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Decorah, IA vs Hastings, NE

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- Hastings is 0% more densely populated than Decorah.
- People are 27.7% more likely to be married in Hastings.
- The Median Age is 1.8 years older in Hastings.
 Decorah, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,247329,725,481
 Female Population52.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 20108,134  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,064285,036,114
 Population - 19908,063  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,733.193.4
 Land Area7.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Decorah, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Decorah, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 White92.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Decorah, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 Married Population38.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.8%50.2%
 Never Married46.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households2,865  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,23480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,255  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%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 Hastings    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The City's population is not as big as it says I don't think I don't think it has grown very much at all since the seventies in fact I think it has gotten smaller  More

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Hastings is home to Hastings College, one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges; the Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Lied Super Screen  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hastings is where Kool-Aid was invented. This small city of 25,000 has several beautiful parks with lakes and streams. Hastings Lake is wonderful to take walk on wide  More

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