Fertile is a city of 255 people in Iowa. The median age is 59.6, about 21 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $143,800, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fertile
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.5 → 59.6(+23.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population358 → 255(−29%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.0% → 13.5%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.7%(17)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 28 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
Fertile, decade by decade
Fertile 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
358
$66,002
$72,002
10.0%
1.4
2000
360
$61,131
$93,087
9.4%
10.1
2010
370
$66,258
$98,974
19.2%
12.9
2020
305
$62,723
$107,629
16.5%
20.1
2024
255
$65,000
$143,800
13.5%
7.6
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.
