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Lamoni, IA

2,207 Population
4 square miles 558.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.5 ±3.4 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Decatur County: 36.1 ±0.6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,948 ±$7,826 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Decatur County: $30,020 ±$2,558
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,554 ±$7,927 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Decatur County: $59,044 ±$4,382
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.6% ±6.2% (280  ±111) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Decatur County: 14.6% † 1,034 (±2.8% / ±196)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.9 minutes ±2.5 (13,205  ±3,288) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Decatur County: 22.5 79,665 (±1.9 / ±7,669)
  • 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

751 ±103 Number of households
  • Decatur County: 3,055 ±119
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.4 (1,702  ±229) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Decatur County: 2.4 7,184 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±2.1% (20  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Decatur County: 7.2% † 125 (±1.9% / ±33)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

876 ±108 Number of housing units
  • Decatur County: 3,659 ±32
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$113,400 ±$12,631 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Decatur County: $113,900 ±$6,899
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

26.7% ±5.5% (582  ±134.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Decatur County: 16.7% † 1,282 (±2.8% / ±217)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.5% ±5.7% (1,030  ±127.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Decatur County: 89.8% 4,289 (±5.1% / ±245.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
41.9% ±6.3% (472  ±86.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Decatur County: 23.5% † 1,124 (±3% / ±141.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • 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

6% ±2.3% (133  ±52) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Decatur County: 1.9% 146
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±1.9% (103  ±36) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Decatur County: 6% † 360 (±0.9% / ±52)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
103 Total veterans ±36 103 Male ±36 N/A Female ±10

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