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Highland township, Guthrie County, IA

491 Population
35.6 square miles 13.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.9 ±11.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Guthrie County: 46.7 ±0.5
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,835 ±$4,945 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Guthrie County: $43,480 ±$3,397
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,278 ±$11,017 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Guthrie County: $77,711 ±$5,028
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.6% ±14.6% (109  ±75) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Guthrie County: 9.9% † 1,045 (±1.9% / ±199)
  • about 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)

37 minutes ±14.9 (7,365  ±3,863) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Guthrie County: 27.1 123,045 (±1.8 / ±9,694)
  • nearly double the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

224 ±43 Number of households
  • Guthrie County: 4,600 ±192
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.3 (489  ±118) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Guthrie County: 2.3 10,547 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±6.4% (3  ±5) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Guthrie County: 7.3% † 147 (±2.4% / ±49)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

266 ±49 Number of housing units
  • Guthrie County: 5,808 ±49
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$73,700 ±$11,301 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Guthrie County: $180,100 ±$14,238
  • about one-third of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.8% ±6% (43  ±31.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Guthrie County: 7.5% † 796 (±1.6% / ±168)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.3% ±28.1% (341  ±67.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Guthrie County: 95.9% 7,415 (±4.7% / ±359.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.8% ±11.1% (49  ±40.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Guthrie County: 25% † 1,936 (±2.6% / ±203.2)
  • about two-fifths of 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

0.4% ±0.8% (2  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Guthrie County: 1.9% 201
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±3.5% (30  ±15) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Guthrie County: 7.1% † 594 (±1.1% / ±88)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
30 Total veterans ±15 30 Male ±15 N/A Female ±10

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