CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Epworth

Iowa · 1,293 residents · 1.78 sq mi

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With 1,293 people, Epworth is a city in Iowa. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 28.7. The typical home is worth $49,400. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $277 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,293

−9%vs 2000

vs 1,428 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.7

−13%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(138)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(110)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(92)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(106)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(239)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(197)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(107)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(92)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(28)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,224

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,938 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,150

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,869 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,400

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.4%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

21.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(1,330)

Black0.5%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(9)

Asian5.2%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(1,258)

Black0.5%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian1.7%(22)

Other0.5%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American3.1%(58)

Mexican2.6%(50)

Nicaraguan2.5%(47)

Spaniard0.5%(9)

Honduran0.4%(7)

Panamanian0.2%(4)

Ancestry

German47.7%(904)

Irish25.1%(476)

English3.3%(62)

American2.8%(53)

Polish0.9%(17)

Dutch0.8%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(16)

Belgian0.6%(11)

French0.6%(11)

Italian0.6%(11)

Arab0.5%(9)

Moroccan0.5%(9)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.3%(5)

Czech0.2%(4)

Norwegian0.2%(4)

Greek0.2%(3)

Swiss0.2%(3)

Ukrainian0.2%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.5%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+89%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married41.3%(308)

Married55.6%(415)

Widowed0.7%(5)

Divorced2.4%(18)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(202)

Married55.7%(427)

Widowed14.4%(110)

Divorced3.5%(27)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2013

from 3.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 86.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% 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)30.8%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.8%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.5%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52 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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