Decorah

Decorah Population and Demographics

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Decorah Population: 8172 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 3673 44.95%
Female 4499 55.05%

Under 5 years 284 3.48%
5 to 9 years 298 3.65%
10 to 14 years 361 4.42%
15 to 19 years 1180 14.44%
20 to 24 years 1669 20.42%
25 to 34 years 640 7.83%
35 to 44 years 814 9.96%
45 to 54 years 830 10.16%
55 to 59 years 266 3.26%
60 to 64 years 294 3.6%
65 to 74 years 623 7.62%
75 to 84 years 580 7.1%
85 years and over 333 4.07%

Median age (years) 29.8

18 years and over 6950 85.05%
Male 3056 37.4%
Female 3894 47.65%
21 years and over 5439 66.56%
62 years and over 1700 20.8%
65 years and over 1536 18.8%
Male 563 6.89%
Female 973 11.91%

Race
One race 8110 99.24%
White 7844 95.99%
Black or African American 92 1.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.1%
Asian 131 1.6%
Asian indian 31 0.38%
Chinese 5 0.06%
Filipino 3 0.04%
Japanese 3 0.04%
Korean 25 0.31%
Vietnamese 33 0.4%
Other Asian 31 0.38%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 34 0.42%
Two or more races 62 0.76%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 8172 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 106 1.3%
Mexican 40 0.49%
Puerto Rican 7 0.09%
Cuban 6 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino 53 0.65%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8066 98.7%
White alone 7784 95.25%

Relationship
Total Population 8172 100.00%
In households 6009 73.53%
Householder 2819 34.5%
Spouse 1323 16.19%
Child 1401 17.14%
Own child under 18 years 1184 14.49%
Other relatives 96 1.17%
Under 18 years 23 0.28%
Nonrelatives 370 4.53%
Unmarried partner 104 1.27%
In group quarters 2163 26.47%
Institutionalized population 209 2.56%
Non-Institutionalized population 1954 23.91%

Households by Type
Total Households 2819 100.0 %
Family households (families) 1563 55.45%
With own children under 18 years 646 22.92%
Married-couple family 1323 46.93%
With own children under 18 years 500 17.74%
Female householder, no husband present 185 6.56%
With own children under 18 years 121 4.29%
Non Family households 1256 44.55%
Householder living alone 1047 37.14%
Householder 65 years and over 510 18.09%

Households with individuals under 18 years 667 23.66%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 972 34.48%

Average Household size 2.13
Average family size 2.8

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 2968 100.00%
Occupied housing units 2819 94.98%
Vacant housing units 149 5.02%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18 0.61%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 2819 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 1791 63.53%
Renter-occupied housing units. 1028 36.47%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.37
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.71

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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