Postville, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,979

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

23.2

8.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.7%

7.34% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,485

4.66% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$104,700

Population & Diversity

Postville, IA is home to a population of 2.98k people, from which 75.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 32.4% of Postville, IA residents were born outside of the country (965 people).

In 2024, there were 1.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.36k people) in Postville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 685 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 327 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

75.8%

2024 Citizenship

78.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 75.8% of Postville, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Postville, IA was 78.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Postville, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.36k ± 324
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
685 ± 185
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
327 ± 75

42.5%

Hispanic Population

1.27k people

42.5% of the people in Postville, IA are hispanic (1.27k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Postville, 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

32.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

965 people

30.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

855 people

As of 2024, 32.4% of Postville, IA residents (965 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 Postville, IA was 30.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
15 ± 18
Gulf War (2001-)
2 ± 15

Postville, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Postville, IA employs 1.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Postville, IA were Manufacturing (326 people), Retail Trade (121 people), and Educational Services (120 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($77,917), Other Services Except Public Administration ($49,219), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($44,868).

Employment

Occupations

1.14k

2024 Value

± 170

3.17%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Postville, IA grew at a rate of 3.17%, from 1.1k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Postville, IA, are Production Occupations (171 people), Material Moving Occupations (126 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (101 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Postville, 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

1.14k

2024 Value

± 170

3.17%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Postville, IA grew at a rate of 3.17%, from 1.1k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Postville, IA, are Manufacturing (326 people), Retail Trade (121 people), and Educational Services (120 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Postville, IA, though some of these residents may live in Postville, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,682

Median earning men ± $4,150

$28,000

Median earning women ± $7,759

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,167), Other Services Except Public Administration ($56,250), and Manufacturing ($55,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,083), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,944), and Manufacturing ($33,942).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Postville, IA was $104,700 in 2024, which is 0.315 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $100,300 to $104,700, a 4.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Postville, IA is 51.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Postville, IA have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Postville, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$104,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,567

$480

Median Property Taxes

±$103

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

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

Rent vs Own

51.3%

Homeownership

2024

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.3% of the housing units in Postville, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Postville, 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.

$49,485

Median Household Income

± $4,731

936

Number of Households

± 157

In 2024, the median household income of the 936 households in Postville, IA grew to $49,485 from the previous year's value of $47,281.

The following chart displays the households in Postville, 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 $45k - $50k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Postville, 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 (66.3%)
Carpooled (13.1%)
Walked (10.6%)

In 2024, 66.3% of workers in Postville, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who walked to work (10.6%).

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

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Postville, IA have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.843% of the workforce in Postville, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Postville, IA (694 out of 2.92k 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 12 - 14, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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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