Dows, IA Demographic Data
Dows, IA Summary
Dows is located in Wright County in Iowa
- Population: 532
- Area: 0.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.77 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 669.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,174.21 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dows, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
239
48%
50.8
Male
258
52%
49.2
Total Population
497
323,128,000
Dows, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
5
1.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
15
3.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
41
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
30
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
41
8.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
37
7.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
34
6.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
71
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
51
10.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
25
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
58
11.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
64
12.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
25
5.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
410
82.5%
77.2
Female
188
45.9%
51.3
Male
222
54.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
399
80.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
159
32.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
147
29.6%
15.2
Female
77
52.4%
55.8
Male
70
47.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Dows, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
487
98.0%
96.8
White
459
92.4%
72.6
Black or African American
15
3.0%
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
13
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
10
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
4
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
5
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
13
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
475
95.6%
82.2
Dows, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
17
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15
4.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
162
44.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
93
25.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
19
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
39
10.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
20
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
32
8.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
333
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
59
16.2%
31.2
Dows, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
120
27.5%
33.7%
Now Married
259
59.4%
47.5
Divorced
25
5.7%
11.0%
Separated
2
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
30
6.9
5.8%
Dows, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
461
93.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
31
6.3%
21.6%
Spanish
31
6.3%
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%
Dows, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
14
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
9
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
71
29.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
35
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
46
18.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
28
11.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
25
10.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
16
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
31,250
57,617
Per capita income
21,033
31,128
Dows, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
37
16.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
20
9.0%
9.8
Construction
7
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
34
15.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
15
6.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
47
21.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
10
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
6
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
18
8.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
43
19.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
25
11.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
43
19.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
55
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
55
24.9%
18.1%
Dows, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
219
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
178
81.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
35
16.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
4
1.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2
0.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.3
26.6
Dows, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3
1.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
96
39.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
56
23.0%
37.1
3 or more
89
36.5%
21.0
Dows, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
244
80.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
191
78.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
53
21.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
59
19.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
21
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Dows, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
303
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
11
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
1
0.3%
9.1
4 rooms
36
11.9%
16.5
5 rooms
45
14.9%
19.8
6 rooms
75
24.8%
17.8
7 rooms
64
21.1%
12.0
8 rooms
41
13.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
30
9.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dows, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
303
1-unit, detached
287
94.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
1.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2
0.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
4
1.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dows, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
198
65.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
21
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
19
6.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
18
5.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
32
10.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11
3.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4
1.3%
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%
Dows, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
20
8.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
179
73.4%
4.7
Electricity
28
11.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7
2.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
1.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Dows, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
62
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
2
3.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
4
6.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
35.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
34
54.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
34
54.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
3.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
6.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
14.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
13
21.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dows, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
50
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
14
28.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
36
72.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
531
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
10
20.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
4.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
16.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1
2.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
29
58.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Dows, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
191
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
118
61.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
54
28.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
8
4.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
3.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2
1.0%
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
2
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
42,500
205,000