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Vernon Springs township, Howard County, IA

4,488 Population
38.6 square miles 116.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±4.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Howard County: 39.3 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$30,425 ±$2,511 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Howard County: $33,190 ±$3,287
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$63,207 ±$8,111 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Howard County: $67,336 ±$5,879
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

10.4% ±3.7% (450  ±160) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 8.4% † 778 (±1.9% / ±175)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

16.8 minutes ±3 (36,130  ±7,542) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Howard County: 22.1 † 90,100 (±2.3 / ±10,664)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

1,764 ±190 Number of households
  • Howard County: 3,672 ±201
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.5 ±0.3 (4,320  ±180) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Howard County: 2.5 9,254 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

12.6% ±8.9% (108  ±77) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Howard County: 12% † 223 (±4.9% / ±92)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

2,082 ±144 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 4,314 ±28
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$116,100 ±$13,452 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Howard County: $133,900 † ±$15,619
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

15.6% ±6.1% (688  ±271.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Howard County: 10.5% † 979 (±3.1% / ±289.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

95.9% ±7.3% (3,138  ±307.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Howard County: 91.8% 5,833 (±5.8% / ±370.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
21.7% ±5% (711  ±169.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 18.7% † 1,189 (±3.2% / ±200.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

0.5% ±0.5% (24  ±23) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Howard County: 1.2% 116
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

8.5% ±3% (301  ±107) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 7.7% † 540 (±1.7% / ±116)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
301 Total veterans ±107 251 Male ±90 50 Female ±48

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