Lamoni

Population: 2,121
Median household income: $52,300
Median home value: $107,900

Lamoni, a community in Decatur County, Iowa, has 2,121 residents. Its median household income of $52,300 runs below the Decatur County figure of $57,146.

From 2019 to 2023, Lamoni's population declined 17.0% from 2,554 to 2,121, while its median home value rose 15.6% from $93,300 to $107,900.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 33.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,121
Median age: 27.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,300
Median home value: $107,900
Median gross rent: $676
Housing units: 916
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5542,121

Median household income

$37,373$52,300

Median home value

$93,300$107,900

Median gross rent

$614$676

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,554	$37,373	$93,300	$614
2020	2,339	$36,596	$90,400	$584
2021	2,285	$42,554	$96,800	$609
2022	2,284	$48,854	$104,100	$649
2023	2,121	$52,300	$107,900	$676

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 2433.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	4.5%
5 to 17	214	10.1%
18 to 24	699	33.0%
25 to 34	247	11.6%
35 to 44	135	6.4%
45 to 54	130	6.1%
55 to 64	181	8.5%
65 to 74	215	10.1%
75 and over	204	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,697	80.0%
Black or African American	123	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	1.0%
Asian	35	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	21	1.0%
Two or more races	130	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree29.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	7.2%
High school graduate	207	18.6%
Some college or associate's	284	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	219	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	322	29.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked18.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	677	66.2%
Carpooled	104	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	190	18.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	4.8%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	694	71.3%
15 to 29 min	170	17.5%
30 to 44 min	72	7.4%
45 to 59 min	8	0.8%
60+ min	29	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 13.2% (212 of 1,603)

	Count	Share
Family households	434	55.9%
Nonfamily households	342	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	776	84.7%
Vacant	140	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	411	53.0%
Renter-occupied	365	47.0%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units16.2%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	611	66.7%
1-unit, attached	18	2.0%
2 to 4 units	148	16.2%
5 to 19 units	29	3.2%
20 or more units	98	10.7%
Mobile home & other	12	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1942960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 40.6196, -93.9305