Algona, IA Demographic Data
Algona, IA Summary
Algona is located in Kossuth County in Iowa
- Population: 5,534
- Area: 4.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,228.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,190.29 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Algona, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,903
53%
50.8
Male
2,593
47%
49.2
Total Population
5,496
323,128,000
Algona, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
311
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
347
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
424
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
241
4.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
240
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
611
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
519
9.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
649
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
379
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
368
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
538
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
568
10.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
301
5.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,237
77.1%
77.2
Female
2,246
53.0%
51.3
Male
1,991
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,081
74.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,657
30.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,407
25.6%
15.2
Female
846
60.1%
55.8
Male
561
39.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Algona, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,463
99.4%
96.8
White
5,431
98.8%
72.6
Black or African American
6
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
15
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.2%
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
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
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
11
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
33
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
108
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
67
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
41
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,388
98.0%
82.2
Algona, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
120
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
99
2.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,286
32.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
825
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
651
16.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
764
19.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
188
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
219
5.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,714
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
952
24.2%
31.2
Algona, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
871
19.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,542
57.6%
47.5
Divorced
546
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
36
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
419
9.5
5.8%
Algona, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,094
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
91
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
63
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
22
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Algona, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
38
1.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
166
6.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
279
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
257
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
378
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
656
26.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
360
14.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
250
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
40
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
58
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
53,388
57,617
Per capita income
28,188
31,128
Algona, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
232
8.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
114
4.3%
9.8
Construction
168
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
759
28.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
200
7.5%
6.6
Information
62
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
479
18.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
50
1.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
123
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
91
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
251
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
95
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
30
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
179
6.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,074
40.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
474
17.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
614
23.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
313
11.8%
18.1%
Algona, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,631
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,273
86.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
163
6.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
21
0.8%
5.1
Walked
92
3.5%
2.7
Other means
8
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
74
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
9.9
26.6
Algona, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
91
3.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
864
34.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
993
40.0%
37.1
3 or more
534
21.5%
21.0
Algona, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,482
88.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,852
74.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
630
25.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
324
11.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Algona, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,806
1 room
20
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
109
3.9%
2.7
3 rooms
183
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
274
9.8%
16.5
5 rooms
498
17.7%
19.8
6 rooms
511
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
304
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
367
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
540
19.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Algona, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,806
1-unit, detached
2,115
75.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
107
3.8%
5.9
2-units
67
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
102
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
221
7.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
45
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
125
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
24
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Algona, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
819
29.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
208
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
370
13.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
253
9.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
462
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
181
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
253
9.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
229
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Algona, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,941
78.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
102
4.1%
4.7
Electricity
392
15.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
23
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Algona, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,028
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
37
3.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
73
7.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
85
8.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
352
34.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
474
46.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
605
58.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
154
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
50
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
91
8.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
128
12.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Algona, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
616
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
1
0.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
13
2.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
4.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
155
25.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
421
68.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
629
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
171
28.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
54
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
79
13.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
80
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
1.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
214
35.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Algona, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,852
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
202
10.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
590
31.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
407
22.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
276
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
238
12.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
111
6.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
28
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,400
205,000
