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Postville, IA

2,787 Population
2.1 square miles 1,344.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.4 ±3.8 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Allamakee County: 43.1 ±0.5
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$19,913 ±$2,440 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Allamakee County: $34,692 ±$2,198
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$47,281 ±$4,558 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Allamakee County: $66,000 ±$2,949
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

25.6% ±6.9% (697  ±204) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Allamakee County: 12.1% † 1,657 (±2% / ±272)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

20.9 minutes ±6.1 (20,875  ±7,065) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Allamakee County: 23.4 † 143,200 (±2.4 / ±16,314)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

934 ±104 Number of households
  • Allamakee County: 6,024 ±202
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.9 ±0.1 (2,732  ±310) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Allamakee County: 2.3 13,766 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

4.9% ±4% (32  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Allamakee County: 5.4% † 139 (±1.8% / ±46)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

980 ±109 Number of housing units
  • Allamakee County: 7,730 ±26
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$100,300 ±$13,094 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Allamakee County: $171,900 ±$12,974
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

8.6% ±4.4% (237  ±124.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Allamakee County: 8.8% † 1,220 (±2.3% / ±317.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

81.2% ±6.2% (1,137  ±148.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Allamakee County: 92.5% 8,949 (±4.6% / ±446.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
14.7% ±3.8% (206  ±57.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Allamakee County: 19.9% † 1,920 (±2.2% / ±213.1)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

30.7% ±4% (855  ±147) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Allamakee County: 6.7% 937
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

2.4% ±1.6% (42  ±28) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Allamakee County: 6.7% † 711 (±1.2% / ±130)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
42 Total veterans ±28 42 Male ±28 N/A Female ±10

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