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Decatur, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Decatur is a Census town of 1,898 people across 3.80 square miles of land, in Meigs County. Median household income is $42,578, 57.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Decatur
What Decatur is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land500 plus or minus 123
- County holding the largest share of its areaMeigs 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
- Population1,898 plus or minus 466
- Median age42.4
- Population under 18388 plus or minus 127
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over435 plus or minus 111
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent
- Households719 plus or minus 159
- Family households383 plus or minus 120
- Share of households that are families53.3 percent plus or minus 11.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
Income and work in Decatur
- Median household income$42,578 plus or minus $16,858
- Per capita income$24,771 plus or minus $5,997
- Civilian labor force754 plus or minus 213
- Employed580 plus or minus 157
- Unemployed174 plus or minus 109
- Unemployment rate23.1 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Adults 25 and over1,283 plus or minus 307
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Decatur
- Housing units778 plus or minus 164
- Occupied units719 plus or minus 159
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied415 plus or minus 120
- Renter occupied304 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate57.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$220,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$847
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units500 plus or minus 137
- Share single family64.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more72 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more9.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes200 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1979
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 commute558 plus or minus 153
- Commuting under 15 minutes188 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more147 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Drove alone81.8 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Decatur
SBA loans in Decatur (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,786,200
- Average approval$2,393,100
- Median approval$2,393,100
- Largest approval$4,211,200
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval11.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term156 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Decatur, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 number470134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/28/25
The Town of Decatur participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470134 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.
Meigs County, not Decatur
Meigs County context, not Decatur figures
- Establishments in Meigs County109
- Covered employment, Meigs County1,933
- Average annual pay, Meigs County$55,796
- Housing units permitted, Meigs County94
Every figure in this section is published for Meigs 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, Tennessee?
1,898, in 719 households. Decatur town covers 3.80 square miles of land, which is 500 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?
Meigs 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?
$42,578. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $220,900. Median gross rent is $847 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?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $4.8 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $2,393,100. 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 1 loan has 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, town of, community 470134, 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 Meigs 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.