CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Colo

Iowa · 798 residents · 1.07 sq mi

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Colo is a city of 798 people in Iowa. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $37,700. The poverty rate is 7.0%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $313 a month at the median. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

798

−8%vs 2000

vs 868 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.07 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024686

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(79)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(60)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(134)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(111)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(73)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(52)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(48)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,153

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,711 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,289

−41%vs 2000

vs $19,173 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.0%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,700

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$313

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.8%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

14.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(846)

Black0.9%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.5%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(791)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(4)

Asian0.6%(5)

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

Mexican3.9%(27)

Central American0.7%(5)

Nicaraguan0.7%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(4)

Thai0.4%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(2)

Ancestry

German27.6%(189)

English14.7%(101)

Irish10.8%(74)

Norwegian8.3%(57)

American5.2%(36)

French4.4%(30)

Scottish3.9%(27)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(20)

Dutch2.2%(15)

Italian1.6%(11)

Swedish1.2%(8)

Polish1%(7)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.4%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.4%

−13.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+65%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married29.7%(93)

Married53.4%(167)

Widowed6.4%(20)

Divorced10.5%(33)

Women 15+

Never married17.8%(46)

Married64.9%(168)

Widowed6.9%(18)

Divorced10.4%(27)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.5%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 83.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)46%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 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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