Asbury, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,989

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

1.61% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.17%

38.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$124,957

3.93% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$339,000

Population & Diversity

Asbury, IA is home to a population of 5.99k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.28% of Asbury, IA residents were born outside of the country (376 people).

In 2024, there were 20.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.5k people) in Asbury, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 268 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 158 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Asbury, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Asbury, IA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Asbury, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Asbury, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.5k ± 208
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
268 ± 158
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
158 ± 137

0.501%

Hispanic Population

30 people

0.501% of the people in Asbury, IA are hispanic (30 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Asbury, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

6.28%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

376 people

6.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

375 people

As of 2024, 6.28% of Asbury, IA residents (376 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Asbury, IA was 6.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Asbury, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
84 ± 78
Gulf War (1990s)
65 ± 53

Asbury, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Asbury, IA.

Economy

The economy of Asbury, IA employs 3.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Asbury, IA were Manufacturing (580 people), Retail Trade (435 people), and Finance & Insurance (425 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($157,969), Wholesale Trade ($106,431), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,313).

Employment

Occupations

3.07k

2024 Value

± 421

0.82%

1 Year growth

± 19.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Asbury, IA grew at a rate of 0.82%, from 3.05k employees to 3.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Asbury, IA, are Management Occupations (397 people), Sales & Related Occupations (383 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (350 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Asbury, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.07k

2024 Value

± 421

0.82%

1 Year growth

± 19.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Asbury, IA grew at a rate of 0.82%, from 3.05k employees to 3.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Asbury, IA, are Manufacturing (580 people), Retail Trade (435 people), and Finance & Insurance (425 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Asbury, IA, though some of these residents may live in Asbury, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$82,403

Median earning men ± $8,903

$60,257

Median earning women ± $6,090

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($171,382), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,806), and Wholesale Trade ($106,236).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($83,092), Manufacturing ($76,815), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,731).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Asbury, IA was $339,000 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $312,400 to $339,000, a 8.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Asbury, IA is 91.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Asbury, IA have an average commute time of 16.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Asbury, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$339,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,669

$1,951

Median Property Taxes

±$232

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Asbury, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Asbury, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.6%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.6% of the housing units in Asbury, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 92.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Asbury, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$124,957

Median Household Income

± $31,186

2.13k

Number of Households

± 293

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.13k households in Asbury, IA declined from $124,957 from the previous year's value of $130,071.

The following chart displays the households in Asbury, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Asbury, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.9%)
Worked At Home (13.1%)
Carpooled (0.984%)

In 2024, 84.9% of workers in Asbury, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (0.984%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Asbury, IA have a shorter commute time (16.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Asbury, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Asbury, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Asbury, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Asbury, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Asbury, IA (189 out of 5.97k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Asbury, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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