone94.2 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home2.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
SBA loans in Decatur (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$255,000
- Average approval$255,000
- Median approval$255,000
- Largest approval$255,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
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 communityTown of Decatur
- NFIP community number280251
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10
The Town of Decatur does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280251 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.
Newton County, not Decatur
Newton County context, not Decatur figures
- Establishments in Newton County315
- Covered employment, Newton County5,127
- Average annual pay, Newton County$41,490
- Housing units permitted, Newton County0
Every figure in this section is published for Newton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Decatur.
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.
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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, Mississippi?
1,929, in 540 households. Decatur town covers 5.51 square miles of land, which is 350 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?
Newton 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?
$50,128. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,900. Median gross rent is $835 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $255,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $255,000. 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Decatur appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Decatur, town of, community 280251, 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 Newton 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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