COMPARING TWO PLACES
Decorah vs Onalaska
PLACE A
Decorah, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Onalaska, Texas
Decorah is 126% larger than Onalaska. Decorah earns more, with a median household income $12,454 higher. Onalaska has grown faster since 2000 (71% vs -7%).
DECORAHONALASKADIFFERENCE
Total population7,4173,289+126% vs Onalaska
Population density1,024605+419
Population growth-6.6%71.2%−77.8 pts
Median age39.543.8−4.3
Male46.8%43.2%+3.6 pts
Female53.2%56.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born5.5%2.0%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%78.0%+11.9 pts
Black1.1%1.2%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%16.7%−12.9 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other4.0%4.2%−0.2 pts
Median household income$64,366$51,912+$12,454
Per capita income$35,743$29,257+$6,486
Poverty rate8.1%23.7%−15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.2%11.7%+30.5 pts
Graduate degree16.6%1.2%+15.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%9.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation63.3%56.0%+7.3 pts
Median home value$244,500$165,800+$78,700
Median gross rent$853$1,083−$230
Owner-occupied61.5%78.4%−16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.5%27.5%−16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households35.7%76.8%−41.1 pts
Average commute12.822.2−9.5
Worked from home10.8%7.3%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.5%12.3%−8.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025