CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Albert City

Iowa · 789 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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Albert City is a city of 789 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $29,300. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.1, about 5 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.6% of residents. Median rent is $296 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

789

+11%vs 2000

vs 709 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024722

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.9%(86)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(42)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411%(87)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(120)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(54)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(60)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over7.6%(60)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,670

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,406

−25%vs 2000

vs $15,219 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $352 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

20.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(697)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(4)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(789)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.2%(74)

Central American5%(36)

Costa Rican4.3%(31)

Guatemalan0.7%(5)

Ancestry

German37.3%(269)

Swedish11.2%(81)

Irish10.4%(75)

English8.2%(59)

Dutch4%(29)

American3.9%(28)

Russian3%(22)

Welsh2.9%(21)

French2.6%(19)

Danish2.4%(17)

Italian1.8%(13)

Scottish1.8%(13)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.2%(9)

British1%(7)

Norwegian0.6%(4)

Polish0.6%(4)

Czech0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.8%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.1%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.8%(93)

Married65%(210)

Widowed3.1%(10)

Divorced3.1%(10)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(43)

Married60.8%(158)

Widowed13.5%(35)

Divorced9.2%(24)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.2%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.8%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)51.7%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.7%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 58 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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