Gruver, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
30
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Household Income
$58,750
4.06% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$75,000
5.04% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
21
5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gruver, 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.

100% of the residents in Gruver, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Gruver, IA was $75,000, and the homeownership rate was 89.5%.

Most people in Gruver, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Gruver, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gruver, IA is home to a population of 30 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Gruver, IA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30 people) in Gruver, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Gruver, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gruver, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gruver, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    30 ± 20
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 10
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 10

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30 people) in Gruver, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gruver, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)
Most Common Service Period
1 ± 10

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Economy

The economy of Gruver, IA employs 21 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gruver, IA were Retail Trade (7 people), Manufacturing (4 people), and Educational Services (3 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,375).

Employment

Occupations

21
2024 Value
± 65
5%
1 Year growth
± 426%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gruver, IA grew at a rate of 5%, from 20 employees to 21 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gruver, IA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (5 people), Production Occupations (4 people), and Management Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gruver, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

21
2024 Value
± 65
5%
1 Year growth
± 426%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gruver, IA grew at a rate of 5%, from 20 employees to 21 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gruver, IA, are Retail Trade (7 people), Manufacturing (4 people), and Educational Services (3 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gruver, IA, though some of these residents may live in Gruver, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,000
Median earning men ± $8,540
$45,625
Median earning women ± $29,994

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,375).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Gruver, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gruver, IA was $75,000 in 2024, which is 0.225 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $71,400 to $75,000, a 5.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Gruver, IA is 89.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gruver, IA have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gruver, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$75,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,766
$17
Median Property Taxes
±$28

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

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

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Rent vs Own

89.5%
Homeownership
2024
48.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 89.5% of the housing units in Gruver, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$58,750
Median Household Income
± $7,732
19
Number of Households
± 32

In 2024, the median household income of the 19 households in Gruver, IA grew to $58,750 from the previous year's value of $56,458.

The following chart displays the households in Gruver, 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 $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gruver, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81%)
  2. Carpooled (19%)

In 2024, 81% of workers in Gruver, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19%) 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.

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Commute Time

31.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gruver, IA have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Gruver, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Health

100% of the population of Gruver, IA has health coverage, with 90% on employee plans, 0% on Medicaid, 10% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 73.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
90%
Employer Coverage
0%
Medicaid
10%
Medicare
0%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gruver, IA declined by 100% from 14.7% to 0%.

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

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