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51023

Hawarden, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,473
Median household income
$80,357
People below poverty
7.1%
Median home value
$173,300

Income

The median income of households in 51023 was $80,357. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 4.1
$35,000 to $49,999 9.5
$50,000 to $74,999 18.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21.9
$150,000 to $199,999 7.3
$200,000 or more 13.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61111
Female 44688

An estimated 78.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,624. 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 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.4
Social Security 31.6
Retirement income 15
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.1
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.6

In 2020-2024, 6.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 51023 in 2020-2024, 88.6% had health insurance coverage and 11.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.4% and public coverage was 35.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.5%.


In 2020-2024, 51023 had a total population of 3,473 - 1,543 (44.4%) females and 1,930 (55.6%) males. The median age was 36.9 years. An estimated 28.8% of the population was under 18 years, 27.5% was 19 to 44 years, 26.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 51023 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 222 89
5 to 9 188 80
10 to 14 102 118
15 to 19 156 81
20 to 24 73 138
25 to 29 101 89
30 to 34 141 97
35 to 39 66 74
40 to 44 95 80
45 to 49 79 64
50 to 54 147 159
55 to 59 104 103
60 to 64 194 66
65 to 69 58 107
70 to 74 67 37
75 to 79 59 72
80 to 84 38 21
85 and over 40 68

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.8% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 12.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 27.8% of the people in 51023 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.7% of the people in 51023 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,236 households in 51023. The average household size was 2.76 people.

Married-couple households made up 61.4% of the households in 51023 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.3% of all households, while 16.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.3% of all households.

In 51023, 33.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 61.4
Cohabiting Couples 6.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.5% of males and 60.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.2 23.1
Now married, except separated 60.5 60.9
Separated 2.6 0
Widowed 2.8 8
Divorced 9.9 8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 51023, 109 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 79.9% of the people living in 51023 were U.S. natives. 51.7% of the 51023 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20.1% of 51023 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 51023 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 51023.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 51023 in 2020-2024, 19.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 19% of people at least five years old; 10.3% 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 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 19
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 51023 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.5
Different house, same county 6.4
Different county, same state 8.8
Different state 2.8
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 81 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 51023 was 788 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 53 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 640. College or graduate school enrollment was 95.

Educational Attainment of People in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 19
High school diploma or equivalency 31
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 11
Bachelor's degree 14.3
Graduate or professional degree 7.1

Disability

In 51023, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4% of people under 18 years old, to 17.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 51023, 62.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,271 76.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 195 11.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 186 11.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 51023 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 15.3
Construction 12.3
Manufacturing 20.5
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.2
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 51023 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 497 30.1
Service occupations 259 15.7
Sales and office occupations 191 11.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 405 24.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 300 18.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.7% of 51023 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 11.3

In 2020-2024, 51023 had a total of 1,347 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.6% 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"). 9.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.9
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.7

5.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 35.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 51023 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 63.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 51023 had 1,236 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 111 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.9% while renters occupied 29.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.97 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.25.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.1% and another 43.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 51023:

House Heating Fuel Used in 51023 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 52.8
Electricity 41.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 3.7
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 51023 was $173,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.9 % had a mortgage. 54.1% 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 $1,200 and for owners without a mortgage it was $631.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 51023 was $926. 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.