CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Salix

Iowa · 373 residents · 1.70 sq mi

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With 373 people, Salix is a city in Iowa. The typical home is worth $29,700. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 25%. The median household earns $19,773, about 34% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

373

+1%vs 2000

vs 370 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024402

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(19)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(24)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.9%(7)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.6%(73)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(57)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.4%(24)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,773

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,396 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,485

−18%vs 2000

vs $15,242 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,700

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $406 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic100%(370)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(373)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(7)

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

Mexican1.7%(7)

Ancestry

German41%(165)

American12.9%(52)

Irish12.9%(52)

English8.2%(33)

Norwegian5.2%(21)

French5%(20)

Swedish3.5%(14)

Danish2.7%(11)

French Canadian2.7%(11)

Czech2%(8)

Swiss1.7%(7)

Dutch1.2%(5)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Italian1%(4)

British0.5%(2)

Scottish0.5%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+92%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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 married26.7%(40)

Married54.7%(82)

Widowed14.7%(22)

Divorced4%(6)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(46)

Married49.7%(78)

Widowed3.8%(6)

Divorced17.2%(27)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.6%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)6.7%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era66.7%(20)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 30 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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