Postville city, IA

Allamakee County, IA
Clayton County, IA

2022 population: 2,653 ( 426 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.2 square miles
Population density: 638.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,214	45.76%	10.3%
Black:	262	9.88%	175.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	58	2.19%	81.2%
2+ races:	27	1.02%	22.7%
Hispanic:	1,092	41.16%	53.2%

Total non-White:	1,439	54.24%	64.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-140	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	566	30.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,227
1,354	60.80%
95	4.27%
9	0.40%
32	1.44%
22	0.99%
713	32.02%
873	39.20%

2000
2,282
1,744	76.42%
11	0.48%
2	0.09%
19	0.83%
47	2.06%
459	20.11%
538	23.58%

1990
1,477
1,471	99.59%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.41%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.41%

1980
1,475
1,473	99.86%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.14%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-390	-17.1
335	14.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

273	18.5
532	36.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2	-0.1
4	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Postville city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
26.4
957	36.1%
1,696	63.9%
379	14.3%

876
2.97

602	68.7%
402	66.8%
92	15.3%
274	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
30.2
728	32.7%
1,499	67.3%
323	14.5%

744
2.92

497	66.8%
355	71.4%
92	18.5%
247	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
551	24.1%
1,731	75.9%
361	15.8%

802
2.75

572	71.3%
472	82.5%
31	5.4%
230	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
46.3
314	21.3%
1,163	78.7%
425	28.8%

640
2.20

417	65.2%
378	90.6%
17	4.1%
223	34.8%

1980
Number	Percent
45.0
322	21.8%
1,153	78.2%
397	26.9%

616
2.28

417	67.7%
365	87.5%
22	5.3%
199	32.3%

2022 Housing Data for Postville city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	38	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	62	7.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	56	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	77	8.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	102	11.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	72	8.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	92	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	102	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	46	5.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	41	4.7%
$200,000 or more	27	3.1%

Median Household Income	46,436
Per Capita Income	20,327

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	2.5%
Public Assistance	49	5.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	92	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	527	65.8%
Unemployed	44	5.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	571	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	230	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	520	201	72.1%
Non-Profit	20	89	18.3%
Self-Employed	60	67	47.2%

Local Government	12	44	21.4%
State Government	13	28	31.7%
Federal Government	0	4	0.0%

Total Private + Self	580	268	68.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	45	165	21.4%
Total	625	433	59.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	90	8.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	144	13.6%
Professional, Technical	183	17.3%
Service Occupations	154	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	48	4.5%
All others	487	46.0%

White Collar		39.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	294	27.8%
Health care and social assistance	137	12.9%
Retail trade	130	12.3%
Educational services	110	10.4%
Construction	96	9.1%
Other services	57	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	56	5.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	42	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	16	1.5%
Public administration	12	1.1%
Utilities	12	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	1.1%
Wholesale trade	6	0.6%
Information	5	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	695	26.20%
Puerto Rican	52	1.96%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	279	10.52%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	209	7.88%
Honduran	4	0.15%
Nicaraguan	49	1.85%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	17	0.64%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	66	2.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	25	0.94%
Korean	17	0.64%
Chinese	16	0.60%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,189	49.3%
Spanish	879	36.4%
Other	147	6.1%
German, other Germanic	125	5.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	49	2.0%
Chinese	16	0.7%
Tagalog	9	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	407	15.3%
Norwegian	156	5.9%
Somalian	148	5.6%
Russian	92	3.5%
Irish	71	2.7%
American	53	2.0%
Moroccan	48	1.8%
European	38	1.4%
English	37	1.4%
Czech	23	0.9%
Swiss	20	0.8%
Ukrainian	17	0.6%
Israeli	15	0.6%
Polish	8	0.3%
French	5	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,116	79.8%
Not a citizen	537	20.2%

Native	1,886	71.1%
Foreign-born	767	28.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
155	11.2%	121	8.7%	601	43.3%	348	25.1%	104	7.5%	58	4.2%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	155	11.2%
9-12 Years	121	8.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	601	43.3%
Some College	348	25.1%
Bach. Degree	104	7.5%
Grad Degree	58	4.2%
Average years of education: 11.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +72	R +58	R + 9.1%
D +14
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	28%	Donald Trump* (R)	330	57.8%	Joe Biden (D)	234	41.0%	7	1.2%	571	5	11	0.03%
2016	29%	Donald Trump (R)	258	50.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	220	42.6%	38	7.4%	516	-1	4	0.03%

2020 President, Postville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

234

41.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

330

57.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

571

Turnout: 28%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Postville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

220

42.6%

Donald Trump (R)

258

50.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

516

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Postville city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	28%	Joni Ernst* (R)	309	55.5%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	217	39.0%	31 [+]	5.6%	557	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 24 (4.3%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 7 (1.3%);
2018	G	21%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	209	52.2%	Fred Hubbell (D)	175	43.8%	16 [+]	4.0%	400	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 9 (2.2%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 7 (1.8%);
2016	S3	28%	Charles Grassley* (R)	302	60.6%	Patty Judge (D)	180	36.1%	16 [+]	3.2%	498	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 11 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.0%);
2014	S2	21%	Joni Ernst (R)	195	53.4%	Bruce Braley (D)	139	38.1%	31 [+]	8.5%	365	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 21 (5.8%); Bob Quast (I) 6 (1.6%); Ruth Smith (I) 4 (1.1%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	21%	Terry Branstad* (R)	259	71.2%	Jack Hatch (D)	94	25.8%	11 [+]	3.0%	364	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 5 (1.4%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 4 (1.1%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 2 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	938
Median Value	$91,529

Occupied	876	93.4%
Vacant	62	6.6%

Owned	540	61.6%
Rented	336	38.4%
Median Rent	$801

Single-Family Units	658	70.1%
Detached	658	70.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	211	22.5%
Mobile Homes	5	0.5%

Postville city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Postville city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Postville city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Postville city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Postville city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Postville city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Postville city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Postville city, IA