Decatur is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,266 people and five associated neighborhoods, Decatur is the 320th largest community in Texas.

Decatur real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Decatur house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Decatur has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Decatur doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The overall education level of Decatur is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.07% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Decatur in 2022 was $44,101, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,404 for a family of four. However, Decatur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Decatur is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Decatur home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Decatur residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Decatur also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Decatur include English, German, Irish, Dutch, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Decatur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.