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Alexander, IA

245 Population
4.3 square miles 57.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.6 ±13.5 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Franklin County: 42.7 ±0.8
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$17,277 ±$5,202 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Franklin County: $33,597 ±$3,324
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,250 ±$34,539 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Franklin County: $59,894 † ±$6,520
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.7% ±22.5% (67  ±60) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Franklin County: 13.6% † 1,329 (±3.2% / ±317)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.6 minutes ±20.1 (2,260  ±1,037) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Franklin County: 20.5 † 85,610 (±2.4 / ±11,441)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

70 ±25 Number of households
  • Franklin County: 4,198 ±152
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.5 ±0.4 (245  ±91) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Franklin County: 2.3 9,757 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.5% ±10.8% (6  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Franklin County: 5.5% † 107 (±2.3% / ±45)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

86 ±28 Number of housing units
  • Franklin County: 4,657 ±46
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$55,600 ±$12,506 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Franklin County: $124,100 † ±$15,776
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.8% ±8.1% (9  ±19.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Franklin County: 9.3% † 917 (±2.3% / ±225.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

70.2% ±11.5% (94  ±37.6) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Franklin County: 90.5% 6,175 (±5.7% / ±390.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.2% ±18.4% (19  ±25.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Franklin County: 19.4% † 1,323 (±2.5% / ±172.6)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

5.3% ±4.5% (13  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Franklin County: 8.5% 844
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.9% ±6.5% (17  ±12) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Franklin County: 6.8% † 514 (±1.3% / ±95)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
17 Total veterans ±12 17 Male ±12 N/A Female ±10

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