Luther's Living Circumstances

Decorah Community School District Overview

Luther College located in Decorah Community School District area. A total of 4,354 households are located in Decorah Community School District area. Among them, 1,060 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.67 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 2,217 and 4,069 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.70% (159) of residents are non-citizens and 3.56% (334) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Decorah Community School District, Iowa
Household	4,354
Population	9,377
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,060 (24.35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,217
Total Students	4,069
Pre-Kindergarten	306
Kindergarten	99
Grade 1-8	868
Grade 9-12	460
College/Graduate School	2,336
Veterans	9,578
Non-citizen	159
Non-English Home Language	334
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

9,771 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,763 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,763 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 6,618 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Decorah Community School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,456	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,995	61.88%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	350	5.42%
Public transportation	1	0.02%
Walked	1,563	24.21%
Other method	98	1.52%
Worked from home	449	6.95%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,618	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,499	37.76%
Service	1,319	19.93%
Sales and office	1,342	20.28%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	551	8.33%
Production, transportation, and material moving	907	13.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,618	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	170	2.57%
Construction	418	6.32%
Manufacturing	865	13.07%
Wholesale trade	183	2.77%
Retail trade	592	8.95%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	245	3.70%
Information	80	1.21%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	320	4.84%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	321	4.85%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,508	37.90%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	539	8.14%
Other services, except public administration	277	4.19%
Public administration	100	1.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,618	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,709	86.26%
Government workers	532	8.04%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	371	5.61%
Unpaid family workers	6	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $76,869 for the 4,354 households in Decorah Community School District area, Iowa. The average income of a single worker is $22,671. 11,161 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 98.39%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	4,354	-
Less than $10,000	208	4.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	163	3.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	441	10.13%
$25,000 - $34,999	352	8.08%
$35,000 - $49,999	395	9.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	893	20.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	808	18.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	704	16.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	243	5.58%
More than $200,000	147	3.38%
Median Household Income	$66,095	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$76,869	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	2,786	-
Less than $10,000	40	1.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	-	-
$15,000 - $24,999	200	7.18%
$25,000 - $34,999	70	2.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	181	6.50%
$50,000 - $74,999	628	22.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	705	25.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	625	22.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	228	8.18%
More than $200,000	109	3.91%

Median Family Income	$87,885	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$94,406	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,671	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,632	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,632	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,344	-
With health insurance coverage	11,161	98.39%
Public coverage	3,185	28.08%
Private health insurance	9,602	84.64%
Without health insurance coverage	183	1.61%

Housing

There are 4,641 housing units in Decorah Community School District area, Iowa with 4,354 units (93.82%) occupied. 3,333 houses (76.55%) are occupied by owner and 1,021 houses (23.45%) are rented. The average housing value is $199,600 and the average rental cost is $649. 117 houses (2.52%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,674 houses (36.07%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,641	-
Occupied	4,354	93.82%
Owner Occupied	3,333	76.55%
Renter Occupied	1,021	23.45%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,625	78.11%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	121	2.61%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	755	16.27%
Mobile Homes	140	3.02%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,641	-
Built 2014 or later	117	2.52%
Built 2010 - 2013	40	0.86%
Built 2000 - 2009	440	9.48%
Built 1990 - 1999	632	13.62%
Built 1980 - 1989	454	9.78%
Built 1970 - 1979	561	12.09%
Built 1960 - 1969	359	7.74%
Built 1950 - 1959	364	7.84%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,674	36.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,641	-
1 room	45	0.97%
2 rooms	107	2.31%
3 rooms	203	4.37%
4 rooms	727	15.66%
5 rooms	718	15.47%
6 rooms	722	15.56%
7 rooms	693	14.93%
8 rooms	587	12.65%
9 rooms or more	839	18.08%
Median Number of Rooms	6.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,641	-
no bedroom	45	0.97%
1 bedroom	329	7.09%
2 bedrooms	1,372	29.56%
3 bedrooms	1,792	38.61%
4 bedrooms	798	17.19%
5 bedrooms or more	305	6.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,333	-
Less than $50,000	105	3.15%
$50,000 - $99,999	324	9.72%
$100,000 - $149,999	446	13.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	797	23.91%
$200,000 - $299,999	960	28.80%
$300,000 - $499,999	571	17.13%
$500,000 - $999,999	99	2.97%
$1,000,000 or more	31	0.93%
Median House Value	$199,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	967	-
Less than $500	183	18.92%
$500 - $999	536	55.43%
$1,000 - $1,499	180	18.61%
$1,500 - $1,999	30	3.10%
$2,000 - $2,499	38	3.93%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$649	-

Demographic

A total of 11,554 people lives in Decorah Community School District area, Iowa with 5,460 male and 6,094 female. The males to female ratio is 47.26 to 52.74. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	11,554	-
Male	5,460	47.26%
Female	6,094	52.74%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	11,554	-
Under 5 years	427	3.70%
5 - 9 years	595	5.15%
10 - 14 years	622	5.38%
15 - 19 years	1,276	11.04%
20 - 24 years	1,554	13.45%
25 - 34 years	1,058	9.16%
35 - 44 years	1,115	9.65%
45 - 54 years	1,042	9.02%
55 - 59 years	791	6.85%
60 - 64 years	712	6.16%
65 - 74 years	1,240	10.73%
75 - 84 years	670	5.80%
85 years and older	452	3.91%
Median Age	37.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	11,554	-
One Race	11,464	99.22%
White	11,098	96.05%
Black or African American	225	1.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native	12	0.10%
Asian	110	0.95%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	19	0.16%

Two or more races	90	0.78%
White and Black or African American	58	0.50%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.08%
White and Asian	7	0.06%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%