CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Grinnell

Iowa · 8,902 residents · 5.69 sq mi

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With 8,902 people, Grinnell is a city in Iowa. The typical home is worth $54,100. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Median rent is $322 a month. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $25,504, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,902

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,105 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(526)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(595)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(570)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.1%(986)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.2%(999)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,220)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(1,078)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(780)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(654)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(671)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(576)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(247)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,504

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,625 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,652

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,939 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,100

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $439 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

35.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(8,553)

Black1%(93)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(143)

Asian2%(182)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(8,652)

Black0.5%(46)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(45)

Asian1.8%(157)

Other0.5%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(143)

Central American0.7%(65)

Honduran0.5%(44)

Puerto Rican0.4%(37)

Salvadoran0.2%(21)

Cuban0.1%(8)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Korean1.4%(135)

Chinese1%(93)

Asian Indian0.6%(56)

Taiwanese0.3%(27)

Pakistani0.2%(22)

Japanese0.2%(17)

Vietnamese0.2%(17)

Filipino0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German32.9%(3,131)

English13.1%(1,242)

Irish10.1%(962)

Dutch6.6%(630)

American4.5%(426)

Norwegian4.1%(393)

Italian3.3%(311)

Scottish3.1%(294)

French1.7%(163)

Czech1.5%(138)

Danish1.3%(127)

Russian1.3%(124)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.3%(124)

Subsaharan African1.1%(102)

British1%(94)

Scotch-Irish1%(94)

Welsh0.7%(65)

Canadian0.6%(56)

Polish0.6%(54)

Swiss0.4%(40)

Portuguese0.4%(39)

Greek0.4%(36)

Finnish0.3%(33)

Belgian0.3%(28)

Austrian0.3%(26)

Brazilian0.3%(26)

Lithuanian0.2%(15)

Ukrainian0.2%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Iranian0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Ghanaian0.1%(12)

Kenyan0.1%(12)

West Indian0.1%(12)

Jamaican0.1%(12)

Ethiopian0.1%(8)

Arab0%(4)

Palestinian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.5%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.6 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 11.2 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 married42%(1,560)

Married44.7%(1,658)

Widowed1.5%(56)

Divorced11.8%(437)

Women 15+

Never married38.6%(1,670)

Married41.3%(1,788)

Widowed10.2%(440)

Divorced10%(431)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% 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)23.5%(134)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(128)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.7%(204)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 571 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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