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Census Tract 9606, Buena Vista, IA

3,864 Population
125.6 square miles 30.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±3.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Alta: 38.8 † ±5.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buena Vista County: 35.6 ±0.4

Economics

$41,945 ±$4,880 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alta: $31,942 † ±$4,780
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Buena Vista County: $34,666 ±$2,000
$91,620 ±$8,157 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Alta: $65,833 † ±$10,636
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Buena Vista County: $71,719 † ±$7,936

9.7% ±5% (370  ±193) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Alta: 10.2% † 226 (±6.4% / ±146)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Buena Vista County: 7.8% † 1,542 (±2% / ±396)

15.4 minutes ±2.2 (26,360  ±4,605) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alta: 13.9 13,010 (±1.3 / ±2,537)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Buena Vista County: 14 134,285 (±0.9 / ±9,668)

Families

1,433 ±105 Number of households
  • Alta: 794 † ±121
  • Buena Vista County: 7,546 ±181
2.7 ±0.3 (3,851  ±259) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Alta: 2.8 † 2,237 (±0.6 / ±311)
  • a little higher than the figure in Buena Vista County: 2.6 19,805 (±0.1 / ±28)

7% ±4% (49  ±30) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alta: 8.2% † 35 (±4.7% / ±23)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Buena Vista County: 8.2% † 401 (±2.6% / ±130)

Housing

1,552 ±102 Number of housing units
  • Alta: 909 † ±121
  • Buena Vista County: 8,293 ±31

$191,800 ±$22,151 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alta: $146,600 † ±$28,805
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Buena Vista County: $159,500 ±$10,332

13.3% ±5.5% (508  ±212) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alta: 17.4% † 387 (±8.3% / ±192.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Buena Vista County: 9.2% † 1,877 (±1.8% / ±360.1)

Social

90.5% ±6.7% (2,297  ±227.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alta: 88.2% 1,287 (±3% / ±158.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buena Vista County: 81.3% 10,616 (±4.4% / ±588.5)
32.6% ±4.8% (827  ±132.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Alta: 21.2% † 309 (±3.4% / ±62.1)
  • about 1.5 times 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

15.3% ±5.1% (590  ±202) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alta: 24.6% † 554 (±7.8% / ±191)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Buena Vista County: 21.3% 4,416

4.3% ±1.5% (122  ±44) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Alta: 4.1% † 64 (±1.9% / ±31)
  • a little higher than the rate in Buena Vista County: 4.1% † 625 (±0.7% / ±105)
122 Total veterans ±44 122 Male ±44 N/A Female ±10

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