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Decorah, IA vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Decorah.
- People are 31.4% more likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years younger in Elko.
 Decorah, IAElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population52.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 20108,134  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 19908,063  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area7.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Decorah, IAElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Decorah, IAElko, NVUnited States
 White92.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Decorah, IAElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population38.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married46.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households2,865  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,255  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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