Parkersburg, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,766

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.3

0.857% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.87%

32.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,885

3.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Parkersburg, IA is home to a population of 1.77k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.793% of Parkersburg, IA residents were born outside of the country (14 people).

In 2024, there were 42.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.66k people) in Parkersburg, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 36 Asian (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 Parkersburg, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Parkersburg, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parkersburg, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.66k ± 207
Other (Non-Hispanic)
39 ± 53
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
36 ± 49

1.59%

Hispanic Population

28 people

1.59% of the people in Parkersburg, IA are hispanic (28 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Parkersburg, 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

0.793%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

0.916%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

As of 2024, 0.793% of Parkersburg, IA residents (14 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 Parkersburg, IA was 0.916%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
49 ± 42
Vietnam
28 ± 25
Korea
5 ± 12

Parkersburg, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Parkersburg, IA employs 906 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Parkersburg, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (152 people), Manufacturing (151 people), and Educational Services (105 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001), Public Administration ($123,333), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,281).

Employment

Occupations

906

2024 Value

± 134

5.59%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parkersburg, IA grew at a rate of 5.59%, from 858 employees to 906 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parkersburg, IA, are Management Occupations (176 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (120 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (77 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parkersburg, 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

906

2024 Value

± 134

5.59%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parkersburg, IA grew at a rate of 5.59%, from 858 employees to 906 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parkersburg, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (152 people), Manufacturing (151 people), and Educational Services (105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Parkersburg, IA, though some of these residents may live in Parkersburg, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,375

Median earning men ± $7,685

$45,000

Median earning women ± $3,199

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($123,542), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,177), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,888), and Retail Trade ($42,857).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Parkersburg, IA was $196,700 in 2024, which is 0.591 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $200,000 to $196,700, a 1.65% decrease. The homeownership rate in Parkersburg, IA is 85.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Parkersburg, IA have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Parkersburg, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$196,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,680

$652

Median Property Taxes

±$96

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

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

Rent vs Own

85.9%

Homeownership

2024

48.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.9% of the housing units in Parkersburg, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Parkersburg, 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.

$75,885

Median Household Income

± $11,127

759

Number of Households

± 108

In 2024, the median household income of the 759 households in Parkersburg, IA grew to $75,885 from the previous year's value of $73,482.

The following chart displays the households in Parkersburg, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Parkersburg, 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 (85.2%)
Worked At Home (9.61%)
Carpooled (4.28%)

In 2024, 85.2% of workers in Parkersburg, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.61%) and those who carpooled to work (4.28%).

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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parkersburg, IA have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.15% of the workforce in Parkersburg, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parkersburg, IA (86 out of 1.77k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

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