Decorah

Population: 7,597
Median household income: $62,177
Median home value: $234,600

Located in Winneshiek County, Iowa, Decorah is a community with a population of 7,597. At $62,177, its median household income sits below Winneshiek County's $75,652.

From 2019 to 2023, Decorah's population declined 1.4% from 7,701 to 7,597, while its median home value rose 23.7% from $189,700 to $234,600.

Owners occupy 64.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,597
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,177
Median home value: $234,600
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 3,277
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7017,597

Median household income

$62,336$62,177

Median home value

$189,700$234,600

Median gross rent

$634$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,701	$62,336	$189,700	$634
2020	7,615	$55,920	$192,700	$652
2021	7,767	$55,480	$203,300	$702
2022	7,611	$57,939	$228,800	$746
2023	7,597	$62,177	$234,600	$788

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 2424.9%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	296	3.9%
5 to 17	738	9.7%
18 to 24	1,893	24.9%
25 to 34	765	10.1%
35 to 44	734	9.7%
45 to 54	794	10.5%
55 to 64	653	8.6%
65 to 74	889	11.7%
75 and over	835	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,068	93.0%
Black or African American	54	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	97	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	198	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	180	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	3.8%
High school graduate	987	21.1%
Some college or associate's	1,354	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,344	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	807	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone58.0%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked23.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,395	58.0%
Carpooled	313	7.6%
Public transit	16	0.4%
Walked	951	23.0%
Bicycle	40	1.0%
Worked from home	401	9.7%
Other means	10	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,918	78.3%
15 to 29 min	487	13.1%
30 to 44 min	109	2.9%
45 to 59 min	31	0.8%
60+ min	180	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 7.7% (446 of 5,798)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,585	54.4%
Nonfamily households	1,328	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,913	88.9%
Vacant	364	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,885	64.7%
Renter-occupied	1,028	35.3%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units16.8%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,190	66.8%
1-unit, attached	156	4.8%
2 to 4 units	549	16.8%
5 to 19 units	255	7.8%
20 or more units	127	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1919405
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 43.3016, -91.7848