Maquoketa, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,075

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.6

6.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.2%

11.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,240

7.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$132,500

Population & Diversity

Maquoketa, IA is home to a population of 6.08k people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.22% of Maquoketa, IA residents were born outside of the country (74 people).

In 2024, there were 18.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.44k people) in Maquoketa, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 299 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 142 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Maquoketa, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Maquoketa, IA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maquoketa, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.44k ± 127
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
299 ± 100
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
142 ± 113

Hispanic Population

61 people

1% of the people in Maquoketa, IA are hispanic (61 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maquoketa, 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

1.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

74 people

0.541%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

33 people

As of 2024, 1.22% of Maquoketa, IA residents (74 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 Maquoketa, IA was 0.541%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
130 ± 76
Korea
51 ± 55
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 26

Maquoketa, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Maquoketa, IA employs 2.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Maquoketa, IA were Manufacturing (445 people), Retail Trade (443 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (366 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,691), Public Administration ($73,519), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.69k

2024 Value

± 362

−0.481%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maquoketa, IA declined at a rate of −0.481%, from 2.7k employees to 2.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maquoketa, IA, are Management Occupations (306 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (295 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (283 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maquoketa, 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

2.69k

2024 Value

± 362

−0.481%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maquoketa, IA declined at a rate of −0.481%, from 2.7k employees to 2.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maquoketa, IA, are Manufacturing (445 people), Retail Trade (443 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (366 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maquoketa, IA, though some of these residents may live in Maquoketa, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,451

Median earning men ± $6,466

$36,435

Median earning women ± $3,479

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,458), Public Administration ($74,444), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,409).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,550), Public Administration ($68,864), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,100).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maquoketa, IA was $132,500 in 2024, which is 0.398 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $126,800 to $132,500, a 4.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Maquoketa, IA is 70%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maquoketa, IA have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maquoketa, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$132,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,671

$1,867

Median Property Taxes

±$274

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 Maquoketa, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

70%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70% of the housing units in Maquoketa, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maquoketa, 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.

$60,240

Median Household Income

± $6,558

2.67k

Number of Households

± 335

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.67k households in Maquoketa, IA grew to $60,240 from the previous year's value of $56,039.

The following chart displays the households in Maquoketa, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Maquoketa, 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 (77.8%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Maquoketa, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maquoketa, IA have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.16% of the workforce in Maquoketa, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maquoketa, IA (840 out of 5.9k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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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