Dow City, IA Demographic Data
Dow City, IA Summary
Dow City is located in Crawford County in Iowa
- Population: 606
- Area: 0.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.32 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,899.68 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,141.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dow City, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
252
54%
50.8
Male
211
46%
49.2
Total Population
463
323,128,000
Dow City, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
27
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
48
10.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
33
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
22
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
32
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
39
8.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
51
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
54
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
33
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
32
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
69
14.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
12
2.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
337
72.8%
77.2
Female
173
51.3%
51.3
Male
164
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
331
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
113
24.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
92
19.9%
15.2
Female
42
45.7%
55.8
Male
50
54.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Dow City, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
461
99.6%
96.8
White
432
93.3%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
22
4.8%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
22
4.8%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
7
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
2
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
39
8.4%
17.8
Mexican
29
6.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
2.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
424
91.6%
82.2
Dow City, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
15
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
23
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
162
53.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
49
16.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
32
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
15
5.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5
1.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
38
12.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
263
87.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
20
6.7%
31.2
Dow City, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
95
26.8%
33.7%
Now Married
163
45.9%
47.5
Divorced
64
18.0%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
33
9.3
5.8%
Dow City, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
418
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
18
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
18
4.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Dow City, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
12
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
17
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
44
21.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
36
17.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
33
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
52
25.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8
3.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
4
1.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
34,167
57,617
Per capita income
17,339
31,128
Dow City, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
9
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
19
8.9%
9.8
Construction
19
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
37
17.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1
0.5%
6.6
Information
3
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
39
18.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
1.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
14
6.6%
4.6
Retail trade
36
16.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
21
9.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
45
21.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
31
14.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
41
19.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
46
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
50
23.5%
18.1%
Dow City, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
206
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
161
78.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
18
8.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
7
3.4%
2.7
Other means
16
7.8%
1.8
Worked at home
4
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Dow City, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
27
13.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
72
35.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
58
28.2%
37.1
3 or more
49
23.8%
21.0
Dow City, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
206
84.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
139
67.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
67
32.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
38
15.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Dow City, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
244
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
32
13.1%
9.1
4 rooms
58
23.8%
16.5
5 rooms
61
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
32
13.1%
17.8
7 rooms
23
9.4%
12.0
8 rooms
22
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
16
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dow City, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
244
1-unit, detached
174
71.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
8
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
11
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
13
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
38
15.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dow City, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
77
31.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
38
15.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
35
14.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
58
23.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11
4.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11
4.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3
1.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dow City, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
120
58.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
7.8%
4.7
Electricity
68
33.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Dow City, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
62
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
3.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
3.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
8
12.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
20
32.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
30
48.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
26
41.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
30.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
4.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
11.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7
11.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dow City, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
67
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
1.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
25
37.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
41
61.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
484
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
8
11.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27
40.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6
9.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
16.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
13
19.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dow City, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
139
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
63
45.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
61
43.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11
7.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2
1.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2
1.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
54,600
205,000