Sac City, IA

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2022 Population

1,825

3.69% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

48.5

0.818% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

13%

2.1% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$54,815

9.15% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$100,700

15.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sac City, IA had a population of 1.83k people with a median age of 48.5 and a median household income of $54,815. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sac City, IA declined from 1,895 to 1,825, a −3.69% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,219 to $54,815, a 9.15% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sac City, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (96.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.932%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.767%), White (Hispanic) (0.603%), and Asian (Hispanic) (0.548%).

None of the households in Sac City, 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.

98.6% of the residents in Sac City, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Sac City, IA was $100,700, and the homeownership rate was 71.4%.

Most people in Sac City, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sac City, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Sac City, IA employs 995 people. The largest industries in Sac City, IA are Health Care & Social Assistance (217 people), Manufacturing (156 people), and Retail Trade (121 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($100,893), Construction ($83,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,036).

Employment

Occupations

995

2022 Value

± 146

5.51%

1 Year growth

± 19.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sac City, IA grew at a rate of 5.51%, from 943 employees to 995 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sac City, IA, are Management Occupations (112 people), Production Occupations (109 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (95 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sac City, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

995

2022 Value

± 146

5.51%

1 Year growth

± 19.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sac City, IA grew at a rate of 5.51%, from 943 employees to 995 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sac City, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (217 people), Manufacturing (156 people), and Retail Trade (121 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sac City, IA, though some of these residents may live in Sac City, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,538

Median earning men ± $4,978

$34,299

Median earning women ± $4,105

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($195,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,607), and Construction ($83,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,917), Public Administration ($45,714), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,885).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sac City, IA was $100,700 in 2022, which is 0.357 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $87,300 to $100,700, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Sac City, IA is 71.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sac City, IA have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sac City, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$100,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$21,977

$650

Median Property Taxes

±$106

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.4%

Homeownership

2022

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 71.4% of the housing units in Sac City, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sac City, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 804

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Sac City, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,815

Median Household Income

± $9,778

910

Number of Households

± 132

In 2022, the median household income of the 910 households in Sac City, IA grew to $54,815 from the previous year's value of $50,219.

The following chart displays the households in Sac City, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sac City, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (91.9%)
Worked At Home (3.23%)
Walked (2.6%)

In 2022, 91.9% of workers in Sac City, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (3.23%) and those who walked to work (2.6%).

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

17.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sac City, IA have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.18% of the workforce in Sac City, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sac City, IA (229 out of 1.76k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sac City, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.1% of the population of Sac City, IA has health coverage, with 44% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 2.95% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sac County, IA see 1600 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.23% decrease from the previous year (1620 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3251 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1393 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,600 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sac County, IA

Primary care physicians in Sac County, IA see an average of 1,600 patients per year. This represents a 1.23% decrease from the previous year (1,620 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sac County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 14% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.2% were men and 57.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.89%

Uninsured

44%

Employer Coverage

15.7%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

16.2%

Non-Group

2.95%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sac City, IA declined by 27.3% from 6.72% to 4.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sac City, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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