CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Terril

Iowa · 380 residents · 0.54 sq mi

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Terril is home to 380 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $18,400. Median rent is $200 a month. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 29%. Median household income is $18,690, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

380

−6%vs 2000

vs 404 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024290

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(20)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.2%(16)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(15)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(67)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.8%(41)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.3%(24)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(24)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.2%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.8%(41)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,690

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,510

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,283 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$18,400

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$200

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $421 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(399)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0.5%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(380)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

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

Mexican2.4%(7)

Ancestry

German34.8%(101)

Irish17.2%(50)

Norwegian10.7%(31)

English7.6%(22)

American5.5%(16)

Danish5.2%(15)

Italian4.5%(13)

Dutch3.8%(11)

Subsaharan African2.1%(6)

Hungarian1.7%(5)

Swedish1.7%(5)

Scottish1%(3)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French0.7%(2)

Romanian0.7%(2)

Czech0.3%(1)

French Canadian0.3%(1)

Polish0.3%(1)

Russian0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+208%vs 2000

vs 9.0 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 married36%(50)

Married43.2%(60)

Widowed2.2%(3)

Divorced18.7%(26)

Women 15+

Never married13.4%(13)

Married48.5%(47)

Widowed21.6%(21)

Divorced16.5%(16)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

−15.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% 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)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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