Wilton, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,920
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45.2
5.85% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.87%
27.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$76,648
6.61% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$189,200
16.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,672
0.12% 1-year growth

About

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

In 2024, the median property value in Wilton, IA was $189,200, and the homeownership rate was 67.3%.

Most people in Wilton, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilton, IA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Wilton, IA is home to a population of 2.92k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.377% of Wilton, IA residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 35.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.71k people) in Wilton, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 76 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 63 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Wilton, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wilton, IA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilton, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.71k ± 136
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    76 ± 110
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    63 ± 53
2.23%
Hispanic Population
65 people

In 2024, there were 35.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.71k people) in Wilton, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 76 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 63 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.23% of the people in Wilton, IA are hispanic (65 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wilton, 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

0.377%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11 people
1.56%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
46 people

As of 2024, 0.377% of Wilton, IA residents (11 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 Wilton, IA was 1.56%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    82 ± 61
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 21
  3. Korea
    9 ± 16

Wilton, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.86 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wilton, IA employs 1.67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wilton, IA were Manufacturing (373 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (271 people), and Retail Trade (242 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($98,147), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,419), and Transportation & Warehousing ($85,693).

Occupations

1.67k
2024 Value
± 310
0.12%
1 Year growth
± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilton, IA grew at a rate of 0.12%, from 1.67k employees to 1.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilton, IA, are Production Occupations (254 people), Management Occupations (244 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilton, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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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Employment by Industries

1.67k
2024 Value
± 310
0.12%
1 Year growth
± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilton, IA grew at a rate of 0.12%, from 1.67k employees to 1.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilton, IA, are Manufacturing (373 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (271 people), and Retail Trade (242 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilton, IA, though some of these residents may live in Wilton, 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

$62,355
Median earning men ± $15,968
$34,024
Median earning women ± $6,832

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($98,125), Manufacturing ($74,154), and Public Administration ($61,910).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,709), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,396), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,808).

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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.

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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.

US Senators from Iowa

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilton, IA was $189,200 in 2024, which is 0.569 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,000 to $189,200, a 16.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilton, IA is 67.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wilton, IA have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilton, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$189,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,799
$919
Median Property Taxes
±$191

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

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Rent vs Own

67.3%
Homeownership
2024
52.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.3% of the housing units in Wilton, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

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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.
$76,648
Median Household Income
± $18,593
1.37k
Number of Households
± 252

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.37k households in Wilton, IA grew to $76,648 from the previous year's value of $71,898.

The following chart displays the households in Wilton, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilton, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.9%)
  2. Carpooled (8.85%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.61%)

In 2024, 81.9% of workers in Wilton, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.85%) and those who worked at home (4.61%).

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

22.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilton, IA have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Wilton, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

8.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilton, IA (253 out of 2.85k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

98.7% of the population of Wilton, IA has health coverage, with 63.1% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 6.03% on non-group plans, and 0.806% 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, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.4% under 18 years, 24.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.33%
Uninsured
63.1%
Employer Coverage
12.6%
Medicaid
16.1%
Medicare
6.03%
Non-Group
0.806%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilton, IA grew by 1.09% from 1.32% to 1.33%.

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