With 351 people, Templeton is a city in Iowa. At a median age of 51.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $169,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Templeton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$66,002 → $169,300(+157%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$39,601 → $75,000(+89%)US over the same years: +14%
Median age39.0 → 51.3(+12.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)36%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 25 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
Templeton, decade by decade
Templeton 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
337
$39,601
$66,002
1.7%
0.0
2000
334
$68,312
$116,404
12.5%
2.2
2010
362
$78,042
$116,093
22.8%
3.9
2020
352
$77,051
$168,352
15.1%
6.3
2024
351
$75,000
$169,300
16.6%
0.7
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.
