Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Decorah, IA Urban Area

7,732 Population
5.2 square miles 1,487.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

41.1 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,744 ±$4,891 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,395 ±$5,385 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±2.9% (516  ±174) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.9 minutes ±1.4 (45,735  ±6,927) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,130 ±170 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.1 (6,022  ±269) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.2% ±1.1% (24  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,525 ±174 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$243,400 ±$16,234 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.9% ±4.3% (1,221  ±334.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.3% ±6.8% (4,824  ±400.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
41.9% ±4.4% (2,099  ±236.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.4% ±1.5% (416  ±117) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±1.8% (460  ±121) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
460 Total veterans ±121 409 Male ±111 51 Female ±35

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.