Terril is home to 290 people in Iowa. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $95,500. Households here earn about 42% less than in Iowa as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,889, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Terril
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants72.4% → 85.8%(+13.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share100.0% → 94.5%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population380 → 290(−24%)US over the same years: +35%
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)13.6%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.6%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 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
Terril, decade by decade
Terril 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
380
$44,857
$44,161
10.4%
0.0
2000
404
$62,998
$74,141
14.0%
3.1
2010
367
$49,226
$76,244
14.0%
13.2
2020
334
$41,339
$86,661
21.3%
17.6
2024
290
$43,889
$95,500
17.3%
13.2
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.
