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Decorah Community School District, IA

12,621 Population
310.4 square miles 40.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Winneshiek County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • about 20 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

$42,620 ±$4,054 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Winneshiek County: $41,556 ±$2,705
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$73,924 ±$7,370 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Winneshiek County: $79,066 ±$5,270
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.1% ±2.3% (880  ±257) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Winneshiek County: 8.4% † 1,521 (±2% / ±358)
  • about three-quarters 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)

16.6 minutes ±1.7 (97,220  ±12,082) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Winneshiek County: 18.1 168,320 (±1.2 / ±13,341)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,196 ±239 Number of households
  • Winneshiek County: 8,139 ±218
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (10,906  ±389) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Winneshiek County: 2.2 18,114 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 90 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

2.5% ±1.4% (70  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Winneshiek County: 5.9% † 245 (±2% / ±85)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,778 ±222 Number of housing units
  • Winneshiek County: 9,029 ±86
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$273,100 ±$19,150 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Winneshiek County: $259,200 ±$13,750
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.9% ±3% (1,485  ±372.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Winneshiek County: 12.1% † 2,373 (±2.8% / ±548.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.8% ±4.8% (8,402  ±512.4) 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)
37.8% ±3.1% (3,277  ±294.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Winneshiek County: 31.2% 4,213 (±2.3% / ±315.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • a little 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

3.4% ±0.9% (434  ±120) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Winneshiek County: 2.6% 514
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±1.3% (760  ±144) 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)
760 Total veterans ±144 678 Male ±128 82 Female ±44

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