CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Delmar

Iowa · 510 residents · 0.76 sq mi

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With 510 people, Delmar is a city in Iowa. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $28,500. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The median household earns $22,188, about 26% below the national median. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 15%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

510

−1%vs 2000

vs 514 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024480

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(41)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(33)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.5%(18)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(77)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(75)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(47)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(35)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,188

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,443

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,469 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,500

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $484 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.3% in 2000

11.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99%(509)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(3)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(510)

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

Mexican1.3%(6)

Ancestry

German47.3%(227)

Irish23.8%(114)

English11%(53)

American2.3%(11)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(11)

Polish2.1%(10)

Danish1.5%(7)

Scottish1.5%(7)

Dutch0.4%(2)

French0.4%(2)

Swedish0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married34.7%(75)

Married51.9%(112)

Widowed7.4%(16)

Divorced6%(13)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(61)

Married56%(117)

Widowed6.2%(13)

Divorced8.6%(18)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

−15.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.5%

−14.4 ptssince 2020

from 80.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.1%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% 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)25.8%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.9%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31 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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