Zearing is home to 566 people in Iowa. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $158,800. The median age is 34.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Renters pay $883 a month at the median. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,167, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Zearing
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.1 → 34.7(−3.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.0% → 68.2%(−30.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$69,602 → $158,800(+128%)US over the same years: +67%
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)25%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)50%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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
Zearing, decade by decade
Zearing 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
621
$53,891
$69,602
11.3%
2.4
2000
617
$68,520
$114,946
10.4%
7.1
2010
554
$68,033
$138,822
6.9%
0.9
2020
528
$66,494
$131,749
28.4%
16.5
2024
566
$74,167
$158,800
34.8%
61.2
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.
