Superior, IA

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2023 Population

132

7.69% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

47.4

2.07% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

6.15%

38.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$74,000

2.64% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3.51% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Superior, IA had a population of 132 people with a median age of 47.4 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Superior, IA declined from 143 to 132, a −7.69% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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

In 2023, the median property value in Superior, IA was $74,000, and the homeownership rate was 98.2%.

Most people in Superior, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Superior, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Superior, IA is home to a population of 132 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Superior, IA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Superior, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Superior, IA residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Superior, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
5 ± 15
Gulf War (1990s)
1 ± 10
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 17

Superior, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Superior, IA employs 59 people. The largest industries in Superior, IA are Manufacturing (16 people), Retail Trade (15 people), and Construction (12 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

2023 Value

± 66

3.51%

1 Year growth

± 155%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Superior, IA grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 57 employees to 59 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Superior, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Superior, 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

2023 Value

± 66

3.51%

1 Year growth

± 155%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Superior, IA grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 57 employees to 59 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Superior, IA, are Manufacturing (16 people), Retail Trade (15 people), and Construction (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Superior, IA, though some of these residents may live in Superior, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,167

Median earning men ± $29,530

$33,036

Median earning women ± $12,112

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($49,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($46,071) and Retail Trade ($32,679).

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

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.

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 Superior, IA was $74,000 in 2023, which is 0.244 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $72,100 to $74,000, a 2.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Superior, IA is 98.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Superior, IA have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Superior, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$74,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,621

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

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

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

Rent vs Own

98.2%

Homeownership

2023

48.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 98.2% of the housing units in Superior, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 98.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Superior, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

Number of Households

± 32

In N/A, the median household income of the 57 households in Superior, IA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Superior, 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Superior, 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 2023

Drove Alone (94.9%)
Carpooled (5.08%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 94.9% of workers in Superior, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.08%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

21.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Superior, IA have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Superior, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Superior, IA (8 out of 130 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Superior, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Superior, IA N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

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

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