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Population (year 2000): 859. Estimated
population in July 2005: 846 (-1.5% change)
Males: 394 (45.9%), Females: 465 (54.1%)
Decatur County
Zip code:
38329
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $23,056 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,100 (year 2000)
Races in Decaturville:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.9%)
- Black (11.9%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
Ancestries: United States (25.4%), English
(9.8%), Irish (4.9%), German (2.9%), Italian (1.6%), Scottish
(1.0%).
Elevation: 517 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Decaturville
- High school or higher: 66.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Decaturville town
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 15.5%
- Divorced: 13.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Decaturville:
- DECATUR COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
PARSONS, TN)
- PERRY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINDEN,
TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE LEXINGTON HOSP (about 21 miles;
LEXINGTON, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Decaturville:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 54 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 69 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 87 miles; FORT
CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Decaturville:
- SCOTT FIELD (about 4 miles; PARSONS, TN; ID: 0M1)
- HASSELL FIELD (about 18 miles; CLIFTON, TN; ID: M29)
- FRANKLIN WILKINS (about 18 miles; LEXINGTON, TN; ID:
M52)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Decaturville:
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; JACKSON, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 57 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 65 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 67 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
Public high school in Decaturville:
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 417;
Location: 4250 HIGHWAY 641 SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Decaturville:
- DECATURVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
183; Location: 820 SOUTHWEST ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Decaturville:
- DECATUR COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $46,666; Location: 20 WEST MARKET STREET; 19,035
books; 339 audio materials; 1,333 video materials; 29
serial subscriptions)
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