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Decatur, TN vs Ooltewah, TN

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- Ooltewah is 0% more densely populated than Decatur.
- People are 57.3% more likely to be married in Ooltewah.
- The Median Age is 33.2 years older in Ooltewah.
 Decatur, TNOoltewah, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock479329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock73.438.4
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 Population - 20101,645  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,681285,036,114
 Population - 19901,361  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-90.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock798.393.4
 Land Area3.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Decatur, TNOoltewah, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock4.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock20.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Decatur, TNOoltewah, TNUnited States
 White90.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.4%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Decatur, TNOoltewah, TNUnited States
 Married Population47.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock75.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated5.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock24.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.5%10.8%
 Widowed10.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.202.60
 Households724  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock58.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock0.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

We need more places to eat and buy groceries, we are lossing a lot of sale tax money from people going to Athens and other near by  More

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Over 19 years ago

We need a judge who will quit slapping meth cooks and users/sellers on the wrist and putting them back on the street with little fine or jail time or community  More

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Reviews for Ooltewah    2 Reviews

Located approximately twenty-five minutes from a renewed downtown Chattanooga and touching the shores of Chickamauga Lake, Ooltewah is positioned to be the premier  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocated to TN a year ago from Boston area. Ooltewah is growing fast, new services are coming to town every day. Accessible to the Freeway, minutes from downtown  More

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