Ralston, IA

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2024 Population
61
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.8
7.18% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
26.2%
23.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$62,917
6.79% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$83,000
4.27% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
22
18.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ralston, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Ralston, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ralston, IA was $83,000, and the homeownership rate was 84%.

Most people in Ralston, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Ralston, IA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesIowaCarroll County, IAGreene County, IACarroll, IANorthwest Central Iowa--Storm Lake, Denison & Cherokee Region PUMA, IA

Population & Diversity

Ralston, IA is home to a population of 61 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Ralston, IA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 10.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (54 people) in Ralston, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (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 Ralston, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ralston, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ralston, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    54 ± 25
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    5 ± 10
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    2 ± 4
8.2%
Hispanic Population
5 people

In 2024, there were 10.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (54 people) in Ralston, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.2% of the people in Ralston, IA are hispanic (5 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ralston, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    44,333 ± 5,134 people
  2. India
    11,889 ± 2,672 people
  3. 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.

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Economy

The economy of Ralston, IA employs 22 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ralston, IA were Transportation & Warehousing (6 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6 people), and Retail Trade (4 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($72,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,667), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,167).

Employment

Occupations

22
2024 Value
± 64
−18.5%
1 Year decline
± 458%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ralston, IA declined at a rate of −18.5%, from 27 employees to 22 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ralston, IA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (5 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4 people), and Transportation Occupations (3 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ralston, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

22
2024 Value
± 64
−18.5%
1 Year decline
± 458%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ralston, IA declined at a rate of −18.5%, from 27 employees to 22 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ralston, IA, are Transportation & Warehousing (6 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6 people), and Retail Trade (4 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ralston, IA, though some of these residents may live in Ralston, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,000
Median earning men ± $28,356
$59,167
Median earning women ± $66,437

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Ralston, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ralston, IA was $83,000 in 2024, which is 0.249 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $86,700 to $83,000, a 4.27% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ralston, IA is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ralston, IA have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ralston, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$83,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$31,506
$21
Median Property Taxes
±$29

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 Ralston, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

84%
Homeownership
2024
56.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in Ralston, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,917
Median Household Income
± $34,029
25
Number of Households
± 21

In 2024, the median household income of the 25 households in Ralston, IA declined from $62,917 from the previous year's value of $67,500.

The following chart displays the households in Ralston, 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 $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ralston, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.4%)
  2. Carpooled (9.09%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.55%)

In 2024, 86.4% of workers in Ralston, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.09%) and those who worked at home (4.55%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ralston, IA have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ralston, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ralston, IA (16 out of 61 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 Females 16 - 17, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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Health

88.5% of the population of Ralston, IA has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 36.1% on Medicaid, 6.56% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.3% were men and 60.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.5% under 18 years, 14.8% between 18 and 34 years, 29.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.3% were men and 60.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

11.5%
Uninsured
31.1%
Employer Coverage
36.1%
Medicaid
6.56%
Medicare
14.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ralston, IA declined by 5.33% from 12.1% to 11.5%.

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