What percentage of people rent in Decatur, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Decatur, TN, 2020–2024
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42.3% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Decatur, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 304 renting households against 415 that own their home.

In Decatur, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 42.3% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.3% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 304 (±96)
Median renter income: $27,000 (±$21,401)

Who rents and who owns in Decatur

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Decatur	Meigs County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.3% (±10.0 points)	19.0% (±3.6 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	304 (±96)	997 (±191)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	415 (±120)	4,238 (±292)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,000 (±$21,401)	$39,591 (±$12,604)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,750 (±$27,010)	$66,379 (±$5,332)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Decatur, the renter share is higher than in Meigs County (19.0%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (33.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 95 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Decatur has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.0% (±8.5 points)	42.3% (±10.0 points)	+5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$620 (±$38)	$847 (±$64)	+36.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$43,971 (±$5,007)	$42,578 (±$16,858)	−3.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Decatur

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Decatur
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Decatur	—	42.3% (±10.0 points)	—
Spring City	12 mi	28.8% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Athens	12 mi	40.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Dayton	12 mi	54.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Niota	14 mi	25.6% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Calhoun	16 mi	27.9% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Graysville	17 mi	43.2% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Charleston	17 mi	21.3% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Englewood	19 mi	33.5% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring City, TN (28.8%), Niota, TN (25.6%), Charleston, TN (21.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Decatur

How many renters are there in Decatur?

Decatur has an estimated 304 (±96) renting households, 42.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Decatur?

In Decatur, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 42.3% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Decatur?

A renting household in Decatur has 2.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Decatur?

The median renting household in Decatur, TN has an income of $27,000 (±$21,401) a year, against $63,750 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Decatur town, Tennessee (place:19880, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.