Grimes, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

16,366

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.4

3.21% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.42%

35.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$120,037

14.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$304,700

Population & Diversity

Grimes, IA is home to a population of 16.4k people, from which 92% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.61% of Grimes, IA residents were born outside of the country (1.57k people).

In 2024, there were 13.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.4k people) in Grimes, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 759 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92%

2024 Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92% of Grimes, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grimes, IA was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grimes, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.4k ± 890
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 633
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
759 ± 381

5.28%

Hispanic Population

864 people

5.28% of the people in Grimes, IA are hispanic (864 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grimes, 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

9.61%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.57k people

6.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

978 people

As of 2024, 9.61% of Grimes, IA residents (1.57k 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 Grimes, IA was 6.19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
204 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
164 ± 148
Vietnam
88 ± 113

Grimes, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Grimes, IA employs 9.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grimes, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,585 people), Finance & Insurance (1,230 people), and Retail Trade (1,153 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($133,883), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($133,883), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,846).

Employment

Occupations

9.69k

2024 Value

± 1,010

10.6%

1 Year growth

± 14.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grimes, IA grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 8.77k employees to 9.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grimes, IA, are Management Occupations (1,177 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,095 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (875 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grimes, 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

9.69k

2024 Value

± 1,010

10.6%

1 Year growth

± 14.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grimes, IA grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 8.77k employees to 9.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grimes, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,585 people), Finance & Insurance (1,230 people), and Retail Trade (1,153 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grimes, IA, though some of these residents may live in Grimes, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,948

Median earning men ± $12,267

$54,762

Median earning women ± $8,984

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($134,031), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,964), and Information ($100,074).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,397), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,446), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,045).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grimes, IA was $304,700 in 2024, which is 0.916 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $281,000 to $304,700, a 8.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Grimes, IA is 70.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$304,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,823

$4,335

Median Property Taxes

±$606

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 Grimes, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.9%

Homeownership

2024

61.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.9% of the housing units in Grimes, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grimes, 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.

$120,037

Median Household Income

± $11,554

6.12k

Number of Households

± 809

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.12k households in Grimes, IA grew to $120,037 from the previous year's value of $104,497.

The following chart displays the households in Grimes, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grimes, 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 (65.1%)
Worked At Home (22.4%)
Carpooled (10.8%)

In 2024, 65.1% of workers in Grimes, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.4%) and those who carpooled to work (10.8%).

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 Grimes, IA have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.893% of the workforce in Grimes, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grimes, IA (720 out of 16.3k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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