What Cheer, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

580

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

19.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.2%

2.63% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$48,182

3.03% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$49,200

Population & Diversity

What Cheer, IA is home to a population of 580 people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.03% of What Cheer, IA residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2024, there were 29.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (536 people) in What Cheer, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 9 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of What Cheer, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in What Cheer, IA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in What Cheer, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
536 ± 100
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
18 ± 11
Other (Hispanic)
9 ± 10

3.62%

Hispanic Population

21 people

3.62% of the people in What Cheer, IA are hispanic (21 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in What Cheer, 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

1.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

1.74%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

As of 2024, 1.03% of What Cheer, IA residents (6 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 What Cheer, IA was 1.74%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

16 ± 17

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in What Cheer, IA.

Economy

The economy of What Cheer, IA employs 258 people. In 2024, the largest industries in What Cheer, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (47 people), Manufacturing (44 people), and Retail Trade (39 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($63,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,750), and Transportation & Warehousing ($47,361).

Employment

Occupations

258

2024 Value

± 70

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in What Cheer, IA grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 255 employees to 258 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in What Cheer, IA, are Management Occupations (41 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (26 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (25 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of What Cheer, 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

258

2024 Value

± 70

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in What Cheer, IA grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 255 employees to 258 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in What Cheer, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (47 people), Manufacturing (44 people), and Retail Trade (39 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of What Cheer, IA, though some of these residents may live in What Cheer, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,705

Median earning men ± $8,121

$30,625

Median earning women ± $4,047

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($65,833), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,375), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,806).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($45,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,583), and Retail Trade ($30,385).

Housing & Living

The median property value in What Cheer, IA was $49,200 in 2024, which is 0.148 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $47,900 to $49,200, a 2.71% increase. The homeownership rate in What Cheer, IA is 72.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in What Cheer, IA have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in What Cheer, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$49,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,625

$190

Median Property Taxes

±$48

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

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

Rent vs Own

72.5%

Homeownership

2024

62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.5% of the housing units in What Cheer, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in What Cheer, 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.

$48,182

Median Household Income

± $16,661

262

Number of Households

± 53

In 2024, the median household income of the 262 households in What Cheer, IA declined from $48,182 from the previous year's value of $49,688.

The following chart displays the households in What Cheer, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for What Cheer, 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 (81.9%)
Carpooled (14.6%)
Worked At Home (3.15%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in What Cheer, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (3.15%).

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

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in What Cheer, IA have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.66% of the workforce in What Cheer, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in What Cheer, IA (123 out of 580 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in What Cheer, IA is White, followed by Hispanic 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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