Carson, IA

Census Place

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2023 Population

768

0.787% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.4

0.236% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

347

4.93% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Carson, IA had a population of 768 people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Carson, IA grew from 762 to 768, a 0.787% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Carson, 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.

Most people in Carson, IA N/A, and the average commute time was 32.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Carson, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Carson, IA employs 347 people. The largest industries in Carson, IA are Manufacturing (53 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (44 people), and Educational Services (33 people), and the highest paying industries are Retail Trade ($80,625), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,375).

Employment

Occupations

347

2023 Value

± 74

−4.93%

1 Year decline

± 30.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Carson, IA declined at a rate of −4.93%, from 365 employees to 347 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carson, IA, are Management Occupations (53 people), Transportation Occupations (37 people), and Production Occupations (29 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carson, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

347

2023 Value

± 74

−4.93%

1 Year decline

± 30.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Carson, IA declined at a rate of −4.93%, from 365 employees to 347 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carson, IA, are Manufacturing (53 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (44 people), and Educational Services (33 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carson, IA, though some of these residents may live in Carson, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,625

Median earning men ± $5,741

$43,194

Median earning women ± $7,700

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($107,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,750), and Construction ($59,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,250), Manufacturing ($55,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,167).

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.

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
Independent Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Carson, IA have an average commute time of 32.6 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Carson, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Carson, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Carson, IA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Carson, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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

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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

32.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carson, IA have a longer commute time (32.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.24% of the workforce in Carson, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carson, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carson, IA N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carson, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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