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Van Meter, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $257,225 (it was $93,600 in 2000)
Van Meter:

$257,225
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $212,469 - $328,363

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $267,878
Here:

$267,878
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $221,548
Here:

$221,548
State:

$238,767

Total population: 1,133 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 864 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 512 (492 occupied: 443 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

10%
State:

28%

Housing density: 857 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $131,759.

Median contract rent in 2022: $916 (lower quartile is $864, upper quartile is $1,359)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,167


Median gross rent in Van Meter, IA in 2022: $980

Housing units in Van Meter with a mortgage: 345 (37 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $158,354

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,536

Median monthly housing costs: $1,553

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Van Meter, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1986

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,579
  • Male householders: 270 (40 living alone), Female householders: 223 (23 living alone)
  • 372 spouses (372 opposite-sex spouses), 34 unmarried partners, (34 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 612 children (600 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 38 non-relatives

Size of family households: 120 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 8 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

450 married couples with children.
51 single-parent households (20 men, 31 women).

96.5% of residents of Van Meter speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 20 (1.3%)
(105.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Meter, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Meter, Iowa
  • 2no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 362 bedrooms
  • 2463 bedrooms
  • 1174 bedrooms
  • 425+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Meter, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Meter, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 101 bedroom
  • 212 bedrooms
  • 153 bedrooms
  • 34 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Van Meter in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Van Meter in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 11no vehicle
  • 321 vehicle
  • 1372 vehicles
  • 2103 vehicles
  • 304 vehicles
  • 235+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Van Meter in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Van Meter in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6no vehicle
  • 51 vehicle
  • 292 vehicles
  • 93 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Meter, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Meter, Iowa
  • 21 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 264 rooms
  • 405 rooms
  • 1166 rooms
  • 957 rooms
  • 758 rooms
  • 899+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Meter, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Meter, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 63 rooms
  • 304 rooms
  • 35 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 68 rooms
  • 39+ 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Van Meter, IA
Van Meter city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Van Meter, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Van Meter, IA in 2022
  • 15$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4$20,000 to $29,999
  • 14$30,000 to $39,999
  • 30$40,000 to $49,999
  • 26$50,000 to $59,999
  • 18$60,000 to $74,999
  • 91$75,000 to $99,999
  • 32$100,000 to $124,999
  • 57$125,000 to $149,999
  • 132$150,000 to $199,999
  • 73$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Van Meter, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Van Meter, IA in 2022
  • 5$10,000 to $14,999
  • 12$25,000 to $29,999
  • 0$50,000 to $59,999
  • 31$70,000 to $79,999
  • 0$90,000 to $99,999
  • 27$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7$125,000 to $149,999
  • 17$150,000 to $174,999
  • 50$175,000 to $199,999
  • 97$200,000 to $249,999
  • 65$250,000 to $299,999
  • 40$300,000 to $399,999
  • 37$400,000 to $499,999
  • 38$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Van Meter, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Van Meter, IA in 2022
  • 5$350 to $399
  • 4$600 to $649
  • 11$750 to $799
  • 6$800 to $899
  • 6$1,000 to $1,249
  • 8$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2No cash rent
Work and jobs in Van Meter: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.0%
Number of people working at home: 143 (18.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 48
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 29
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 50
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 100
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 221
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 84
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 68
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 18
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 49
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 5
  • 90 or more minutes: 6
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Van Meter

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 255 (58.4%)
  • Carpooled: 47 (10.8%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 143 (32.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.1%Males
Races in Van Meter detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Van Meter, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Van Meter, Iowa
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 81990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 41970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Van Meter, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 366 (46.2%)
  • English: 134 (16.9%)
  • American: 78 (9.8%)
  • Irish: 40 (5.0%)
  • European: 30 (3.8%)
  • Italian: 17 (2.1%)
  • Swedish: 12 (1.5%)
  • Dutch: 6 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 5 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 3 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 3 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 2 (0.3%)
  • Yugoslavian: 2 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 1 (0.1%)

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

Vietnam
Van Meter:

58.8% (10)
Iowa:

4.2% (7,428)

Greece
Van Meter:

11.8% (2)
Iowa:

0.1% (227)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Van Meter:

11.8% (2)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,751)

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

  • This state: 1,311
  • Other state: 209
  • Northeast: 17
  • Midwest: 110
  • South: 27
  • West: 54

95.6% of Van Meter residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63.9% lived in Iowa.


Van Meter:

95.6%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 7
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 119
  • Less than 1 year of college: 11
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
  • Associate degree: 15
  • Bachelor's degree: 159
  • Master's degree: 35
  • Professional school degree: 18
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 169
  • Less than 1 year of college: 25
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 57
  • Associate degree: 74
  • Bachelor's degree: 125
  • Master's degree: 40
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Females
Van Meter marital status for males
Van Meter marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 459
  • One, attached: 24
  • 3 or 4: 21
  • 10 to 19: 3
  • Mobile homes: 3

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Van Meter
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Van Meter, IA
  • 69.5%Utility gas
  • 20.8%Electricity
  • 7.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Van Meter, IA
  • 50.0%Utility gas
  • 43.5%Electricity
  • 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:

23.2%
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
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