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Grinnell, IA Urban Area

9,478 Population
4.3 square miles 2,186.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,308 ±$5,044 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$64,257 ±$11,833 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

11% ±3% (878  ±236) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

13.8 minutes ±1.7 (52,485  ±7,849) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

3,720 ±179 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.1 (7,966  ±74) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

2.1% ±1.8% (50  ±43) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,947 ±195 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$190,600 ±$16,892 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

24.4% ±4.6% (2,300  ±437.4) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

95.2% ±7.6% (5,475  ±479.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
41% ±4.9% (2,357  ±296.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

5.4% ±1.5% (511  ±146) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.9% ±2% (528  ±153) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
528 Total veterans ±153 498 Male ±150 30 Female ±30

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