Deckerville, Michigan
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Deckerville is a village in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 944 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 944 people, 369 households, and 215 families residing in the village. The population density was 284.8/km² (738.5/mi²). There were 411 housing units at an average density of 124.0/km² (321.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.70% White, 0.32% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 3.18% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.05% of the population.
There were 369 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,083, and the median income for a family was $39,063. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,102 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,791. About 8.9% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
