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Census Tract 9601, Buena Vista, IA

1,320 Population
129.2 square miles 10.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Marathon: 53.5 † ±7.6
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Buena Vista County: 35.6 ±0.4

Economics

$40,344 ±$5,203 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Marathon: $24,683 † ±$5,178
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Buena Vista County: $34,666 ±$2,000
$74,167 ±$7,382 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Marathon: $39,375 † ±$17,727
  • a little higher than the amount in Buena Vista County: $71,719 † ±$7,936

12.6% ±5% (159  ±66) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Marathon: 25.2% † 59 (±10% / ±30)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Buena Vista County: 7.8% † 1,542 (±2% / ±396)

25.1 minutes ±3 (15,010  ±2,889) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Marathon: 26.5 † 2,910 (±6.3 / ±1,423)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Buena Vista County: 14 134,285 (±0.9 / ±9,668)

Families

556 ±61 Number of households
  • Marathon: 113 † ±27
  • Buena Vista County: 7,546 ±181
2.3 ±0 (1,287  ±143) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Marathon: 2.1 † 234 (±0.4 / ±74)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Buena Vista County: 2.6 19,805 (±0.1 / ±28)

4.4% ±3.8% (10  ±9) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • Marathon: 0%
  • about half the rate in Buena Vista County: 8.2% † 401 (±2.6% / ±130)

Housing

665 ±46 Number of housing units
  • Marathon: 135 † ±32
  • Buena Vista County: 8,293 ±31

$101,300 ±$8,232 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Marathon: $46,900 † ±$18,131
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Buena Vista County: $159,500 ±$10,332

12.4% ±5% (163  ±67.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Marathon: 9.4% † 22 (±11.8% / ±28.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Buena Vista County: 9.2% † 1,877 (±1.8% / ±360.1)

Social

92.1% ±5.8% (922  ±97) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Marathon: 86.4% † 146 (±32.7% / ±38.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buena Vista County: 81.3% 10,616 (±4.4% / ±588.5)
17.3% ±4.3% (173  ±45.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Marathon: 11.8% † 20 (±14.6% / ±25.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Buena Vista County: 22.2% † 2,901 (±2.3% / ±303.8)

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

5% ±3.2% (66  ±43) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Marathon: 0.9% † 2 (±1.3% / ±3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Buena Vista County: 21.3% 4,416

10.4% ±3.9% (111  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Marathon: 7.3% † 14 (±4.2% / ±9)
  • more than double the rate in Buena Vista County: 4.1% † 625 (±0.7% / ±105)
111 Total veterans ±43 95 Male ±36 16 Female ±12

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