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Postville, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $99,229 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
Postville:

$99,229
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,857 - $149,363

Total population: 2,155 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,282 (24 farm, 2,258 nonfarm))

Houses: 952 (889 occupied: 557 owner occupied, 346 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

28%

Housing density: 458 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $89,360.

Median contract rent in 2022: $629 (lower quartile is $541, upper quartile is $685)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,134


Median gross rent in Postville, IA in 2022: $805

Housing units in Postville with a mortgage: 300 (17 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $57,169

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,994

Median monthly housing costs: $800

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Postville, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1948

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,662
  • Male householders: 438 (61 living alone), Female householders: 440 (129 living alone)
  • 416 spouses (413 opposite-sex spouses), 65 unmarried partners, (65 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,024 children (1,011 natural, 8 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 0 foster children, 86 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 55

Size of family households: 198 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 198 1-person, 49 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

660 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (82 men, 117 women).

49.3% of residents of Postville speak English at home.
37.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English not well).
7.2% of residents speak other language at home (19% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 63% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 819 (30.8%)
(30.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Postville, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Postville, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 31 bedroom
  • 1092 bedrooms
  • 2013 bedrooms
  • 1704 bedrooms
  • 735+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Postville, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Postville, Iowa
  • 4no bedroom
  • 271 bedroom
  • 1972 bedrooms
  • 1003 bedrooms
  • 194 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Postville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Postville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 17no vehicle
  • 1261 vehicle
  • 2322 vehicles
  • 1223 vehicles
  • 454 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Postville in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Postville in renter-occupied apartments
  • 63no vehicle
  • 921 vehicle
  • 1662 vehicles
  • 23 vehicles
  • 124 vehicles
  • 115+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Postville, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Postville, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 33 rooms
  • 504 rooms
  • 1195 rooms
  • 896 rooms
  • 797 rooms
  • 978 rooms
  • 1219+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Postville, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Postville, Iowa
  • 41 room
  • 232 rooms
  • 333 rooms
  • 1094 rooms
  • 1095 rooms
  • 416 rooms
  • 237 rooms
  • 48 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Postville, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Postville, IA in 2022
  • 41Less than $10,000
  • 86$10,000 to $19,999
  • 85$20,000 to $29,999
  • 106$30,000 to $39,999
  • 191$40,000 to $49,999
  • 64$50,000 to $59,999
  • 96$60,000 to $74,999
  • 105$75,000 to $99,999
  • 45$100,000 to $124,999
  • 26$125,000 to $149,999
  • 43$150,000 to $199,999
  • 28$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Postville, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Postville, IA in 2022
  • 4$10,000 to $14,999
  • 17$20,000 to $24,999
  • 18$25,000 to $29,999
  • 6$35,000 to $39,999
  • 39$40,000 to $49,999
  • 36$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24$60,000 to $69,999
  • 18$70,000 to $79,999
  • 85$80,000 to $89,999
  • 27$90,000 to $99,999
  • 74$100,000 to $124,999
  • 54$125,000 to $149,999
  • 44$150,000 to $174,999
  • 20$175,000 to $199,999
  • 23$200,000 to $249,999
  • 10$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Postville, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Postville, IA in 2022
  • 8$300 to $349
  • 4$350 to $399
  • 3$450 to $499
  • 99$500 to $549
  • 24$550 to $599
  • 59$600 to $649
  • 101$650 to $699
  • 24$700 to $749
  • 34$750 to $799
  • 3$800 to $899
  • 8$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.4%
Number of people working at home: 102 (9.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 192
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 215
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 148
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 98
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 28
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 45
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 112
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 9
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 49
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 29
  • 90 or more minutes: 35
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Postville

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 788 (70.0%)
  • Carpooled: 101 (9.0%)
  • Taxi: 22 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 1 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 103 (9.2%)
  • Worked at home: 102 (9.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 11.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 4.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 24.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 2.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Postville, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Postville, Iowa
  • 4842010 or later
  • 1962000 to 2009
  • 1051990 to 1999
  • 331980 to 1989
  • 51970 to 1979
  • 3Before 1970
Ancestries in Postville, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • Somali: 258 (14.6%)
  • German: 209 (11.8%)
  • American: 52 (2.9%)
  • European: 39 (2.2%)
  • Norwegian: 31 (1.8%)
  • Russian: 25 (1.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 17 (1.0%)
  • English: 15 (0.8%)
  • Israeli: 12 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 11 (0.6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Postville:

32.9% (257)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,672)

Mexico
Postville:

29.0% (227)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

Somalia
Postville:

8.3% (65)
Iowa:

0.5% (862)

Nicaragua
Postville:

7.2% (56)
Iowa:

0.2% (412)

Africa, n.e.c.
Postville:

5.5% (43)
Iowa:

0.8% (1,348)

Philippines
Postville:

3.1% (24)
Iowa:

2.6% (4,675)

Kazakhstan
Postville:

2.8% (22)
Iowa:

0.0% (67)

Ukraine
Postville:

2.3% (18)
Iowa:

0.5% (816)

Korea
Postville:

2.2% (17)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,155)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Postville:

2.0% (16)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

El Salvador
Postville:

1.5% (12)
Iowa:

2.8% (4,967)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,235
  • Other state: 519
  • Northeast: 82
  • Midwest: 267
  • South: 102
  • West: 68

92.4% of Postville residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42.6% lived in Iowa.


Postville:

92.4%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 28
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 41
  • 7th and 8th grade: 16
  • 9th grade: 29
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 5
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 48
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 295
  • Less than 1 year of college: 42
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 71
  • Associate degree: 20
  • Bachelor's degree: 49
  • Master's degree: 14
  • Professional school degree: 6
  • Doctorate degree: 1
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 20
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 13
  • 5th and 6th grade: 15
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 19
  • 10th grade: 7
  • 11th grade: 2
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 290
  • Less than 1 year of college: 36
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 131
  • Associate degree: 42
  • Bachelor's degree: 62
  • Master's degree: 39
  • Professional school degree: 2
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Postville marital status for males
Postville marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 667
  • Two: 19
  • 3 or 4: 45
  • 5 to 9: 102
  • 10 to 19: 101
  • 20 to 49: 10
  • Mobile homes: 5
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.5%
Year householders moved into residence in Postville
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Postville, IA
  • 79.1%Utility gas
  • 15.6%Electricity
  • 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Postville, IA
  • 50.3%Utility gas
  • 40.2%Electricity
  • 9.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
Here:

15.2%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 58
Here:

28.6%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65
Here:

74.7%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability