Garber, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

105

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

32.4%

49.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,821

1.68% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$80,800

19.7% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Garber, IA is home to a population of 105 people, from which 94.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.71% of Garber, IA residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2024, there were 51.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (103 people) in Garber, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.3%

2024 Citizenship

96.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.3% of Garber, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Garber, IA was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garber, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
103 ± 60
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
2 ± 3
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 10

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garber, 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

5.71%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

3.88%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 5.71% of Garber, IA residents (6 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 Garber, IA was 3.88%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

2 ± 15

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garber, IA was $80,800 in 2024, which is 0.243 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $67,500 to $80,800, a 19.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Garber, IA is 68.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garber, IA have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garber, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$80,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$35,110

$32

Median Property Taxes

±$32

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 Garber, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.1%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.1% of the housing units in Garber, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garber, 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.

$49,821

Median Household Income

± $8,265

Number of Households

± 34

In 2024, the median household income of the 47 households in Garber, IA grew to $49,821 from the previous year's value of $49,000.

The following chart displays the households in Garber, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garber, 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 (75%)
Carpooled (25%)

In 2024, 75% of workers in Garber, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garber, IA have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.57% of the workforce in Garber, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Garber, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garber, IA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garber, IA (34 out of 105 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 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garber, 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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