Fort Madison, IA

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US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

14.8%

2.26% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$49,359

0.848% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$95,900

1.8% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Fort Madison, IA had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $49,359. Between N/A and N/A the population of Fort Madison, IA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $48,944 to $49,359, a 0.848% increase.

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None of the households in Fort Madison, 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.

99.9% of the residents in Fort Madison, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Fort Madison, IA was $95,900, and the homeownership rate was 73.1%.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Madison, IA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Fort Madison, IA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Fort Madison, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.9% of Fort Madison, IA residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Madison, IA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
223 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
201 ± 102
Gulf War (1990s)
51 ± 52

Fort Madison, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fort Madison, IA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Fort Madison, IA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Madison, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Madison, 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Madison, IA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Madison, IA, though some of these residents may live in Fort Madison, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,920

Median earning men ± $5,213

$25,926

Median earning women ± $3,409

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($95,114), Manufacturing ($60,213), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,000), Manufacturing ($47,667), and Public Administration ($42,422).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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

Voting results are not available for Fort Madison, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% 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 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

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

The median property value in Fort Madison, IA was $95,900 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $94,200 to $95,900, a 1.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Madison, IA is 73.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Median household income in Fort Madison, IA is $49,359. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Fort Madison, IA was Census Tract 4911 with a value of $75,341, followed by Census Tract 4901 and Census Tract 4902, with respective values of $50,073 and $48,889.

Housing

Property

$95,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$7,994

$3,347

Median Property Taxes

±$402

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.1%

Homeownership

2023

60.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 73.1% of the housing units in Fort Madison, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 4911
Census Tract 4901
Census Tract 4902

In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fort Madison, IA was Census Tract 4911 with a value of $75,341, followed by Census Tract 4901 and Census Tract 4902, with respective values of $50,073 and $48,889.

The following map shows all of the places in Fort Madison, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$49,359

Median Household Income

± $4,947

4.58k

Number of Households

± 472

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.58k households in Fort Madison, IA grew to $49,359 from the previous year's value of $48,944.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Madison, 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 Fort Madison, 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 1. 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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Madison, IA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Fort Madison, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Madison, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Madison, IA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Madison, IA (1.4k out of 9.41k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

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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

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Health

N/A% of the population of Fort Madison, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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

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