CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Woodbine

Iowa · 1,500 residents · 1.66 sq mi

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With 1,500 people, Woodbine is a city in Iowa. The median age is 39.5, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $33,900. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 33%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $234 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,500

−4%vs 2000

vs 1,564 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(87)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(131)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(103)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(99)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(59)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(207)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(153)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(121)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(111)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(176)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.5%(172)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.4%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,634

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,705

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,117 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,900

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.8% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(1,529)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(11)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(1,497)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.1%(2)

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

Mexican1.3%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(13)

Ancestry

German31.3%(461)

Irish13.3%(195)

English10.6%(156)

American7.5%(111)

Norwegian3.6%(53)

Danish3.2%(47)

French2.8%(41)

Italian1.4%(21)

Welsh1.2%(18)

Dutch1%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(12)

Russian0.7%(11)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.5%(7)

Scottish0.5%(7)

Swiss0.5%(7)

Czech0.4%(6)

Polish0.3%(4)

Swedish0.2%(3)

Hungarian0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.7%

−16.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married31.2%(168)

Married54%(291)

Widowed3%(16)

Divorced11.9%(64)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(110)

Married51.9%(281)

Widowed14.6%(79)

Divorced13.1%(71)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% 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)13.1%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.6%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War31%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 84 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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