Blairstown, IA Demographic Data
Blairstown, IA Summary
Blairstown is located in Benton County in Iowa
- Population: 691
- Area: 0.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,336.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 838.91 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Blairstown, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
358
48%
50.8
Male
386
52%
49.2
Total Population
744
323,128,000
Blairstown, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
75
10.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
60
8.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
67
9.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
23
3.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
16
2.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
127
17.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
61
8.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
91
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
41
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
37
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
70
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
53
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
23
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
522
70.2%
77.2
Female
260
49.8%
51.3
Male
262
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
515
69.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
159
21.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
146
19.6%
15.2
Female
82
56.2%
55.8
Male
64
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Blairstown, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
737
99.1%
96.8
White
722
97.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
3
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
3
0.4%
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
12
1.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
7
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
104
14.0%
17.8
Mexican
101
13.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
640
86.0%
82.2
Blairstown, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
17
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
41
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
246
48.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
100
19.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
57
11.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
26
5.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
58
11.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
445
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
42
8.4%
31.2
Blairstown, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
92
17.0%
33.7%
Now Married
335
61.8%
47.5
Divorced
49
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
32
5.9%
2.0
Widowed
34
6.3
5.8%
Blairstown, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
586
87.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
83
12.4%
21.6%
Spanish
79
11.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Blairstown, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
11
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
37
12.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
37
12.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
36
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
66
22.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
33
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
37
12.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
52,000
57,617
Per capita income
25,129
31,128
Blairstown, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
27
8.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4
1.2%
9.8
Construction
34
10.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
39
11.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4
1.2%
6.6
Information
2
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
105
31.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
18
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
26
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
7
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
41
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
56
16.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
69
20.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
100
29.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
63
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
47
14.0%
18.1%
Blairstown, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
331
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
280
84.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
27
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
15
4.5%
2.7
Other means
3
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
6
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.8
26.6
Blairstown, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
16
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
76
26.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
113
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
87
29.8%
21.0
Blairstown, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
292
93.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
217
74.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
75
25.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
22
7.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Blairstown, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
314
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
9
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
25
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
29
9.2%
16.5
5 rooms
35
11.1%
19.8
6 rooms
76
24.2%
17.8
7 rooms
56
17.8%
12.0
8 rooms
31
9.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
53
16.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Blairstown, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
314
1-unit, detached
265
84.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2
0.6%
5.9
2-units
7
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
6
1.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Blairstown, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
102
32.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
15
4.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
35
11.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
31
9.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
47
15.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
31
9.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
32
10.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
21
6.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Blairstown, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
180
61.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
13
4.5%
4.7
Electricity
71
24.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
5.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
3.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Blairstown, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
113
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
1.8%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
3.5%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
42
37.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
65
57.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
67
59.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
12.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
14.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
1.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14
12.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Blairstown, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
61
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%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
3.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
17
27.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
42
68.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
708
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14
23.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8
13.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
31
50.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Blairstown, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
217
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
8
3.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
74
34.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
71
32.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
44
20.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11
5.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
120,100
205,000