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Decorah, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Decorah, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,864. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DECORAH-IA · Decorah, IA 1 ZIPs · 13,864 pop · #11757/25278 · Winneshiek County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,484
  • RANK-MID #11757/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Castalia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,864
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $273,200

Nearest income peer: Castalia, IA (+ $2,766 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Decorah

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Decorah on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Decorah, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,864
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,484
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 52101 (13,864 residents). Household income $73,484 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Decorah as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Fonda is the closest lower-income city and Atalissa the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Decorah.

Population concentration

Decorah's single ZIP 52101 carries the town

Decorah is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52101 is the entire residential footprint (13,864 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Decorah's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 455 establishments, 7,963 employees , annual payroll $357,448k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52101 (455 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (74) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Decorah, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Winneshiek County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Decorah. See the Winneshiek County roll-up →

Decorah sits in the lower half of Winneshiek County on income: Calmar, Ossian and Fort Atkinson report more, and only Spillville reports less. Calmar marks the far end of that range at $100,559, 37% above Decorah.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52101 13,864 $73,484 455 17
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Decorah roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Decorah, .