The population of Decatur county is estimated at 26,715. In 2017 there were 372 births and 330 deaths in Decatur county. Decatur county has 4,015 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,834 that are owned free and clear and 3,541 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of Decatur County filed 10,820 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Georgia filings and 0.007% of the entire nation. Decatur had a combined total federal tax liability of $64,102,000 on earned income of $434,007,000. Other notable statistics from Decatur County were 250 unemployment claims which collected a total of $637,000 and 2,120 charitable contributions valued at $15,425,000. 1,910 filings from Decatur County paid a combined total of $4,773,000 in property taxes and 1,540 filings paid $8,662,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Decatur county had 88 religious congregations with an estimated 17,348 members.
14.9% of the Decatur population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 19.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 38% of Decatur County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is a decrease from the 2012 election by 227 votes.
At $37,835 the median income is 67.4% of the Georgia average. An estimated 657 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Decatur, the equivalant of around 5.6% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 6.6%.

Top 15 Industries in Decatur County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
1,333	Retail trade
1,260	Manufacturing
434	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
252	Food manufacturing
243	Finance and insurance
171	Motor vehicle and parts dealers
157	Other services (except public administration)
147	Professional, scientific, and technical services
146	Gasoline stations
100	Transportation and warehousing
94	Health and personal care stores
84	Pharmacies and drug stores
83	Social assistance
47	Clothing and clothing accessories stores
46	Rental and leasing services

In 2018 5.80% of listings in Decatur County.

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