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Newell township, Buena Vista County, IA

1,214 Population
35.9 square miles 33.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buena Vista County: 35.6 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,597 ±$3,565 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Buena Vista County: $34,666 ±$2,000
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,750 ±$11,128 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Buena Vista County: $71,719 † ±$7,936
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

1.5% ±1.2% (18  ±14) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Buena Vista County: 7.8% † 1,542 (±2% / ±396)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.4 minutes ±3.6 (11,535  ±3,172) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Buena Vista County: 14 134,285 (±0.9 / ±9,668)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

452 ±83 Number of households
  • Buena Vista County: 7,546 ±181
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (1,185  ±237) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Buena Vista County: 2.6 19,805 (±0.1 / ±28)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.5% ±5.7% (23  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Buena Vista County: 8.2% † 401 (±2.6% / ±130)
  • about double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

509 ±82 Number of housing units
  • Buena Vista County: 8,293 ±31
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$124,100 ±$18,107 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Buena Vista County: $159,500 ±$10,332
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.2% ±4.7% (98  ±59.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Buena Vista County: 9.2% † 1,877 (±1.8% / ±360.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±20.6% (720  ±100.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Buena Vista County: 81.3% 10,616 (±4.4% / ±588.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.2% ±3.8% (148  ±38.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Buena Vista County: 22.2% † 2,901 (±2.3% / ±303.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half 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

4% ±3.5% (48  ±43) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Buena Vista County: 21.3% 4,416
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±3.8% (43  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Buena Vista County: 4.1% † 625 (±0.7% / ±105)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
43 Total veterans ±32 43 Male ±32 N/A Female ±10

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