Cascade, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,375

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

8.55% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.71%

17.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$69,688

0.248% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$196,200

Population & Diversity

Cascade, IA is home to a population of 2.38k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.79% of Cascade, IA residents were born outside of the country (90 people).

In 2024, there were 15.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.01k people) in Cascade, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 130 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 82 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Cascade, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cascade, IA was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cascade, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.01k ± 311
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
130 ± 143
Other (Hispanic)
82 ± 138

12.4%

Hispanic Population

295 people

12.4% of the people in Cascade, IA are hispanic (295 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cascade, 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

3.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

90 people

1.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

45 people

As of 2024, 3.79% of Cascade, IA residents (90 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 Cascade, IA was 1.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
26 ± 21
Gulf War (2001-)
17 ± 25
Korea
7 ± 14

Cascade, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Cascade, IA employs 1.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cascade, IA were Manufacturing (234 people), Construction (187 people), and Educational Services (144 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($82,841), Wholesale Trade ($71,500), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($67,798).

Employment

Occupations

1.22k

2024 Value

± 192

−6.37%

1 Year decline

± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cascade, IA declined at a rate of −6.37%, from 1.3k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cascade, IA, are Management Occupations (203 people), Production Occupations (150 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (135 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cascade, 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

1.22k

2024 Value

± 192

−6.37%

1 Year decline

± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cascade, IA declined at a rate of −6.37%, from 1.3k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cascade, IA, are Manufacturing (234 people), Construction (187 people), and Educational Services (144 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cascade, IA, though some of these residents may live in Cascade, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,592

Median earning men ± $8,517

$39,265

Median earning women ± $11,595

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($91,458), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($86,042), and Public Administration ($82,557).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,216), Manufacturing ($51,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cascade, IA was $196,200 in 2024, which is 0.59 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,100 to $196,200, a 0.051% increase. The homeownership rate in Cascade, IA is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cascade, IA have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cascade, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$196,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,903

$667

Median Property Taxes

±$125

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 Cascade, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.5%

Homeownership

2024

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Cascade, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cascade, 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.

$69,688

Median Household Income

± $16,856

933

Number of Households

± 149

In 2024, the median household income of the 933 households in Cascade, IA declined from $69,688 from the previous year's value of $69,861.

The following chart displays the households in Cascade, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cascade, 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 (77.1%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (9.34%)

In 2024, 77.1% of workers in Cascade, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (9.34%).

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

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cascade, IA have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.452% of the workforce in Cascade, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.71% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cascade, IA (201 out of 2.31k 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 < 5, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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