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Center township, Shelby County, IA

526 Population
33.7 square miles 15.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.9 ±25 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Shelby County: 44.3 ±0.7
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$38,234 ±$13,664 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Shelby County: $40,510 ±$2,800
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
$90,250 ±$43,856 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Shelby County: $72,738 † ±$9,091
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418

N/A Persons below poverty line

10.3 minutes ±8.1 (1,560  ±819) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Shelby County: 18.5 91,365 (±1.5 / ±9,733)
  • about half the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)

Families

140 ±57 Number of households
  • Shelby County: 4,882 ±155
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
3.8 ±1.1 (526  ±264) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Shelby County: 2.4 11,557 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

151 ±59 Number of housing units
  • Shelby County: 5,441 ±34
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523

$347,300 ±$57,496 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Shelby County: $164,000 ±$7,530
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141

37.8% ±34.4% (199  ±206.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Shelby County: 8.9% † 1,049 (±2.2% / ±261.5)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)

Social

100% ±56.7% (312  ±109.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Shelby County: 95.4% 7,805 (±5% / ±413.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
36.2% ±7% (113  ±54.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Shelby County: 24.1% † 1,970 (±2.8% / ±232.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

18.5% ±10.8% (63  ±45) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Shelby County: 8.6% † 784 (±1.5% / ±132)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
63 Total veterans ±45 63 Male ±45 N/A Female ±10

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