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Population (year 2000): 2,246. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,190 (-2.5% change)
Males: 1,044 (46.5%), Females: 1,202 (53.5%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
37324
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $27,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,700 (year 2000)
Races in Decherd:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.8%)
- Black (14.5%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (16.3%), English
(7.9%), Irish (7.3%), German (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
Scottish (1.2%).
Elevation: 960 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Decherd
- High school or higher: 66.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Decherd city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 49.5%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 15.7%
2.4% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -95 (-4.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Decherd:
- SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
WINCHESTER, TN)
- JOHN W HARTON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 14 miles;
TULLAHOMA, TN)
- COFFEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; MANCHESTER,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Decherd:
- SMYRNA (about 62 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 63 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 63 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Decherd:
- WINCHESTER MUNI (about 4 miles; WINCHESTER, TN; ID:
BGF)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 14 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID:
UOS)
- TULLAHOMA REGIONAL ARPT/WM NORTHERN FIELD (about 15
miles; TULLAHOMA, TN; ID: THA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Decherd:
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles;
MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 52 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 56
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
59 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
Public primary/middle school in Decherd:
- DECHERD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451;
Location: 401 BRATTON ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Decherd:
- SCHOOL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (Students: 104;
Location: 2037 DECHERD BLVD; Grades: PK - 6)
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