Decorah City, Iowa

Decorah City, Iowa is a city of the Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 8172 inhabitants. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 7906, It is the 43rd largest in terms of population. Its area is just over 6.43 sq mi (16.65 sq km), of which, 6.41 square miles (16.6 sq km) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 sq km) of it is water, it is the 50th largest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 8172 people, 2819 households, and 1563 families residing in the city. The population density was 1275.9 people per square mile (492.63/kmē), it is Iowa's 202nd most densely populated city. There were 2968 housing units at an average density of 463 per square mile (178.77/kmē). The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.8. The population's age distribution was 15% under the age of 18, 31.4% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 17% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. The median age was 29.8 years, The median age of males was 28.1 years, for females the median age was 31.7 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 95.99% White, 1.13% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian, 1.6% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, 0.76% from two or more races and 0.42% Other races.

Decorah city Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Decorah city Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Decorah City Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $37485, it is the 293rd wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $49668, making it the 150th highest city by median family income in Iowa. The per capita income for the city was $16351, it is the 526th wealthiest city in terms of per capita income. The median income was $8755, The median income for males was $11916, compared to $6888 for females.

In 2000, 3420 pupils and students, of which 1604 are male and 1816 are female, 41.85% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 138 nursery or pri school, 49 kindergarten, 506 elementary school, 363 high school and 2364 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census8172
April 2000 Estimate8184
July 2000 Estimate8169
July 2001 Estimate8145
July 2002 Estimate8041
July 2003 Estimate7971
July 2004 Estimate8003
July 2005 Estimate7983
July 2006 Estimate7944
July 2007 Estimate7933
July 2008 Estimate7906
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school10038138
Kindergarten262349
Elementary school257249506
High school180183363
College or graduate school104113232364
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Decorah city, Iowa$37485$49668$16351
Winneshiek County, Iowa$38908$45966$17047
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587