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50237

Runnells, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,635
Median household income
$101,806
People below poverty
1%
Median home value
$346,900

Income

The median income of households in 50237 was $101,806. An estimated 0.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.4
$10,000 to $14,999 0.9
$15,000 to $24,999 15.6
$25,000 to $34,999 1.3
$35,000 to $49,999 6.3
$50,000 to $74,999 14.2
$75,000 to $99,999 10.4
$100,000 to $149,999 19.3
$150,000 to $199,999 21.6
$200,000 or more 10

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72604
Female 59196

An estimated 75.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,361. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.8
Social Security 26.4
Retirement income 23.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.3
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 0.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 1
Children under 18 years below poverty 0.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 0.9

In 2020-2024, 7.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 14.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 50237 in 2020-2024, 99.2% had health insurance coverage and 0.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.2% and public coverage was 29.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 50237 had a total population of 3,635 - 1,933 (53.2%) females and 1,702 (46.8%) males. The median age was 42.3 years. An estimated 27.7% of the population was under 18 years, 28.3% was 19 to 44 years, 29.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 50237 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 36 262
5 to 9 155 128
10 to 14 168 155
15 to 19 72 38
20 to 24 57 11
25 to 29 47 49
30 to 34 60 128
35 to 39 101 175
40 to 44 259 142
45 to 49 118 60
50 to 54 142 132
55 to 59 149 115
60 to 64 118 237
65 to 69 51 75
70 to 74 60 53
75 to 79 27 4
80 to 84 81 48
85 and over 1 121

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.6% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 10.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.2% of the people in 50237 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.5% of the people in 50237 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,426 households in 50237. The average household size was 2.55 people.

Married-couple households made up 65.3% of the households in 50237 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.7% of all households, while 7.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.5% of all households.

In 50237, 36% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 65.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
7.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 71.9% of males and 63.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 18.5 11.2
Now married, except separated 71.9 63.8
Separated 0.1 4
Widowed 0.2 10.2
Divorced 9.3 10.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 50237, 37 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in 50237 were U.S. natives. 78.9% of the 50237 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 50237 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 95% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 50237 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 50237.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.7
Asia 45
Europe 1.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 26.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 50237 in 2020-2024, 1.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96 % of the people at least one year old living in 50237 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96
Different house, same county 3.7
Different county, same state 0.1
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 50237 was 890 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 177 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 637. College or graduate school enrollment was 76.

Educational Attainment of People in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.8
High school diploma or equivalency 38.8
Some college, no degree 12.2
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 23.1
Graduate or professional degree 14.8

Disability

In 50237, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.9% of people under 18 years old, to 5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 50237, 70.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,268 67.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 443 23.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 168 8.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 50237 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7
Construction 7.5
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 8.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.6
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.2
Public administration 15.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 50237 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 791 42.1
Service occupations 170 9
Sales and office occupations 355 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 278 14.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 285 15.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.1% of 50237 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 14.4

In 2020-2024, 50237 had a total of 1,430 housing units. Of these housing units, 96.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 1.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 96.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.3
Mobile homes 2.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 50237 was 6.6 rooms, and of these housing units 79% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 50237 had 1,426 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 4 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 91.2% while renters occupied 8.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.35.

1.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 49.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 50237:

House Heating Fuel Used in 50237 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.6
Electricity 17.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 3.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 50237 was $346,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.2 % had a mortgage. 33.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,883 and for owners without a mortgage it was $662.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 50237 was $760. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.