Chillicothe is a city of 83 people in Iowa. At a median age of 52.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $85,000. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 6.0%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chillicothe
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants83.0% → 67.6%(−15.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate20.8% → 6.0%(−14.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population125 → 83(−34%)US over the same years: +35%
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)17.6%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)88.2%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.8%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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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Over time
Chillicothe, decade by decade
Chillicothe population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
125
$74,402
$56,642
2.2%
0.0
2000
90
$56,072
$96,183
13.2%
5.5
2010
97
$72,528
$81,567
12.0%
2.6
2020
76
$64,390
$84,843
14.1%
27.3
2024
83
$75,750
$85,000
8.1%
29.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
