Beacon, IA Demographic Data
Beacon, IA Summary
Beacon is located in Mahaska County in Iowa
- Population: 433
- Area: 1.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.00 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 433.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 738.19 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Beacon, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
255
49%
50.8
Male
271
52%
49.2
Total Population
526
323,128,000
Beacon, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
52
9.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
33
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
22
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17
3.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
24
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
62
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
66
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
76
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
28
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
28
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
77
14.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
28
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
13
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
407
77.4%
77.2
Female
203
49.9%
51.3
Male
204
50.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
402
76.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
137
26.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
118
22.4%
15.2
Female
70
59.3%
55.8
Male
48
40.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Beacon, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
521
99.0%
96.8
White
521
99.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
5
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
526
100.0%
82.2
Beacon, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
21
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
49
13.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
194
51.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
70
18.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
17
4.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
22
5.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5
1.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
70
18.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
308
81.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
27
7.1%
31.2
Beacon, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
87
20.8%
33.7%
Now Married
218
52.0%
47.5
Divorced
67
16.0%
11.0%
Separated
15
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
32
7.6
5.8%
Beacon, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
472
99.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2
0.4%
21.6%
Spanish
2
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Beacon, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
19
8.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
10.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
37
16.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
32
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
31
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
46
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
27
12.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
6
2.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,357
57,617
Per capita income
18,492
31,128
Beacon, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8
4.1%
9.8
Construction
19
9.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
31
15.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1
0.5%
6.6
Information
2
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
65
33.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
10
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4
2.0%
11.4
Public administration
11
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
32
16.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
7
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
25
12.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
28
14.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
69
35.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
43
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
32
16.2%
18.1%
Beacon, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
199
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
154
77.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
34
17.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
1.0%
5.1
Walked
2
1.0%
2.7
Other means
6
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
1
0.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.9
26.6
Beacon, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
14
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
59
26.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
118
52.7%
37.1
3 or more
33
14.7%
21.0
Beacon, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
224
92.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
188
83.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
36
16.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
18
7.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
25
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Beacon, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
242
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
6
2.5%
9.1
4 rooms
62
25.6%
16.5
5 rooms
43
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
49
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
30
12.4%
12.0
8 rooms
39
16.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13
5.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Beacon, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
242
1-unit, detached
145
59.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
97
40.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Beacon, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
36
14.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5
2.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
30
12.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
66
27.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
58
24.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
23
9.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
22
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Beacon, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
176
78.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9
4.0%
4.7
Electricity
36
16.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Beacon, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
83
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
6
7.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
34
41.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
43
51.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
41
49.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
9.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
19.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
18
21.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Beacon, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
34
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
3
8.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
5
14.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
26
76.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
683
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1
2.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
5.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4
11.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
29.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1
2.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16
47.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Beacon, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
188
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
70
37.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
44
23.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
35
18.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25
13.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11
5.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,500
205,000