Iowa · Census place 19405
Decorah city, IA
Quick answer
Decorah city has 7,597 residents, ranking #53 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $62,177, the median home is worth $234,600 and median gross rent runs $788 a month.
- Population
- 7,597Decorah city residents
- Median household income
- $62,177Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $234,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $788Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Decorah city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Decorah city median would spend about 15.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 64.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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