CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gowrie

Iowa · 1,028 residents · 1.44 sq mi

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Gowrie is a city of 1,028 people in Iowa. The median age is 41.5, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $29,000. Median rent is $242 a month. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 19%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,028

−1%vs 2000

vs 1,038 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 43.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024932

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(67)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.3%(44)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(29)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(137)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(114)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(105)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(109)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(129)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.6%(99)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.1%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,296

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,136 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,127

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,348 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,000

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $332 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(1,013)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(11)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,028)

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

Mexican4.5%(42)

Asian origin

Filipino1.5%(14)

Cambodian0.8%(7)

Ancestry

German25.9%(241)

Swedish9.8%(91)

Irish9.5%(89)

American8.3%(77)

Czech3.3%(31)

English1.7%(16)

French0.9%(8)

Norwegian0.9%(8)

British0.8%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(7)

Danish0.6%(6)

Russian0.3%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.3%(3)

Polish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 15.8 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 married33.6%(126)

Married52%(195)

Widowed8%(30)

Divorced6.4%(24)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(110)

Married45%(184)

Widowed13%(53)

Divorced15.2%(62)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−11.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.4%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% 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)8.8%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.6%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War26.5%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 34 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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