CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Duncombe

Iowa · 482 residents · 1.96 sq mi

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With 482 people, Duncombe is a city in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $30,000. Households here earn about 24% less than in Iowa as a whole. Renters pay $271 a month at the median. Median household income is $19,934, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

482

+2%vs 2000

vs 474 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

−16%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024376

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(40)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(29)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(33)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(77)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(73)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(34)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(33)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(24)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,934

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,587

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,915 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,000

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $290 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−13.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(464)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(3)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(480)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.6%(6)

Mexican0.8%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese2.9%(11)

Ancestry

German20.5%(77)

Irish17.3%(65)

Norwegian16.2%(61)

English9.3%(35)

American5.6%(21)

Swedish5.6%(21)

Scottish1.9%(7)

Swiss1.9%(7)

French1.6%(6)

Dutch1.3%(5)

Italian1.1%(4)

Danish0.5%(2)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.5%(2)

British0.3%(1)

Czech0.3%(1)

Welsh0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.9%

−16.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married46.1%(76)

Married43.6%(72)

Widowed4.2%(7)

Divorced6.1%(10)

Women 15+

Never married22.9%(33)

Married47.9%(69)

Widowed13.2%(19)

Divorced16%(23)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.9%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)18.2%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era63.6%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War27.3%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II18.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 22 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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