Decatur County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Decatur County, Iowa. Population: 7.7K.

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Median Home Price

$163.5K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$57.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$45.0K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,856

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.14%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$827

Property Tax$155

Insurance$68.13

Total Monthly$1,050

Historical Home Prices

2015

$137.7K

2016

$125.0K

-9.2%%

2017

$125.3K

+0.3%%

2018

$136.4K

+8.8%%

2019

$141.9K

+4.0%%

2020

$157.9K

+11.3%%

2021

$151.2K

-4.3%%

2022

$157.4K

+4.1%%

2023

$144.1K

-8.5%%

2024

$144.5K

+0.3%%

2025

$145.9K

+1.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

90.9%

Black

1.6%

Hispanic

3.3%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

2.9%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

51°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

202

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 24/100

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