Hull, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,317

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

8.79% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.48%

25.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$72,344

5.08% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$225,700

Population & Diversity

Hull, IA is home to a population of 2.32k people, from which 96.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.52% of Hull, IA residents were born outside of the country (128 people).

In 2024, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2k people) in Hull, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 187 Other (Hispanic) and 117 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

95.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Hull, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hull, IA was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hull, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2k ± 290
Other (Hispanic)
187 ± 169
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
117 ± 118

13.1%

Hispanic Population

304 people

13.1% of the people in Hull, IA are hispanic (304 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hull, 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

5.52%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

6.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

143 people

As of 2024, 5.52% of Hull, IA residents (128 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 Hull, IA was 6.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

41 ± 37

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

Economy

The economy of Hull, IA employs 1.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hull, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (243 people), Construction (146 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (132 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($126,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,250), and Construction ($68,261).

Employment

Occupations

1.26k

2024 Value

± 190

0.238%

1 Year growth

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hull, IA grew at a rate of 0.238%, from 1.26k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hull, IA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (136 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (132 people), and Production Occupations (117 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hull, 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

1.26k

2024 Value

± 190

0.238%

1 Year growth

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hull, IA grew at a rate of 0.238%, from 1.26k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hull, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (243 people), Construction (146 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (132 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hull, IA, though some of these residents may live in Hull, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,382

Median earning men ± $7,953

$31,466

Median earning women ± $4,394

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($136,250), Manufacturing ($72,188), and Construction ($68,261).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,250), Retail Trade ($35,417), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,294).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hull, IA was $225,700 in 2024, which is 0.678 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,700 to $225,700, a 4.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Hull, IA is 87.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hull, IA have an average commute time of 14.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hull, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$225,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,254

$742

Median Property Taxes

±$125

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.2%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.2% of the housing units in Hull, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hull, 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.

$72,344

Median Household Income

± $22,385

851

Number of Households

± 153

In 2024, the median household income of the 851 households in Hull, IA declined from $72,344 from the previous year's value of $76,213.

The following chart displays the households in Hull, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hull, 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 (76.9%)
Carpooled (8.88%)
Other (5.36%)

In 2024, 76.9% of workers in Hull, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.88%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.36%).

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

14.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hull, IA have a shorter commute time (14.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.53% of the workforce in Hull, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hull, IA (124 out of 2.26k 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 Males 16 - 17, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 6 - 11.

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