Saylorville, IA

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2024 Population
3,366
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
50.5
31.9% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.67%
19.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$117,821
46.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$314,300
9.25% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,762
1.32% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Saylorville, 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 Saylorville, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Saylorville, IA was $314,300, and the homeownership rate was 93.7%.

Most people in Saylorville, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Saylorville, IA was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Saylorville, IA is home to a population of 3.37k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.51% of Saylorville, IA residents were born outside of the country (118 people).

In 2024, there were 22.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.97k people) in Saylorville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 132 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 129 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Saylorville, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Saylorville, 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 Saylorville, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.97k ± 604
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    132 ± 143
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    129 ± 192
3.83%
Hispanic Population
129 people

In 2024, there were 22.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.97k people) in Saylorville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 132 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 129 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.83% of the people in Saylorville, IA are hispanic (129 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Saylorville, 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
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.51%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
118 people
1.77%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
63 people

As of 2024, 3.51% of Saylorville, IA residents (118 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 Saylorville, IA was 1.77%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    154 ± 104
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    93 ± 101
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    52 ± 71

Saylorville, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Saylorville, IA employs 1.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Saylorville, IA were Construction (211 people), Finance & Insurance (187 people), and Educational Services (177 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($109,019), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,423), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($87,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.76k
2024 Value
± 364
1.32%
1 Year growth
± 30.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Saylorville, IA grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 1.74k employees to 1.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saylorville, IA, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (237 people), Sales & Related Occupations (236 people), and Management Occupations (221 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Saylorville, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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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

1.76k
2024 Value
± 364
1.32%
1 Year growth
± 30.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Saylorville, IA grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 1.74k employees to 1.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saylorville, IA, are Construction (211 people), Finance & Insurance (187 people), and Educational Services (177 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Saylorville, IA, though some of these residents may live in Saylorville, 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

$82,014
Median earning men ± $25,863
$58,071
Median earning women ± $18,980

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,774), and Manufacturing ($86,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($112,734), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,336), and Public Administration ($82,583).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
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 Saylorville, 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

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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 Saylorville, IA was $314,300 in 2024, which is 0.945 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $287,700 to $314,300, a 9.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Saylorville, IA is 93.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Saylorville, IA have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Saylorville, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$314,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$58,717
$1,263
Median Property Taxes
±$273

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

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

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Rent vs Own

93.7%
Homeownership
2024
49%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 93.7% of the housing units in Saylorville, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.9%.

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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.
$117,821
Median Household Income
± $34,577
1.35k
Number of Households
± 313

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.35k households in Saylorville, IA grew to $117,821 from the previous year's value of $80,250.

The following chart displays the households in Saylorville, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Saylorville, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (16.6%)
  3. Carpooled (8%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Saylorville, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8%).

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

17.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Saylorville, IA have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Saylorville, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Saylorville, IA (123 out of 3.36k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

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Health

98.1% of the population of Saylorville, IA has health coverage, with 48.6% on employee plans, 9.24% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 20.8% on non-group plans, and 5.79% 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, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 7.81% between 18 and 34 years, 50.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

1.87%
Uninsured
48.6%
Employer Coverage
9.24%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
20.8%
Non-Group
5.79%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Saylorville, IA grew by 233% from 0.562% to 1.87%.

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