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Census Tract 9505, Buchanan, IA

3,823 Population
5.9 square miles 647.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Independence: 40.9 ±2.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buchanan County: 40.3 ±0.4

Economics

$39,531 ±$5,565 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Independence: $37,961 † ±$4,012
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Buchanan County: $36,527 ±$1,505
$73,056 ±$14,779 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Independence: $73,806 † ±$14,181
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Buchanan County: $78,236 ±$3,797

7.4% ±3.2% (273  ±120) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Independence: 7.6% † 459 (±2.6% / ±159)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Buchanan County: 8.6% † 1,766 (±1.8% / ±359)

20.6 minutes ±3.6 (37,725  ±8,010) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Independence: 20.3 † 64,225 (±2.6 / ±9,546)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Buchanan County: 23.5 227,150 (±1.3 / ±14,671)

Families

1,752 ±152 Number of households
  • Independence: 2,753 ±147
  • Buchanan County: 8,252 ±200
2.1 ±0.2 (3,699  ±257) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Independence: 2.2 6,040 (±0.1 / ±40)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Buchanan County: 2.5 20,520 (±0.1 / ±29)

4.7% ±5% (34  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Independence: 4.5% † 59 (±3.8% / ±50)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Buchanan County: 7% † 292 (±2.3% / ±94)

Housing

1,886 ±130 Number of housing units
  • Independence: 2,906 ±131
  • Buchanan County: 8,945 ±31

$170,800 ±$13,481 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Independence: $165,300 ±$8,725
  • a little less than the amount in Buchanan County: $176,000 ±$8,421

12% ±4.2% (453  ±160.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Independence: 13.6% † 829 (±3.7% / ±226.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Buchanan County: 10.4% † 2,137 (±1.6% / ±324.4)

Social

94.9% ±9.3% (2,587  ±307.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Independence: 95.6% 4,163 (±8% / ±380.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Buchanan County: 94.1% 13,119 (±3.9% / ±552.9)
27.6% ±5.2% (751  ±151.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Independence: 24.7% † 1,075 (±4.4% / ±197.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Buchanan County: 22.4% 3,118 (±1.9% / ±262.4)

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

0.5% ±0.5% (19  ±20) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Independence: 2.1% † 127 (±1.5% / ±93)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Buchanan County: 1.3% 261

8.5% ±3.1% (252  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Independence: 7% † 339 (±2.1% / ±103)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Buchanan County: 6.9% † 1,059 (±1% / ±148)
252 Total veterans ±94 252 Male ±94 N/A Female ±10

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