CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sloan

Iowa · 938 residents · 0.58 sq mi

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With 938 people, Sloan is a city in Iowa. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $39,600. Renters pay $282 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 8.8%, under the national 13.2%. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

938

−9%vs 2000

vs 1,032 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(84)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(73)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(41)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(118)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(141)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(87)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(84)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(94)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(47)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,801

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,026 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,397

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,310 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,600

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(998)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(9)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(931)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(12)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0.5%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Filipino1.3%(13)

Ancestry

German43.3%(441)

Irish7.4%(75)

American6.3%(64)

Norwegian6.3%(64)

English4.7%(48)

Italian2.5%(25)

Polish2.4%(24)

Swedish2.4%(24)

French1.5%(15)

Czech1.2%(12)

Danish1.2%(12)

Russian1.2%(12)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.7%(7)

Dutch0.5%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(4)

Scottish0.4%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.8%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+51%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 married24.3%(94)

Married63%(244)

Widowed2.1%(8)

Divorced10.6%(41)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(121)

Married49.4%(220)

Widowed9.9%(44)

Divorced13.5%(60)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.7%

−12.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.1%

−12.4 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% 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)7.3%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era63.4%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 41 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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