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Decorah township, Winneshiek County, IA

9,351 Population
36.2 square miles 258.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Winneshiek County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,775 ±$4,291 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Winneshiek County: $41,556 ±$2,705
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,777 ±$9,772 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Winneshiek County: $79,066 ±$5,270
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.7% ±2.9% (660  ±222) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Winneshiek County: 8.4% † 1,521 (±2% / ±358)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.5 minutes ±1.8 (57,200  ±9,218) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Winneshiek County: 18.1 168,320 (±1.2 / ±13,341)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,796 ±222 Number of households
  • Winneshiek County: 8,139 ±218
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.2 (7,636  ±326) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Winneshiek County: 2.2 18,114 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1% ±1% (24  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Winneshiek County: 5.9% † 245 (±2% / ±85)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,201 ±199 Number of housing units
  • Winneshiek County: 9,029 ±86
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$248,100 ±$20,048 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Winneshiek County: $259,200 ±$13,750
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.8% ±3.7% (1,281  ±351.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Winneshiek County: 12.1% † 2,373 (±2.8% / ±548.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.7% ±5.7% (5,965  ±443.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Winneshiek County: 96.2% 12,977 (±4.2% / ±571.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.2% ±3.7% (2,479  ±253.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Winneshiek County: 31.2% 4,213 (±2.3% / ±315.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 10 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

4.5% ±1.2% (416  ±117) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Winneshiek County: 2.6% 514
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±1.6% (572  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Winneshiek County: 6.6% † 1,065 (±0.9% / ±145)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
572 Total veterans ±130 506 Male ±114 66 Female ±41

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