Mount Union, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

111

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.1

14.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.8%

9.09% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$50,500

4.66% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$96,100

Population & Diversity

Mount Union, IA is home to a population of 111 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 54.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (109 people) in Mount Union, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (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 Mount Union, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Union, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Union, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
109 ± 56
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2 ± 5
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 10

1.8%

Hispanic Population

2 people

1.8% of the people in Mount Union, IA are hispanic (2 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Union, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
5 ± 17
Vietnam
3 ± 15

Mount Union, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Union, IA was $96,100 in 2024, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $84,500 to $96,100, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Union, IA is 86%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Union, IA have an average commute time of 33.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Union, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,280

$43

Median Property Taxes

±$32

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 Mount Union, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

86%

Homeownership

2024

54.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86% of the housing units in Mount Union, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Union, 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.

$50,500

Median Household Income

± $27,608

Number of Households

± 38

In 2024, the median household income of the 50 households in Mount Union, IA grew to $50,500 from the previous year's value of $48,250.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Union, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Union, 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 (87.5%)
Worked At Home (12.5%)

In 2024, 87.5% of workers in Mount Union, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled 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.

Commute Time

33.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Union, IA have a longer commute time (33.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mount Union, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Union, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Union, IA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Union, IA (12 out of 111 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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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