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Tama, IA Urban Area

4,864 Population
2.9 square miles 1,695.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,277 ±$2,756 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,871 ±$7,883 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.8% ±6.5% (1,110  ±312) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.1 minutes ±2.8 (42,605  ±6,875) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,831 ±144 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (4,644  ±278) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7% ±3.8% (72  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,095 ±132 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$109,500 ±$10,382 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.4% ±3.4% (551  ±166.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.4% ±5.5% (2,595  ±240.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17% ±3.4% (511  ±108) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half 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

8.8% ±2.2% (426  ±108) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.8% ±2.1% (313  ±79) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
313 Total veterans ±79 298 Male ±77 15 Female ±14

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