Blakesburg, IA Demographic Data
Blakesburg, IA Summary
Blakesburg is located in Wapello County in Iowa
- Population: 259
- Area: 0.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 962.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 909.12 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Blakesburg, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
176
58%
50.8
Male
126
42%
49.2
Total Population
302
323,128,000
Blakesburg, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
21
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
18
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7
2.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7
2.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
29
9.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
32
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
19
6.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
28
9.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
22
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
22
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
41
13.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
44
14.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
12
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
251
83.1%
77.2
Female
150
59.8%
51.3
Male
101
40.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
249
82.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
110
36.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
97
32.1%
15.2
Female
66
68.0%
55.8
Male
31
32.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
53
0.0%
0.0
Blakesburg, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
296
98.0%
96.8
White
296
98.0%
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
6
2.0%
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
302
100.0%
82.2
Blakesburg, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
12
5.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
19
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
90
40.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
52
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
26
11.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
18
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3
1.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
31
14.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
189
85.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21
9.6%
31.2
Blakesburg, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
54
21.1%
33.7%
Now Married
115
44.9%
47.5
Divorced
52
20.3%
11.0%
Separated
1
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
34
13.3
5.8%
Blakesburg, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
279
99.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2
0.7%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Blakesburg, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
45
26.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
30
17.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
16
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
25
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8
4.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5
3.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
26,250
57,617
Per capita income
19,383
31,128
Blakesburg, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
29
23.6%
9.8
Construction
2
1.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
20
16.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4
3.3%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
21
17.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
2.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
17
13.8%
11.4
Public administration
3
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
8
6.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
8
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
4.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
8
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
26
21.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
27
22.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
43
35.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
19
15.4%
18.1%
Blakesburg, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
123
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
107
87.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1
0.8%
2.7
Other means
5
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
2
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Blakesburg, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
22
13.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
90
53.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
28
16.6%
37.1
3 or more
29
17.2%
21.0
Blakesburg, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
169
87.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
89
52.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
80
47.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
25
12.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.4
0.0%
2.5
Blakesburg, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
194
1 room
8
4.1%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
25
12.9%
9.1
4 rooms
60
30.9%
16.5
5 rooms
34
17.5%
19.8
6 rooms
23
11.9%
17.8
7 rooms
29
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
13
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2
1.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Blakesburg, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
194
1-unit, detached
108
55.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
7
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
57
29.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
19
9.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Blakesburg, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
81
41.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
16
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7
3.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
50
25.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
10
5.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
9
4.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
13
6.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Blakesburg, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
11
6.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
82
48.5%
4.7
Electricity
64
37.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
6.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Blakesburg, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
38
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
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
18
47.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
20
52.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
17
44.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
7.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1
2.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
13
34.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Blakesburg, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
79
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
2.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
18
22.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
59
74.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
1
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
465
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
16.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9
11.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
13.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
5.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
35
45.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Blakesburg, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
89
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
28
31.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
44
49.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
15
16.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2
2.2%
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)
63,200
205,000