Hiawatha city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,179 ( 155 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.7 square miles
Population density: 1513.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,756	80.18%	6.6%
Black:	253	3.52%	28.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	438	6.10%	157.6%
2+ races:	251	3.50%	64.1%
Hispanic:	423	5.89%	166.0%

Total non-White:	1,423	19.82%	65.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-410	-7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	565	9.8

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
7,024
6,166	87.78%
355	5.05%
14	0.20%
170	2.42%
153	2.18%
159	2.26%
858	12.22%

2000
6,458
5,942	92.01%
106	1.64%
24	0.37%
134	2.07%
59	0.91%
176	2.73%
516	7.99%

1990
4,986
4,869	97.65%
52	1.04%
22	0.44%
10	0.20%
n/a
33	0.66%
117	2.35%

1980
4,825
4,779	99.05%
0	0.00%
4	0.08%
6	0.12%
n/a
36	0.75%
46	0.95%

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

224	3.5
342	5.3

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

1,073	21.5
399	8.0

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

90	1.9
71	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Hiawatha 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
34.1
1,731	24.1%
5,448	75.9%
1,137	15.8%

3,029
2.33

1,747	57.7%
1,321	75.6%
248	14.2%
1,282	42.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
1,671	23.8%
5,353	76.2%
947	13.5%

3,071
2.25

1,796	58.5%
1,291	71.9%
259	14.4%
1,275	41.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.4
1,470	22.8%
4,988	77.2%
631	9.8%

2,856
2.24

1,655	57.9%
1,291	78.0%
175	10.6%
1,201	42.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
1,239	24.8%
3,747	75.2%
330	6.6%

2,139
2.33

1,337	62.5%
1,088	81.4%
173	12.9%
802	37.5%

1980
Number	Percent
25.7
1,413	29.3%
3,412	70.7%
213	4.4%

1,875
2.57

1,309	69.8%
1,142	87.2%
91	7.0%
566	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Hiawatha city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	192	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	53	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	0.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	207	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	102	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	224	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	55	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	106	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	140	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	250	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	236	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	493	16.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	233	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	254	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	231	7.6%
$200,000 or more	237	7.8%

Median Household Income	65,610
Per Capita Income	42,123

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	187	6.2%
Public Assistance	132	4.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	262	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,243	74.3%
Unemployed	244	5.6%
In Armed Forces	10	0.2%

Total Labor Force	3,497	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	865	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,514	1,240	55.0%
Non-Profit	161	202	44.4%
Self-Employed	132	165	44.4%

Local Government	47	105	30.9%
State Government	16	34	32.0%
Federal Government	7	8	46.7%

Total Private + Self	1,646	1,405	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	231	349	39.8%
Total	1,877	1,754	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	6.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	575	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	982	27.0%
Professional, Technical	742	20.4%
Service Occupations	419	11.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	16	0.4%
All others	913	25.1%

White Collar		63.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	726	20.0%
Retail trade	586	16.1%
Manufacturing	497	13.7%
Transportation and warehousing	405	11.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	321	8.8%
Finance and insurance	218	6.0%
Educational services	184	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	132	3.6%
Wholesale trade	115	3.2%
Other services	115	3.2%
Construction	106	2.9%
Accommodation and food services	72	2.0%
Public administration	40	1.1%
Utilities	37	1.0%
Information	32	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	0.4%
Management	11	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	407	5.67%
Puerto Rican	7	0.10%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
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	9	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	215	2.99%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,991	89.0%
Other Indo-European	375	5.6%
Spanish	264	3.9%
Other	55	0.8%
Arabic	22	0.3%
Other Asian	11	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.1%
German, other Germanic	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,568	35.8%
Irish	950	13.2%
English	515	7.2%
Norwegian	238	3.3%
Czech	208	2.9%
Scandinavian	167	2.3%
Dutch	148	2.1%
European	141	2.0%
Scottish	103	1.4%
French	87	1.2%
American	75	1.0%
Swedish	74	1.0%
Jamaican	48	0.7%
British	40	0.6%
African	40	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,928	96.5%
Not a citizen	251	3.5%

Native	6,744	93.9%
Foreign-born	435	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
101	2.2%	236	5.1%	1,135	24.4%	1,677	36.1%	1,032	22.2%	467	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	101	2.2%
9-12 Years	236	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,135	24.4%
Some College	1,677	36.1%
Bach. Degree	1,032	22.2%
Grad Degree	467	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +195	D +104	D + 1.7%
D +299
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	2,130	53.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,761	44.0%	108	2.7%	3,999	-9	-3	0.24%
2016	68%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,831	49.6%	Donald Trump (R)	1,566	42.5%	292	7.9%	3,689	-9	-3	0.24%

2020 President, Hiawatha city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,130

53.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,761

44.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,999

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Hiawatha city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,831

49.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,566

42.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

158

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.1%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

3,689

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hiawatha city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	72%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	2,087	52.7%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,769	44.7%	101 [+]	2.6%	3,957	-7	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 79 (2.0%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 20 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	59%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,709	52.5%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,455	44.7%	90 [+]	2.8%	3,254	-6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 71 (2.2%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 18 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	67%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,012	55.0%	Patty Judge (D)	1,484	40.6%	163 [+]	4.5%	3,659	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 111 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 52 (1.4%);
2014	S2	51%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,333	48.3%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,312	47.6%	112 [+]	4.1%	2,757	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 72 (2.6%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 18 (0.7%); Bob Quast (I) 12 (0.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 10 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	51%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,504	54.6%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,154	41.9%	96 [+]	3.5%	2,754	-4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 45 (1.6%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 27 (1.0%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 21 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);

*: 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	3,323
Median Value	$194,100

Occupied	3,029	91.2%
Vacant	294	8.8%

Owned	2,018	66.6%
Rented	1,011	33.4%
Median Rent	$818

Single-Family Units	1,983	59.7%
Detached	1,657	49.9%
Attached	326	9.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	591	17.8%
Mobile Homes	382	11.5%

Hiawatha city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hiawatha city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Hiawatha city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hiawatha city, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hiawatha city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hiawatha city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hiawatha city, IA