CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Long Grove

Iowa · 605 residents · 1.15 sq mi

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With 605 people, Long Grove is a city in Iowa. 92% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 64% ahead of the Iowa median. The poverty rate is 0.8%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $43,125 a year at the median, 43% more than the country as a whole. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

605

+1%vs 2000

vs 597 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−15%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024793

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(56)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(36)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(76)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422%(133)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(63)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.3%(32)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(13)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,125

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,528

−37%vs 2000

vs $23,041 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,900

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $142,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $725 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.1% in 2000

7.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(595)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(605)

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

Mexican3.9%(31)

Spaniard1.3%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(3)

Ancestry

German39.3%(312)

Irish18.5%(147)

English5.3%(42)

Swedish4.7%(37)

American4.2%(33)

Norwegian2.9%(23)

Danish2.3%(18)

Italian2.1%(17)

Belgian1.1%(9)

Bulgarian1.1%(9)

Scottish1.1%(9)

Polish1%(8)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(7)

French Canadian0.4%(3)

Russian0.4%(3)

Serbian0.4%(3)

Swiss0.4%(3)

Welsh0.4%(3)

Czech0.3%(2)

French0.3%(2)

Lithuanian0.3%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.3%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.7%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+76%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married12.5%(36)

Married79.2%(229)

Widowed3.5%(10)

Divorced4.8%(14)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(81)

Married66.5%(230)

Widowed6.4%(22)

Divorced3.8%(13)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2013

from 0.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 88.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% 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)43.8%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.4%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.6%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32 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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