CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pilot Mound

Iowa · 196 residents · 0.98 sq mi

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Pilot Mound is home to 196 people in Iowa. The median age is 43.6, about 11 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $19,200. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 33%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

196

−8%vs 2000

vs 214 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 45.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024132

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52%(4)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(19)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(13)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(7)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(21)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(30)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(23)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(23)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.3%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(15)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,871

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,414 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

+8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$19,200

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$179

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $229 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(213)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(196)

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.

Ancestry

German28%(37)

English18.2%(24)

Irish17.4%(23)

American9.8%(13)

Norwegian6.8%(9)

Swedish5.3%(7)

Scottish4.5%(6)

Dutch3%(4)

Danish2.3%(3)

Italian2.3%(3)

Polish1.5%(2)

Belgian0.8%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

French0.8%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.2%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.8%

−13.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married56.1%(37)

Married28.8%(19)

Widowed1.5%(1)

Divorced13.6%(9)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(13)

Married40%(22)

Widowed5.5%(3)

Divorced30.9%(17)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.0%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

−26.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.5%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

−19.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.5% 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)33.3%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 9 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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