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Postville, IA

2,979 Population
2.1 square miles 1,389.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • about half the figure in Allamakee County: 43.1 ±0.7
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,471 ±$2,140 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Allamakee County: $35,863 ±$2,192
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,485 ±$4,731 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Allamakee County: $70,694 ±$3,984
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.7% ±6.7% (694  ±211) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Allamakee County: 10.1% † 1,395 (±2% / ±275)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.9 minutes ±3.5 (18,000  ±4,617) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Allamakee County: 22.2 140,785 (±1.7 / ±12,561)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

936 ±123 Number of households
  • Allamakee County: 5,950 ±196
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.6 (2,924  ±341) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Allamakee County: 2.3 13,830 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±4% (30  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Allamakee County: 5.8% † 150 (±2.4% / ±62)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

961 ±122 Number of housing units
  • Allamakee County: 7,761 ±47
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$104,700 ±$12,567 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Allamakee County: $172,300 ±$11,049
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.2% ±3.1% (124  ±93.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Allamakee County: 7.3% † 1,012 (±2.4% / ±336.4)
  • about one-third 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

81.6% ±5.4% (1,160  ±153.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Allamakee County: 92.6% 8,965 (±4.8% / ±467.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.2% ±4.3% (202  ±65.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Allamakee County: 22.2% † 2,146 (±2.5% / ±238.1)
  • 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

32.4% ±4.9% (965  ±184) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Allamakee County: 7.2% 1,018
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.1% ±0.7% (20  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Allamakee County: 6.3% † 670 (±1.2% / ±130)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
20 Total veterans ±13 20 Male ±13 N/A Female ±10

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