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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!19500=METRO("Decatur, IL")

Decatur, IL metro area

The Decatur, IL metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 100,737 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $9.1 billion that year.

Illinois1 county
GDP, 2024$9.1B#303 of 387 · +2.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$61,376#199 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.8%#360 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)88.4#325 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Decatur, ILUnited States
Decatur, ILUnited States
100K105K110K115K120K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$606M6.7%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.8B41.7%9.5%
Finance & insurance$279M3.1%8.7%
Professional services$190M2.1%8.0%
Health care$632M7.0%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$482M5.3%5.9%
Information$66M0.7%5.7%
Construction$466M5.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$462M5.1%3.3%
Accommodation & food$218M2.4%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$92M1.0%3.0%
Other services$172M1.9%2.0%
Management of companies$7M0.1%1.8%
Utilities$258M2.8%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$0M0.0%1.3%
Education$54M0.6%1.1%
Arts & recreation$22M0.2%1.0%
Agriculture$132M1.5%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Macon CountyIllinoisCentral17115