Colo, IA Demographic Data
Colo, IA Summary
Colo is located in Story County in Iowa
- Population: 881
- Area: 1.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 829.56 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,026.90 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Colo, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
432
49%
50.8
Male
454
51%
49.2
Total Population
886
323,128,000
Colo, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
66
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
63
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
67
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
51
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
69
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
90
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
80
9.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
154
17.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
66
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
40
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
72
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
44
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
24
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
654
73.8%
77.2
Female
320
48.9%
51.3
Male
334
51.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
627
70.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
161
18.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
140
15.8%
15.2
Female
63
45.0%
55.8
Male
77
55.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Colo, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
877
99.0%
96.8
White
875
98.8%
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
2
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
9
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
15
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
8
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
871
98.3%
82.2
Colo, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6
1.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
32
5.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
248
43.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
108
18.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
78
13.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
76
13.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
22
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
38
6.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
532
93.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
98
17.2%
31.2
Colo, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
176
25.5%
33.7%
Now Married
387
56.1%
47.5
Divorced
83
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
6
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
38
5.5
5.8%
Colo, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
807
98.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
13
1.6%
21.6%
Spanish
6
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.5%
1.1%
Colo, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
5.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2
0.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
29
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
38
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
49
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
74
22.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
39
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
56
17.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
18
5.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
60,982
57,617
Per capita income
25,584
31,128
Colo, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
27
5.9%
9.8
Construction
46
10.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
103
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
3.5%
6.6
Information
4
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
83
18.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
18
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
35
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
24
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
70
15.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
16
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
56
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
115
25.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
74
16.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
107
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
108
23.5%
18.1%
Colo, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
447
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
360
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
52
11.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
16
3.6%
2.7
Other means
5
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
14
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.2
26.6
Colo, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5
1.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
84
25.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
104
31.8%
37.1
3 or more
134
41.0%
21.0
Colo, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
327
95.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
259
79.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
68
20.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
16
4.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Colo, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
343
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
5
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
2
0.6%
9.1
4 rooms
54
15.7%
16.5
5 rooms
58
16.9%
19.8
6 rooms
66
19.2%
17.8
7 rooms
43
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
45
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
70
20.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Colo, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
343
1-unit, detached
307
89.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1
0.3%
5.9
2-units
10
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
13
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
9
2.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Colo, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
96
28.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
11
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
42
12.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
15
4.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
93
27.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12
3.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
32
9.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
35
10.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
7
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Colo, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
262
80.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
58
17.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
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
7
2.1%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Colo, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
155
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
2
1.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
5.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
22
14.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
50
32.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
73
47.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
74
47.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
18.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
15.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
21
13.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Colo, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
65
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
9
13.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
13
20.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
43
66.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
729
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
28
47.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10
16.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
5.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11
18.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Colo, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
259
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
25
9.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
98
37.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
77
29.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
42
16.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17
6.6%
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)
105,100
205,000