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Decatur, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Decatur is a Census village of 482 people across 1.02 square miles of land, in Burt County. Median household income is $55,313, 74.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Decatur
What Decatur is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.02 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land472
- County holding the largest share of its areaBurt 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
- Population482
- Median age52.8
- Population under 1872 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1814.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over124 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over25.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households251
- Family households124 plus or minus 34
- Share of households that are families49.4 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$55,313 plus or minus $17,099
- Per capita income$30,217
- Civilian labor force202 plus or minus 54
- Employed187 plus or minus 51
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over382
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
Housing in Decatur
- Housing units344
- Occupied units251
- Vacant units93 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate27.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Owner occupied186 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied65 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate74.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,800 plus or minus $30,528
- Median gross rent, monthly$595 plus or minus $217
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units248 plus or minus 58
- Share single family72.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more8.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes68 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1966
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 commute167 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes57 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.1 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more74 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone65.1 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Carpooled15.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
Flood risk in Decatur
- NFIP communityVillage of Decatur
- NFIP community number310021
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20(M)
The Village of Decatur participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310021 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.
Burt County, not Decatur
Burt County context, not Decatur figures
- Establishments in Burt County192
- Covered employment, Burt County1,780
- Average annual pay, Burt County$44,275
- Housing units permitted, Burt County20
Every figure in this section is published for Burt 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, Nebraska?
482, in 251 households. Decatur village covers 1.02 square miles of land, which is 472 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?
Burt 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?
$55,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,800. Median gross rent is $595 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Decatur in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Decatur appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Decatur, village of, community 310021, 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 Burt 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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