CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Moorland

Iowa · 209 residents · 1.49 sq mi

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Moorland is a city of 209 people in Iowa. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $30,400. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 29%. At a median age of 36.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $250 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

209

+6%vs 2000

vs 197 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024166

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(17)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 191.4%(3)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(12)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(34)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(24)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(22)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(15)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.4%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(15)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,750

−44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,323

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,051 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,400

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$250

vs $0 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.4%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

29.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(191)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(209)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(1)

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

Puerto Rican1.8%(3)

Mexican1.2%(2)

Ancestry

German25.3%(42)

Irish16.3%(27)

English8.4%(14)

Norwegian8.4%(14)

Czech5.4%(9)

American4.8%(8)

Dutch1.8%(3)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(3)

Danish1.2%(2)

Swedish1.2%(2)

Scottish0.6%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married17.8%(13)

Married49.3%(36)

Widowed19.2%(14)

Divorced13.7%(10)

Women 15+

Never married1.6%(1)

Married55.6%(35)

Widowed11.1%(7)

Divorced31.7%(20)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.6%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.4%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13 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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