Chelsea, IA Demographic Data
Chelsea, IA Summary
Chelsea is located in Tama County in Iowa
- Population: 268
- Area: 1.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 265.34 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 777.56 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chelsea, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
126
52%
50.8
Male
116
48%
49.2
Total Population
242
323,128,000
Chelsea, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
35
14.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
29
12.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
31
12.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
8
3.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8
3.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
38
15.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
31
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14
5.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
15
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6
2.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
20
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2
0.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
140
57.9%
77.2
Female
69
49.3%
51.3
Male
71
50.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
134
55.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
31
12.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
27
11.2%
15.2
Female
11
40.7%
55.8
Male
16
59.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
28
0.0%
0.0
Chelsea, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
236
97.5%
96.8
White
182
75.2%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8
3.3%
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
46
19.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
6
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
122
50.4%
17.8
Mexican
122
50.4%
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
120
49.6%
82.2
Chelsea, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
34
26.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
11
8.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
41
31.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
22
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
10
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
8
6.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
45
34.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
86
65.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
13
9.9%
31.2
Chelsea, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
17
11.6%
33.7%
Now Married
118
80.3%
47.5
Divorced
5
3.4%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
7
4.8
5.8%
Chelsea, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
109
52.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
98
47.3%
21.6%
Spanish
96
46.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
2
1.0%
1.1%
Chelsea, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7
9.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
10
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
18
23.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
27
34.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6
7.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3
3.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
45,625
57,617
Per capita income
15,433
31,128
Chelsea, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
6
7.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1
1.2%
9.8
Construction
31
36.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
19
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2
2.4%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
13
15.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
8
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1
1.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
29
34.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
22
25.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
22
25.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3
3.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
9
10.6%
18.1%
Chelsea, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
85
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
48
56.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
32
37.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1
1.2%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
4
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
35.8
26.6
Chelsea, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
12
15.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
38
48.7%
37.1
3 or more
28
35.9%
21.0
Chelsea, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
78
75.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
71
91.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7
9.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
25
24.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Chelsea, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
103
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
5
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
18
17.5%
16.5
5 rooms
26
25.2%
19.8
6 rooms
23
22.3%
17.8
7 rooms
10
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
7
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
14
13.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Chelsea, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
103
1-unit, detached
102
99.0%
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
1
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Chelsea, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
70
68.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
10
9.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3
2.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10
9.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3
2.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1
1.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Chelsea, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
52
66.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
21
26.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4
5.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Chelsea, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
18
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
2
11.1%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
5
27.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
11
61.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7
38.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6
33.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
11.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1
5.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Chelsea, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
5
100.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5
100.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Chelsea, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
71
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
42
59.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
26
36.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3
4.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
43,500
205,000