Grand River, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

166

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.5

3.04% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.3%

4.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$40,156

12.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$40,000

Economy

The economy of Grand River, IA employs 72 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grand River, IA were Other Services, Except Public Administration (9 people), Construction (8 people), and Manufacturing (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($61,875), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,875), and Retail Trade ($38,438).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 63

−2.7%

1 Year decline

± 128%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grand River, IA declined at a rate of −2.7%, from 74 employees to 72 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grand River, IA, are Sales & Related Occupations (11 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (9 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grand River, 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

2024 Value

± 63

−2.7%

1 Year decline

± 128%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grand River, IA declined at a rate of −2.7%, from 74 employees to 72 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grand River, IA, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (9 people), Construction (8 people), and Manufacturing (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grand River, IA, though some of these residents may live in Grand River, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,875

Median earning men ± $9,142

$37,813

Median earning women ± $11,313

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,750) and Manufacturing ($14,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grand River, IA was $40,000 in 2024, which is 0.12 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $38,400 to $40,000, a 4.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Grand River, IA is 73.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grand River, IA have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grand River, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$40,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,491

$66

Median Property Taxes

±$37

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.3%

Homeownership

2024

50.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.3% of the housing units in Grand River, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grand River, 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.

$40,156

Median Household Income

± $4,357

Number of Households

± 38

In 2024, the median household income of the 90 households in Grand River, IA grew to $40,156 from the previous year's value of $35,833.

The following chart displays the households in Grand River, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grand River, 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 (93.1%)
Carpooled (4.17%)
Worked At Home (2.78%)

In 2024, 93.1% of workers in Grand River, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.17%) and those who worked at home (2.78%).

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

33.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grand River, IA have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Grand River, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grand River, IA (32 out of 166 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

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