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Decatur township, Decatur County, IA

309 Population
35.7 square miles 8.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±14.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Decatur County: 36.2 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$29,964 ±$7,845 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Decatur County: $27,508 ±$1,633
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$60,938 ±$8,149 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Decatur County: $57,146 † ±$6,095
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

16.5% ±18.4% (51  ±60) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Decatur County: 15.2% † 1,067 (±2.9% / ±205)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

29.9 minutes ±7 (4,725  ±2,554) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Decatur County: 22.9 73,375 (±2 / ±8,007)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

130 ±43 Number of households
  • Decatur County: 3,049 ±123
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.4 ±0.5 (309  ±119) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Decatur County: 2.3 7,073 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

6.7% ±6.5% (6  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Decatur County: 7% † 116 (±2.5% / ±41)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

157 ±52 Number of housing units
  • Decatur County: 3,651 ±23
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$112,200 ±$10,377 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Decatur County: $109,500 ±$6,870
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

15.7% ±12.7% (48  ±43) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Decatur County: 16.9% † 1,280 (±3% / ±227.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

92.9% ±3.4% (184  ±58) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Decatur County: 89% 4,246 (±5% / ±241.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
23.2% ±13.9% (46  ±31.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Decatur County: 24.3% † 1,157 (±2.8% / ±135.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

2.9% ±2.7% (7  ±7) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Decatur County: 6.4% † 377 (±1% / ±58)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
7 Total veterans ±7 7 Male ±7 N/A Female ±10

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