Decorah, IA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1919405, place: Decorah city, Iowa)

Total Population: 8,172
Male: 3,673 (44.95%)
Female: 4,499 (55.05%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 284 (3.48%)
5 to 9 years: 298 (3.65%)
10 to 14 years: 361 (4.42%)
15 to 19 years: 1,180 (14.44%)
20 to 24 years: 1,669 (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: 29.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,950 (85.05%)
21 years and over: 5,439 (66.56%)
62 years and over: 1,700 (20.8%)
65 years and over: 1,536 (18.8%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,950 (85.05%)
--Male: 3,056 (37.4%)
--Female: 3,894 (47.65%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,536 (18.8%)
--Male: 563 (6.89%)
--Female: 973 (11.91%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 8,110 (99.24%)
--White: 7,784 (95.25%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 106 (1.3%)
--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 Races, 2000 data
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: 8,066 (98.7%)
--White Alone: 7,784 (95.25%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 6,009 (73.53%)
--Householder: 2,819 (34.5%)
--Spouse: 1,323 (16.19%)
--Child: 1,401 (17.14%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,184 (14.49%)
--Other relatives: 96 (1.17%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 23 (0.28%)
--Nonrelatives: 370 (4.53%)
----Unmarried partner: 104 (1.27%)
Living in group quarters: 2,163 (26.47%)
--Institutionalized Population: 209 (2.56%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1,954 (23.91%)
Total households: 2,819
Family households (families): 1,563 (55.45%)
----With own children under 18 years: 646 (22.92%)
--Married-couple families: 1,323 (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%)
Nonfamily households: 1,256 (44.55%)
--Householder living alone: 1,047 (37.14%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 510 (18.09%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 667 (23.66%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 972 (34.48%)
Average household size: 2.13 people
Average family size: 2.8 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,968
Occupied housing units: 2,819 (94.98%)
Vacant housing units: 149 (5.02%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 18 (0.61%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.7%
Occupied housing units: 2,819 (94.98%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,791 (60.34%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,028 (34.64%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.37 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.71 people

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