| Index | Decatur | Mississippi | National |
| Income per capita | $18,538 | $21,651 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $40,208 | $40,528 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $66,641 | $50,403 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $17,986 | $24,844 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $28,750 | $31,665 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $12,683 | $22,259 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 5.5% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 26.5% | 22.3% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 16.2% | 16.2% |
| Manufacturing sector | 20.5% | 20.5% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 28.5% | 28.5% |
| Public administration | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Other | 16.2% | 16.2% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Lake, MS | 507 | $49,091 | 11.3% |
| Sebastopol, MS | 325 | $43,438 | 21.5% |
| Union, MS | 2,581 | $38,125 | 31.1% |
| Chunky, MS | 255 | $31,964 | 42.2% |
| Newton, MS | 3,190 | $27,824 | 49.7% |
| Decatur, MS | 1,755 | $40,208 | 27.3% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Kaibito, AZ | 1,755 | $55,789 | 0.8% |
| Portola, CA | 1,755 | $46,667 | 15.6% |
| Prudenville, MI | 1,755 | $39,340 | 28.9% |
| Corvallis, MT | 1,755 | $52,689 | 4.8% |
| Mercer, PA | 1,755 | $46,429 | 16.1% |
| Decatur, MS | 1,755 | $40,208 | 27.3% |
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