Decatur

Population: 163
Median household income: $33,750
Median home value: $84,200

Decatur, a community in Decatur County, Iowa, has 163 residents. At $33,750, its median household income sits below Decatur County's $57,146.

31.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.47 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 163
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,750
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 93
Homeownership rate: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2023	163	$33,750	$84,200

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 2427.0%

25 to 342.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	8.0%
5 to 17	17	10.4%
18 to 24	44	27.0%
25 to 34	4	2.5%
35 to 44	21	12.9%
45 to 54	13	8.0%
55 to 64	25	15.3%
65 to 74	12	7.4%
75 and over	14	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142	87.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate53.9%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	15.7%
High school graduate	48	53.9%
Some college or associate's	24	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	3	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone94.7%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	94.7%
Carpooled	3	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	4.0%
15 to 29 min	28	37.3%
30 to 44 min	16	21.3%
45 to 59 min	2	2.7%
60+ min	26	34.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 31.3% (51 of 163)

	Count	Share
Family households	48	72.7%
Nonfamily households	18	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66	71.0%
Vacant	27	29.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	63	95.5%
Renter-occupied	3	4.5%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	31.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1919315
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7427, -93.8328