Language Spoken At Home in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,888 | 100% |
English only | 7,463 | 94.6% |
Language other than English | 425 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 86 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 153 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 157 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 85 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 30 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,097 | 100% |
American | 171 | 2.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 249 | 3.1% |
Danish | 168 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 153 | 1.9% |
English | 696 | 8.6% |
French (except Basque) | 158 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 88 | 1.1% |
German | 3,153 | 38.9% |
Greek | 10 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,096 | 13.5% |
Italian | 42 | 0.5% |
Lithuanian | 37 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 2,485 | 30.7% |
Polish | 74 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 48 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 50 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 139 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 63 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 576 | 7.1% |
Swiss | 31 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 32 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,817 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,588 | 56.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 528 | 18.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,315 | 46.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 404 | 14.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 63 | 2.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 33 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 210 | 7.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 91 | 3.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,229 | 43.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,067 | 37.9% |
65 years and over | 489 | 17.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 618 | 21.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,080 | 38.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,767 | 100% |
Householder | 2,817 | 48.8% |
Spouse | 1,315 | 22.8% |
Child | 1,086 | 18.8% |
Other relatives | 228 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 321 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 53 | 0.9% |
Marital Status in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,381 | 100% |
Never married | 1,685 | 49.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,403 | 41.5% |
Separated | 38 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 105 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 150 | 4.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,920 | 100% |
Never married | 1,820 | 46.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,390 | 35.5% |
Separated | 9 | 0.2% |
Widowed | 442 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 259 | 6.6% |
Fertility in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 45 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 109 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 64 | 58.7% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 23.9% |
1 or 2 years | 8 | 7.3% |
3 or 4 years | 22 | 20.2% |
5 or more years | 8 | 7.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 64 | 100% |
Who are female | 35 | 54.7% |
Who are married | 56 | 87.5% |
School Enrollment in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,369 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 75 | 2.2% |
Kindergarten | 34 | 1.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 510 | 15.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 283 | 8.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,467 | 73.2% |
Educational Attainment in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,424 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 183 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 163 | 3.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,461 | 33.0% |
Some college, no degree | 741 | 16.7% |
Associate's degree | 282 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 922 | 20.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 672 | 15.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 36.0% |
Veteran Status in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,096 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 625 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,895 | 100% |
With a disability | 805 | 10.2% |
Under 18 years | 1,001 | 100% |
With a disability | 37 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 5,377 | 100% |
With a disability | 362 | 6.7% |
65 years and over | 1,517 | 100% |
With a disability | 406 | 26.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,043 | 100% |
Same house | 6,234 | 77.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,798 | 22.4% |
Same county | 789 | 9.8% |
Different county | 1,009 | 12.5% |
Same state | 331 | 4.1% |
Different state | 678 | 8.4% |
Abroad | 11 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,097 | 100% |
Native | 7,777 | 96.0% |
Born in United States | 7,718 | 95.3% |
State of residence | 4,385 | 54.2% |
Different state | 3,333 | 41.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 59 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 320 | 4.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 320 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 169 | 52.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 151 | 47.2% |
Year of Entry in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 379 | 100% |
Native | 59 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 59 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 320 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 318 | 99.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Decorah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 320 | 100% |
Europe | 60 | 18.8% |
Asia | 97 | 30.3% |
Africa | 63 | 19.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 82 | 25.6% |
Northern America | 18 | 5.6% |