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Dows city, Iowa demographics

Population: 579

Median age: 37.1

Median household income: 43,974

Dows is a city in Franklin County and Wright County, Iowa, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Dows city, IA.

Population

2021	579
2020	529
2019	580
2018	552
2017	506
2016	497
2015	453
2014	442
2013	495
2012	532
2011	470
2010	585
2009	660

Census data for Dows city, Iowa

Demographic and housing estimates in Dows city, Iowa

Total population
Total population	579
Male	294
Female	285

Population by age
Total population	579
Under 5 years	25
5 to 9 years	41
10 to 14 years	41
15 to 19 years	64
20 to 24 years	55
25 to 34 years	58
35 to 44 years	84
45 to 54 years	28
55 to 59 years	39
60 to 64 years	51
65 to 74 years	43
75 to 84 years	28
85 years and over	22
Median age (years)	37.1
Under 18 years	146
16 years and over	460
18 years and over	433
21 years and over	408
62 years and over	140
65 years and over	93

Population by race
Total population	579
One race	579
White	564
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	15
Two or more races	0

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	423
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	215
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	208

Social characteristics in Dows city, Iowa

Households by type
Total households	226
Family households (families)	85
Married-couple family	7
Male householder, no wife present, family	75
Female householder, no husband present, family	69
Nonfamily households	59
Average household size	64
Average family size	2.56

Economic characteristics in Dows city, Iowa

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	226
Less than $10,000	15
$10,000 to $14,999	12
$15,000 to $24,999	14
$25,000 to $34,999	25
$35,000 to $49,999	68
$50,000 to $74,999	33
$75,000 to $99,999	6
$100,000 to $149,999	38
$150,000 to $199,999	13
$200,000 or more	2
Median household income (dollars)	43,974

Housing characteristics in Dows city, Iowa

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	275
Occupied housing units	226
Vacant housing units	49

Units in structure
Total housing units	275
1-unit, detached	246
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	0
3 or 4 units	18
5 to 9 units	8
10 to 19 units	0
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	275
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	0
Built 2000 to 2009	20
Built 1990 to 1999	1
Built 1980 to 1989	11
Built 1970 to 1979	27
Built 1960 to 1969	7
Built 1950 to 1959	20
Built 1940 to 1949	9
Built 1939 or earlier	180

Rooms
Total housing units	275
1 room	2
2 rooms	0
3 rooms	11
4 rooms	44
5 rooms	44
6 rooms	35
7 rooms	74
8 rooms	23
9 rooms or more	42
Median rooms	6.5

Bedrooms
Total housing units	275
No bedroom	2
1 bedroom	18
2 bedrooms	99
3 bedrooms	107
4 bedrooms	38
5 or more bedrooms	11

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	226
Owner-occupied	175
Renter-occupied	51
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.80
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.75

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	226
Moved in 2017 or later	8
Moved in 2015 to 2016	40
Moved in 2010 to 2014	28
Moved in 2000 to 2009	71
Moved in 1990 to 1999	39
Moved in 1989 and earlier	40

Value
Owner-occupied units	175
Less than $50,000	121
$50,000 to $99,999	39
$100,000 to $149,999	6
$150,000 to $199,999	9
$200,000 to $299,999	0
$300,000 to $499,999	0
$500,000 to $999,999	0
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	34,600

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	175
Housing units with a mortgage	59
Housing units without a mortgage	116

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	38
Less than $500	14
$500 to $999	18
$1,000 to $1,499	6
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	570
No rent paid	13

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