Strawberry Point, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,267

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

5.77% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

34.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,778

0.984% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Strawberry Point, IA is home to a population of 1.27k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.631% of Strawberry Point, IA residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 34.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.22k people) in Strawberry Point, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 4 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Strawberry Point, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Strawberry Point, IA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Strawberry Point, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.22k ± 261
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
35 ± 47
Other (Non-Hispanic)
4 ± 5

0.474%

Hispanic Population

6 people

0.474% of the people in Strawberry Point, IA are hispanic (6 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Strawberry Point, 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

0.631%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

2.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

31 people

As of 2024, 0.631% of Strawberry Point, IA residents (8 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 Strawberry Point, IA was 2.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
43 ± 25
World War II
24 ± 36
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 16

Strawberry Point, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.79 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Strawberry Point, IA employs 544 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Strawberry Point, IA were Construction (98 people), Manufacturing (60 people), and Retail Trade (55 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,000), Transportation & Warehousing ($75,500), and Manufacturing ($58,750).

Employment

Occupations

544

2024 Value

± 114

−21%

1 Year decline

± 35.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Strawberry Point, IA declined at a rate of −21%, from 689 employees to 544 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Strawberry Point, IA, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (75 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (64 people), and Transportation Occupations (59 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Strawberry Point, 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

544

2024 Value

± 114

−21%

1 Year decline

± 35.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Strawberry Point, IA declined at a rate of −21%, from 689 employees to 544 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Strawberry Point, IA, are Construction (98 people), Manufacturing (60 people), and Retail Trade (55 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Strawberry Point, IA, though some of these residents may live in Strawberry Point, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,694

Median earning men ± $15,798

$35,833

Median earning women ± $10,024

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,768), Manufacturing ($80,938), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,000), Manufacturing ($58,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Strawberry Point, IA was $114,700 in 2024, which is 0.345 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,200 to $114,700, a 0.434% decrease. The homeownership rate in Strawberry Point, IA is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Strawberry Point, IA have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Strawberry Point, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$114,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,735

$397

Median Property Taxes

±$86

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 Strawberry Point, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.3%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Strawberry Point, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Strawberry Point, 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.

$57,778

Median Household Income

± $10,377

590

Number of Households

± 114

In 2024, the median household income of the 590 households in Strawberry Point, IA declined from $57,778 from the previous year's value of $58,352.

The following chart displays the households in Strawberry Point, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Strawberry Point, 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 (69.9%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)
Carpooled (8.74%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Strawberry Point, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.74%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Strawberry Point, IA have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.92% of the workforce in Strawberry Point, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Strawberry Point, IA (141 out of 1.25k 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 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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