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A town of 4,161.
Decatur Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $136K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the DuBois area’s $62K median household income. It grades B overall, 588th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 81% of the country. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Decatur Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On the outdoors, just 48 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 98, at 24 acres.
Where Decatur Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Decatur Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,763 in 1970, 4,549 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2000 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Decatur Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Decatur Township.
Decatur Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with College Township and other neighbors.
Against the 7,848 U.S. towns with household incomes like Decatur Township’s, it is less healthy than 66%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
22% of Decatur Township adults smoke cigarettes. Decatur Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 17% of Decatur Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Decatur Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Decatur Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.7% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 22.3% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Decatur Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Decatur Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Decatur Township is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Decatur Township has about as many jobs (1,184) as working residents, but only 85 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Decatur Township for work: only 7% work in town. Decatur Township’s median household income is $56,000. The top destinations are College Township (8%), Rush Township (7%) and Philipsburg (4%).
| Decatur Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 98 | — | 24 |
| 2. Fairview Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Decatur Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Decatur Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Decatur Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,549 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure tabulated in the 2010 census in which the population was 2,548. The township is named after war hero Stephen Decatur, Jr.
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8 towns share a border with Decatur Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Township | #588 | B | A | — | B− | C− |
| Rush Township | #757 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Woodward Township | #551 | B | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Chester Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osceola Mills | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Boggs Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Morris Township | #892 | C | A | — | C | C+ |
| West Decatur | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Osceola Mills and Boggs Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Decatur Township, Rush Township, Woodward Township, Osceola Mills, Boggs Township and Morris Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Chester Hill and West Decatur aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Decatur Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Decatur Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #588 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.