Decatur County, Iowa

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,669
Median household income: $57,146
Median home value: $109,500

Decatur County is a county in Iowa with a population of 7,669. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,146, its median household income sits below Iowa's $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Decatur County's population declined 3.9% from 7,979 to 7,669, while its median household income rose 28.5% from $44,462 to $57,146.

Households average 2.32 people. The median gross rent is $663.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,669
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,146
Median home value: $109,500
Median gross rent: $663
Housing units: 3,651
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9797,669

Median household income

$44,462$57,146

Median home value

$83,200$109,500

Median gross rent

$567$663

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,979	$44,462	$83,200	$567
2020	7,908	$48,154	$82,800	$568
2021	7,718	$52,753	$87,900	$571
2022	7,684	$56,068	$97,000	$621
2023	7,669	$57,146	$109,500	$663

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2415.3%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	459	6.0%
5 to 17	1,271	16.6%
18 to 24	1,170	15.3%
25 to 34	819	10.7%
35 to 44	710	9.3%
45 to 54	713	9.3%
55 to 64	928	12.1%
65 to 74	884	11.5%
75 and over	715	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,974	90.9%
Black or African American	125	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.3%
Asian	40	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.5%
Two or more races	220	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	250	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	523	11.0%
High school graduate	1,790	37.5%
Some college or associate's	1,299	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	675	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	482	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,638	75.7%
Carpooled	357	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	201	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	277	7.9%
Other means	13	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,481	46.2%
15 to 29 min	742	23.1%
30 to 44 min	487	15.2%
45 to 59 min	198	6.2%
60+ min	301	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 15.2% (1,067 of 7,015)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,901	62.3%
Nonfamily households	1,148	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,049	83.5%
Vacant	602	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,073	68.0%
Renter-occupied	976	32.0%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,834	77.6%
1-unit, attached	34	0.9%
2 to 4 units	263	7.2%
5 to 19 units	106	2.9%
20 or more units	150	4.1%
Mobile home & other	264	7.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 19053
State: Iowa
Land area: 532 sq mi
Water area: 1.6 sq mi
Center point: 40.7364, -93.7846