Waukon, IA Demographic Data
Waukon, IA Summary
Waukon is located in Allamakee County in Iowa
- Population: 3,886
- Area: 2.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.82 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,378.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,237.53 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Waukon, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,971
52%
50.8
Male
1,815
48%
49.2
Total Population
3,786
323,128,000
Waukon, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
205
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
162
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
219
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
280
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
229
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
426
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
274
7.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
403
10.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
443
11.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
213
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
405
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
298
7.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
229
6.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,053
80.6%
77.2
Female
1,602
52.5%
51.3
Male
1,451
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,882
76.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,058
27.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
932
24.6%
15.2
Female
517
55.5%
55.8
Male
415
44.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Waukon, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,690
97.5%
96.8
White
3,670
96.9%
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
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
20
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
96
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
31
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
31
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,755
99.2%
82.2
Waukon, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
145
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
255
9.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
971
36.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
490
18.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
356
13.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
338
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
136
5.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
400
14.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,291
85.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
474
17.7%
31.2
Waukon, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
748
23.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,782
55.7%
47.5
Divorced
251
7.8%
11.0%
Separated
42
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
377
11.8
5.8%
Waukon, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,527
98.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
54
1.5%
21.6%
Spanish
22
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Waukon, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
122
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
118
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
263
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
258
14.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
321
18.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
277
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
195
10.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
125
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
65
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
37
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
41,399
57,617
Per capita income
26,081
31,128
Waukon, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
79
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
90
4.6%
9.8
Construction
120
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
589
30.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
95
4.9%
6.6
Information
4
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
324
16.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
155
7.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
67
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
51
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
253
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
76
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
50
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
242
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
532
27.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
425
21.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
398
20.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
356
18.2%
18.1%
Waukon, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,901
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,458
76.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
257
13.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
109
5.7%
2.7
Other means
8
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
69
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.3
26.6
Waukon, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
123
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
546
30.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
771
43.3%
37.1
3 or more
341
19.1%
21.0
Waukon, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,781
93.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,339
75.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
442
24.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
131
6.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Waukon, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,912
1 room
10
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
59
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
144
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
303
15.8%
16.5
5 rooms
384
20.1%
19.8
6 rooms
266
13.9%
17.8
7 rooms
221
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
218
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
307
16.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Waukon, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,912
1-unit, detached
1,317
68.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
33
1.7%
5.9
2-units
59
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
82
4.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
87
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
135
7.1%
4.4
20 or more units
20
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
179
9.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Waukon, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
694
36.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
65
3.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
214
11.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
188
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
351
18.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
181
9.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
95
5.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
124
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Waukon, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,406
78.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
56
3.1%
4.7
Electricity
280
15.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
22
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
17
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Waukon, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
580
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
7
1.2%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
3.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
57
9.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
183
31.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
314
54.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
362
63.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
51
9.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
52
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
1.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
94
16.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Waukon, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
407
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$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
10
2.5%
4.4%
Less than $500
188
46.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
209
51.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
35
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
507
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
109
27.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
40
10.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
32
8.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
119
29.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
3.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
88
22.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Waukon, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,339
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
259
19.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
453
33.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
389
29.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
111
8.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
90
6.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
28
2.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
89,600
205,000