It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Decaturville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Decaturville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Decaturville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Decaturville may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Decaturville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Decaturville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.14% of adults in Decaturville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Decaturville in 2022 was $18,705, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,820 for a family of four. However, Decaturville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Decaturville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.49% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Decaturville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Decaturville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Decaturville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Decaturville include Irish, German, French, English, and African.
The most common language spoken in Decaturville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
