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Bonaparte, IA

302 Population
0.4 square miles 807.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±12.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Van Buren County: 44.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,699 ±$6,741 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Van Buren County: $33,900 ±$2,985
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$40,909 ±$12,588 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Van Buren County: $61,161 † ±$6,234
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.6% ±6.5% (50  ±24) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 15.1% † 1,081 (±3.4% / ±246)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.4 minutes ±5.8 (2,250  ±1,046) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Van Buren County: 22.5 59,680 (±2.2 / ±7,616)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

134 ±39 Number of households
  • Van Buren County: 2,896 ±123
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.9 (302  ±83) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Van Buren County: 2.5 7,157 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7% ±8.2% (4  ±5) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 6.3% † 81 (±3.3% / ±43)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

155 ±43 Number of housing units
  • Van Buren County: 3,490 ±41
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$69,600 ±$21,102 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Van Buren County: $114,600 † ±$15,520
  • about one-third of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.1% ±9.4% (48  ±31) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Van Buren County: 11% † 781 (±3.4% / ±239.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.8% ±8.1% (183  ±50.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 85.7% 4,321 (±5.2% / ±260.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.4% ±11.5% (16  ±22.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Van Buren County: 18.8% † 948 (±2.5% / ±125.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.7% ±1.3% (2  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 0.6% 45
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.3% ±9.1% (25  ±21) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Van Buren County: 9.5% † 527 (±1.6% / ±87)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
25 Total veterans ±21 25 Male ±21 N/A Female ±10

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