State Center is home to 1,412 people in Iowa. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $167,400. Renters pay $766 a month at the median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.9% of locals.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,942, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about State Center
What changed most since 1990
Median age42.9 → 40.7(−2.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.2% → 90.1%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$55,271 → $83,942(+52%)US over the same years: +14%
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)10.9%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)2.2%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.4%(51)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 92 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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Over time
State Center, decade by decade
State Center population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,252
$55,271
$87,843
12.1%
2.0
2000
1,349
$65,153
$136,442
15.0%
6.0
2010
1,468
$73,072
$139,829
18.2%
13.1
2020
1,391
$74,832
$157,807
25.0%
20.0
2024
1,412
$83,942
$167,400
33.5%
22.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
