Decorah

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  4. Decorah Employment Information
  5. Decorah Family Information
  6. Decorah Education Information
  7. Decorah Public Benefits Information
  8. Decorah Criminal Information
  9. Decorah Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Decorah Zip Codes


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Decorah Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 9,911
  • Land Area (2000): 93.692 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.065 square kilometers
Decorah Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2002 8,201 2004 Not Available 2006 8,127
2003 8,209 2005 8,102 2007 8,066

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Houses (2000): 3,576
Decorah Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,609 76.97%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 172 1.74%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,105 21.29%

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Decorah Employment Information Back to top
Decorah Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 683 26.04%
2. Construction 203 7.74%
3. Metal Manufactuing 153 5.83%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 130 4.96%
5. Public Administration 115 4.38%
6. Health Care 101 3.85%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 89 3.39%
8. Finance and Insurance 74 2.82%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 69 2.63%
10. Food Manufacturing 62 2.36%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 53 2.02%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 53 2.02%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50 1.91%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 48 1.83%
15. Repair and Maintenance 44 1.68%
16. Other Transportation 41 1.56%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 40 1.52%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 40 1.52%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 38 1.45%
20. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 35 1.33%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 1,045 37.02%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 317 11.23%
3. Health Care 285 10.10%
4. Social Assistance 108 3.83%
5. Metal Manufactuing 95 3.37%
6. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 92 3.26%
7. Finance and Insurance 83 2.94%
8. Department and Other General Stores 73 2.59%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 64 2.27%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 64 2.27%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 56 1.98%
12. Public Administration 48 1.70%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 40 1.42%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 37 1.31%
15. Food Manufacturing 37 1.31%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 32 1.13%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 31 1.10%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 25 0.89%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 22 0.78%
20. Info Services and Data Processing 21 0.74%

Decorah Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Postsecondary Teachers 137 5.22%
2. Other Management Occupations 132 5.03%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 106 4.04%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 103 3.93%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 102 3.89%
6. Other Production Occupations 96 3.66%
7. Carpenters 92 3.51%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 88 3.35%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 86 3.28%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 83 3.16%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 77 2.94%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 76 2.90%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 76 2.90%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 69 2.63%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 67 2.55%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 67 2.55%
17. Top Executives 63 2.40%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 61 2.33%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 51 1.94%
20. Computer Specialists 47 1.79%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 158 5.60%
2. Postsecondary Teachers 157 5.56%
3. Other Food Preparation and Servers 145 5.14%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 143 5.07%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 142 5.03%
6. Secretaries and Admins 130 4.61%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 117 4.14%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 102 3.61%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 99 3.51%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 96 3.40%
11. Other Management Occupations 91 3.22%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 87 3.08%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 85 3.01%
14. Other Production Occupations 83 2.94%
15. Registered Nurses 73 2.59%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 70 2.48%
17. Child Care Workers 67 2.37%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 66 2.34%
19. Cashiers 58 2.05%
20. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 55 1.95%

Decorah Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,876 45.79%
15-35 hours 1,673 19.77%
1-14 hours 928 10.96%
No regular hours 1,987 23.48%

Decorah Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 135 2.60%
5 AM-5:29 AM 80 1.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 199 3.83%
6 AM-6:29 AM 213 4.10%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 372 7.16%
7 AM-7:29 AM 446 8.58%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,237 23.80%
8 AM-8:29 AM 461 8.87%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 236 4.54%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 344 6.62%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 226 4.35%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 92 1.77%
Noon-3:59 PM 586 11.28%
4 PM-11:59 PM 570 10.97%

Decorah Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 967 18.61%
5-9 2,142 41.22%
10-14 971 18.68%
15-19 446 8.58%
20-24 151 2.91%
25-29 73 1.40%
30-34 189 3.64%
35-39 11 0.21%
40-44 3 0.06%
45-59 64 1.23%
60-89 113 2.17%
At least 90 67 1.29%

Decorah Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 5 0.10% 4,745 91.30%
30-44 0 0.00% 203 3.91%
45-59 0 0.00% 64 1.23%
At least 60 0 0.00% 180 3.46%

Decorah Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 43 0.80%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 346 6.42%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,422 63.46%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 21 0.39%
Color 4 Box Other 10 0.19%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 5 0.09%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,350 25.04%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 195 3.62%

