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Census Tract 1, Black Hawk, IA

1,938 Population
0.7 square miles 2,631.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Waterloo: 36.7 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in Black Hawk County: 35.7 ±0.2

Economics

$19,139 ±$3,154 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Waterloo: $32,837 ±$1,405
  • about half the amount in Black Hawk County: $37,541 ±$1,149
$26,181 ±$10,336 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Waterloo: $57,480 ±$1,797
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Black Hawk County: $66,417 ±$1,805

27.1% ±6.6% (439  ±120) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Waterloo: 16.6% † 10,930 (±1.7% / ±1,125)
  • nearly double the rate in Black Hawk County: 15% 18,843 (±1.2% / ±1,506)

19.3 minutes ±4 (9,840  ±3,415) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Waterloo: 15.9 466,345 (±0.6 / ±22,415)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Black Hawk County: 15.9 951,435 (±0.4 / ±33,463)

Families

879 ±135 Number of households
  • Waterloo: 29,283 ±567
  • Black Hawk County: 54,563 ±530
1.8 ±0.4 (1,553  ±197) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Waterloo: 2.3 66,003 (±0 / ±52)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Black Hawk County: 2.3 126,166 (±0 / ±92)

16% ±12.3% (29  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Waterloo: 7.8% † 1,215 (±2.1% / ±329)
  • more than double the rate in Black Hawk County: 6.3% † 2,024 (±1.2% / ±395)

Housing

1,096 ±116 Number of housing units
  • Waterloo: 32,143 ±442
  • Black Hawk County: 58,991 ±109

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • Waterloo: $152,600 ±$3,764
  • Black Hawk County: $188,900 ±$4,988

29.8% ±7% (560  ±142.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Waterloo: 14.2% † 9,332 (±1.8% / ±1,156.4)
  • nearly double the rate in Black Hawk County: 16.2% 20,869 (±1.3% / ±1,642.7)

Social

89% ±11.1% (1,228  ±202.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Waterloo: 89.6% 39,871 (±2.7% / ±1,260.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Black Hawk County: 92.9% 77,387 (±2.1% / ±1,787.1)
13.9% ±5.3% (192  ±76.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Waterloo: 21.8% 9,711 (±1.4% / ±621.7)
  • about half the rate in Black Hawk County: 30.3% 25,230 (±1.3% / ±1,068.4)

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

5.8% ±3.4% (113  ±67) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Waterloo: 10.1% † 6,778 (±1.1% / ±748)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Black Hawk County: 6.5% 8,481

7.5% ±4.3% (114  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Waterloo: 6.3% † 3,195 (±0.7% / ±356)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Black Hawk County: 5.7% 5,839 (±0.4% / ±429)
114 Total veterans ±67 106 Male ±67 8 Female ±9

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