Mason City, IA Demographic Data
Mason City, IA Summary
Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County in Iowa
- Population: 27,959
- Area: 28.09 sq. miles
- Land Area: 27.81 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 995.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,114.50 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mason City, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,043
51%
50.8
Male
13,503
49%
49.2
Total Population
27,546
323,128,000
Mason City, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,305
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,432
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,873
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,965
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,845
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,069
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,219
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,679
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,110
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,730
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,635
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,717
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
967
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,748
79.0%
77.2
Female
11,262
51.8%
51.3
Male
10,486
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,602
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,288
22.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,319
19.3%
15.2
Female
3,123
58.7%
55.8
Male
2,196
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Mason City, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,010
98.1%
96.8
White
25,872
93.9%
72.6
Black or African American
524
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
93
0.3%
0.8
Asian
343
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
40
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
58
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
8
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
231
0.8%
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
178
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
536
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,345
4.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,063
3.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
68
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
202
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,201
95.1%
82.2
Mason City, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
556
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
878
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,899
30.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,742
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,966
15.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,833
14.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,252
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,434
7.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,692
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,085
21.3%
31.2
Mason City, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,360
32.1%
33.7%
Now Married
10,275
44.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,311
14.4%
11.0%
Separated
259
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,731
7.5
5.8%
Mason City, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,093
95.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,148
4.4%
21.6%
Spanish
588
2.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
357
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
188
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.1%
1.1%
Mason City, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,046
8.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
936
7.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,318
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,523
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,116
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,495
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,278
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,077
8.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
263
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
380
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
45,193
57,617
Per capita income
27,314
31,128
Mason City, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
165
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,215
8.6%
9.8
Construction
713
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,591
25.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
847
6.0%
6.6
Information
269
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,561
18.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
383
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
862
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
437
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,982
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
675
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
409
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
977
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,306
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,946
20.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,488
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,392
17.0%
18.1%
Mason City, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,913
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,234
80.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,264
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
163
1.2%
5.1
Walked
592
4.3%
2.7
Other means
254
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
406
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.4
26.6
Mason City, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,265
10.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,648
37.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,112
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,407
19.4%
21.0
Mason City, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,432
92.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,002
64.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,430
35.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,020
7.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Mason City, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,452
1 room
275
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
378
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,141
8.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,277
16.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,512
18.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,986
14.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,984
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,282
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,617
12.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mason City, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,452
1-unit, detached
9,908
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
521
3.9%
5.9
2-units
339
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
532
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
759
5.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
410
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
744
5.5%
9.0
Mobile home
239
1.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mason City, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,206
31.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,354
10.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,223
16.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,617
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,367
10.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
898
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
890
6.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
650
4.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
189
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
58
0.4%
1.4%
Mason City, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9,590
77.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
266
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,337
18.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
66
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
57
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
116
0.9%
1.1
Mason City, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,454
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
59
1.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
61
1.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
129
2.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
238
5.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
491
11.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,247
28.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,229
50.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,549
57.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
550
12.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
489
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
268
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
576
13.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Mason City, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,194
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.2%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
0.2%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
83
2.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
277
6.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
989
23.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,827
67.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
236
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
655
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
880
21.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
452
11.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
518
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
530
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
403
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,326
32.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
321
0.0%
0.0%
Mason City, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,002
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
943
11.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,940
36.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,871
23.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,098
13.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
727
9.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
379
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
44
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
102,800
205,000