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Decorah Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,391 (7,617 people)
Families (2000): 2,050 (5,887 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,070
People at same address in 1995: 4,622
Decorah Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 320 9.44%
$10,000-$14,999 254 7.49%
$15,000-$19,999 200 5.90%
$20,000-$24,999 208 6.13%
$25,000-$29,999 320 9.44%
$30,000-$34,999 242 7.14%
$35,000-$39,999 173 5.10%
$40,000-$44,999 284 8.38%
$45,000-$49,999 169 4.98%
$50,000-$59,999 378 11.15%
$60,000-$74,999 325 9.58%
$75,000-$99,999 314 9.26%
$100,000-$124,999 95 2.80%
$125,000-$149,999 59 1.74%
$150,000-$199,999 25 0.74%
$200,000 or more 25 0.74%

Decorah Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,129 33.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,061 31.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 173 5.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 390 11.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 35 1.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 359 10.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 13 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 154 4.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 52 1.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 20 0.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.09%

Decorah Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,550 25.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,918 19.30%
Public Assistance 71 0.71%
Retirement 571 5.74%
Self Employment 589 5.93%
Social Security 1,216 12.23%
Supplemental Security 83 0.84%
Wage / Salary 2,440 24.55%
Other 502 5.05%

Decorah Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,028 57.37%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 764 42.63%

Decorah Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 174 4.52%
Color 1 Box Married 1,970 51.13%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,605 41.66%
Color 3 Box Widowed 104 2.70%

Decorah Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 296 6.29%
Color 1 Box Married 2,050 43.58%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,826 38.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 532 11.31%

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Decorah Education Information Back to top
Decorah Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 485 5.92%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 514 6.28%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,967 24.03%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,060 37.38%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 437 5.34%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,155 14.11%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 568 6.94%

Decorah Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 77 0.78% 87 0.88% 164 1.65%
Kindergarten 54 0.54% 20 0.20% 74 0.75%
Grades 1-4 272 2.74% 128 1.29% 400 4.04%
Grades 5-8 298 3.01% 102 1.03% 400 4.04%
Grades 9-12 503 5.08% 12 0.12% 515 5.20%
Undergrad college 206 2.08% 2,167 21.86% 2,373 23.94%
Graduate or professional school 21 0.21% 13 0.13% 34 0.34%
Total 1,431 14.44% 2,529 25.52% 3,960 39.96%

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Decorah Public Benefits Information Back to top
Decorah Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,076 92.91%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 540 7.09%

Decorah Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Decorah Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 7
Decorah Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2002 2.439 0.122 0.000 0.000 2.561 0.122 3.170 11.828 1.097 16.218
2003 1.462 0.122 0.000 0.000 1.584 0.000 1.218 13.156 0.000 14.374
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 1.234 0.123 0.000 0.000 1.358 0.000 2.469 5.307 0.370 8.146
2006 1.600 0.123 0.000 0.000 1.723 0.123 2.584 11.936 1.107 15.627
2007 0.868 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.868 0.248 1.364 10.662 1.116 13.142

Decorah Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 6 11
2005 6 12
2006 7 12
2007 7 12

Decorah Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 154

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Decorah Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Decorah Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 824 8.31%
10-19 Years 1,867 18.84%
20-29 Years 2,139 21.58%
30-39 Years 906 9.14%
40-49 Years 1,231 12.42%
50-59 Years 857 8.65%
60-69 Years 686 6.92%
70-79 Years 721 7.27%
80-89 Years 531 5.36%
90+ Years 149 1.50%

Decorah Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,548 45.89%
Color 1 Box Female 5,363 54.11%

Decorah Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,493 95.78%
Color 2 Box Asian 142 1.43%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 111 1.12%
Color 1 Box African-American 96 0.97%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 59 0.60%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 9 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Decorah Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,774 31.78%
2. Norwegian 3,527 29.70%
3. Irish 1,120 9.43%
4. English 857 7.22%
5. Czech 357 3.01%
6. Swedish 356 3.00%
7. Dutch 189 1.59%
8. French Non-Basque 186 1.57%
9. United States Or American 174 1.47%
10. Danish 147 1.24%

Decorah Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,845 92.78%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 268 2.81%
3. Scandinavian 96 1.01%
4. African 55 0.58%
5. German 36 0.38%
6. Vietnamese 35 0.37%
7. Urdu 34 0.36%
8. Korean 32 0.34%
9. Other Slavic 26 0.27%
10. French 25 0.26%

Decorah Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 9,519 96.29%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 65 0.66%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 302 3.05%

Decorah Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Decorah Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Decorah Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
52101