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Census Tract 9504.02, Cerro Gordo, IA

4,121 Population
2.5 square miles 1,660.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±7.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Mason City: 42.5 ±1.5
  • a little less than the figure in Cerro Gordo County: 44 ±0.4

Economics

$29,983 ±$2,546 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mason City: $37,494 ±$1,769
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Cerro Gordo County: $41,560 ±$2,628
$55,417 ±$13,480 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mason City: $64,804 ±$3,257
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Cerro Gordo County: $68,189 ±$2,473

20.7% ±8.5% (806  ±347) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mason City: 12% † 3,155 (±2% / ±513)
  • about double the rate in Cerro Gordo County: 10.6% † 4,406 (±1.4% / ±594)

14.4 minutes ±3.7 (29,490  ±8,955) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mason City: 13.5 174,225 (±1.2 / ±16,263)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cerro Gordo County: 15.6 305,225 (±0.7 / ±17,033)

Families

2,043 ±269 Number of households
  • Mason City: 12,698 ±306
  • Cerro Gordo County: 19,538 ±376
1.9 ±0.4 (3,879  ±494) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mason City: 2.1 26,262 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cerro Gordo County: 2.1 41,563 (±0 / ±26)

8.2% ±5.5% (67  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mason City: 11.4% † 637 (±4.9% / ±275)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Cerro Gordo County: 10.3% † 863 (±3.6% / ±302)

Housing

2,307 ±236 Number of housing units
  • Mason City: 14,240 ±237
  • Cerro Gordo County: 22,786 ±38

$107,900 ±$6,567 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mason City: $142,000 ±$8,529
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Cerro Gordo County: $166,400 ±$6,119

14.8% ±4.9% (601  ±213.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mason City: 13.3% † 3,548 (±2.4% / ±627.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Cerro Gordo County: 11.4% † 4,810 (±1.7% / ±701.4)

Social

93.6% ±8.3% (2,836  ±397.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mason City: 93.6% 18,065 (±4.6% / ±925.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Cerro Gordo County: 94.8% 29,077 (±3.5% / ±1,095.8)
14.9% ±4.4% (450  ±142) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mason City: 20.8% † 4,011 (±2.3% / ±446)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Cerro Gordo County: 24% 7,357 (±1.8% / ±540.4)

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

3.8% ±2.2% (158  ±93) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mason City: 3.3% † 899 (±0.7% / ±200)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Cerro Gordo County: 2.6% 1,095

8.8% ±3.4% (299  ±121) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Mason City: 8.7% † 1,864 (±1.2% / ±263)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cerro Gordo County: 7.9% † 2,669 (±0.8% / ±270)
299 Total veterans ±121 299 Male ±121 N/A Female ±10

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