Audubon, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,130
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.3
1.61% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.4%
11.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$39,816
3.8% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$97,700
5.28% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
959

About

None of the households in Audubon, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Audubon, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Audubon, IA was $97,700, and the homeownership rate was 65.8%.

Most people in Audubon, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Audubon, IA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Audubon, IA is home to a population of 2.13k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 3% of Audubon, IA residents were born outside of the country (64 people).

In 2024, there were 39.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.98k people) in Audubon, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 50 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 34 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Audubon, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Audubon, IA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Audubon, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.98k ± 156
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    50 ± 37
  3. White (Hispanic)
    34 ± 13
4.74%
Hispanic Population
101 people

In 2024, there were 39.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.98k people) in Audubon, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 50 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 34 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.74% of the people in Audubon, IA are hispanic (101 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
64 people
0.58%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
12 people

As of 2024, 3% of Audubon, IA residents (64 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 Audubon, IA was 0.58%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    54 ± 31
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    34 ± 27
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    14 ± 21

Audubon, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Audubon, IA employs 959 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Audubon, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (181 people), Accommodation & Food Services (162 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (125 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($151,250), Finance & Insurance ($75,694), and Manufacturing ($64,423).

Occupations

959
2024 Value
± 155

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Audubon, IA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 959 employees to 959 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Audubon, IA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (137 people), Management Occupations (116 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Audubon, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

959
2024 Value
± 155

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Audubon, IA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 959 employees to 959 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Audubon, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (181 people), Accommodation & Food Services (162 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Audubon, IA, though some of these residents may live in Audubon, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,492
Median earning men ± $3,811
$30,313
Median earning women ± $10,508

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($151,250), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($77,850), and Manufacturing ($67,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,386), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,659), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($21,684).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Audubon, IA was $97,700 in 2024, which is 0.294 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,800 to $97,700, a 5.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Audubon, IA is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Audubon, IA have an average commute time of 16.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Audubon, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$97,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,593
$709
Median Property Taxes
±$117

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 Audubon, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

65.8%
Homeownership
2024
56.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.8% of the housing units in Audubon, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.7%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$39,816
Median Household Income
± $7,378
1.08k
Number of Households
± 164

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.08k households in Audubon, IA declined from $39,816 from the previous year's value of $41,389.

The following chart displays the households in Audubon, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Audubon, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (88.4%)
  2. Carpooled (3.86%)
  3. Walked (3.65%)

In 2024, 88.4% of workers in Audubon, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.86%) and those who walked to work (3.65%).

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.

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Commute Time

16.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Audubon, IA have a shorter commute time (16.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.18% of the workforce in Audubon, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Audubon, IA (298 out of 2.07k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Audubon, IA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

95.2% of the population of Audubon, IA has health coverage, with 37.4% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 20.1% on non-group plans, and 2.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 27% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.83%
Uninsured
37.4%
Employer Coverage
18.6%
Medicaid
16.9%
Medicare
20.1%
Non-Group
2.13%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Audubon, IA grew by 22.9% from 3.93% to 4.83%.

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