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Forest City township, Howard County, IA

587 Population
29.2 square miles 20.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±8.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 39.3 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$34,296 ±$7,844 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Howard County: $33,190 ±$3,287
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$68,333 ±$11,793 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Howard County: $67,336 ±$5,879
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

6.8% ±4.6% (40  ±29) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Howard County: 8.4% † 778 (±1.9% / ±175)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

25.9 minutes ±10.4 (7,375  ±2,094) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Howard County: 22.1 † 90,100 (±2.3 / ±10,664)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

248 ±57 Number of households
  • Howard County: 3,672 ±201
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.4 ±0.3 (587  ±150) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Howard County: 2.5 9,254 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

5.4% ±7.7% (6  ±9) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Howard County: 12% † 223 (±4.9% / ±92)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

317 ±81 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 4,314 ±28
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$105,400 ±$8,758 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Howard County: $133,900 † ±$15,619
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

10.5% ±5.7% (61  ±36.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Howard County: 10.5% † 979 (±3.1% / ±289.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

85.5% ±26.9% (319  ±67.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howard County: 91.8% 5,833 (±5.8% / ±370.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
8.6% ±7.4% (32  ±28.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Howard County: 18.7% † 1,189 (±3.2% / ±200.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.1% ±4.3% (36  ±27) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Howard County: 1.2% 116
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

7.5% ±3.5% (31  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Howard County: 7.7% † 540 (±1.7% / ±116)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
31 Total veterans ±16 26 Male ±14 5 Female ±6

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