Grimes city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 15,402 ( 7,156 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.7 square miles
Population density: 650.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,806	89.64%	78.8%
Black:	157	1.02%	89.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	407	2.64%	188.7%
2+ races:	252	1.64%	223.1%
Hispanic:	780	5.06%	280.5%

Total non-White:	1,596	10.36%	205.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	6,083	89.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,073	15.8

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
8,246
7,723	93.66%
83	1.01%
16	0.19%
141	1.71%
78	0.95%
205	2.49%
523	6.34%

2000
5,064
4,892	96.60%
19	0.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
88	1.74%
65	1.28%
172	3.40%

1990
2,653
2,607	98.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
46	1.73%
46	1.73%

1980
1,973
1,958	99.24%
0	0.00%
2	0.10%
5	0.25%
n/a
8	0.41%
15	0.76%

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

2,831	55.9
351	6.9

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

2,285	86.1
126	4.7

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

649	32.9
31	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Grimes 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
35.2
4,497	29.2%
10,905	70.8%
1,247	8.1%

5,736
2.68

3,731	65.0%
3,080	82.6%
242	6.5%
2,005	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
31.1
2,571	31.2%
5,675	68.8%
471	5.7%

3,115
2.65

2,222	71.3%
1,829	82.3%
202	9.1%
893	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
30.7
1,601	31.6%
3,463	68.4%
299	5.9%

1,900
2.67

1,446	76.1%
1,195	82.6%
131	9.1%
454	23.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.1
857	32.3%
1,796	67.7%
178	6.7%

980
2.71

735	75.0%
650	88.4%
60	8.2%
245	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
642	32.5%
1,331	67.5%
161	8.2%

728
2.71

563	77.3%
509	90.4%
38	6.7%
165	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Grimes city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	147	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	208	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	121	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	102	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	125	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	213	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	186	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	531	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	569	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	649	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	602	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,106	19.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	782	13.6%
$200,000 or more	376	6.6%

Median Household Income	99,896
Per Capita Income	42,157

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	267	4.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	249	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,681	76.8%
Unemployed	501	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,182	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,815	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,674	2,075	63.9%
Non-Profit	174	232	42.9%
Self-Employed	510	625	44.9%

Local Government	123	298	29.2%
State Government	91	221	29.2%
Federal Government	81	131	38.2%

Total Private + Self	4,184	2,700	60.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	469	882	34.7%
Total	4,653	3,582	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,936	23.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,528	18.6%
Professional, Technical	2,440	29.6%
Service Occupations	952	11.6%
All others	1,379	16.7%

White Collar		71.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,035	12.6%
Finance and insurance	954	11.6%
Retail trade	906	11.0%
Construction	744	9.0%
Manufacturing	669	8.1%
Educational services	648	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	641	7.8%
Other services	521	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	348	4.2%
Information	259	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	250	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	212	2.6%
Public administration	210	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	208	2.5%
Wholesale trade	186	2.3%
Utilities	157	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	146	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	133	1.6%
Management	8	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	524	3.40%
Puerto Rican	2	0.01%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	73	0.47%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	73	0.47%
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	181	1.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	388	2.52%
Filipino	19	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,881	90.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	445	3.1%
Other Asian	399	2.8%
Spanish	219	1.5%
Other Indo-European	189	1.3%
German, other Germanic	55	0.4%
Other	47	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	5,126	33.3%
Irish	2,723	17.7%
English	1,367	8.9%
American	666	4.3%
Yugoslavian	657	4.3%
Italian	637	4.1%
Norwegian	442	2.9%
Swedish	377	2.4%
Dutch	335	2.2%
French	318	2.1%
Scottish	303	2.0%
Czech	235	1.5%
European	212	1.4%
Eastern European	155	1.0%
Polish	142	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,030	97.6%
Not a citizen	372	2.4%

Native	14,528	94.3%
Foreign-born	874	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	0.5%	105	1.1%	2,962	30.1%	2,434	24.7%	2,766	28.1%	1,520	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	0.5%
9-12 Years	105	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,962	30.1%
Some College	2,434	24.7%
Bach. Degree	2,766	28.1%
Grad Degree	1,520	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +925	D +573	D + 10.3%
D +1,498
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,209	49.5%	Joe Biden (D)	4,093	48.1%	209	2.5%	8,511	-4	3	0.50%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	3,284	50.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,595	40.1%	591	9.1%	6,470	0	5	0.41%

2020 President, Grimes city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,093

48.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,209

49.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

136

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

8,511

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Grimes city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,595

40.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,284

50.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

362

5.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

194

3.0%

TOTAL

6,470

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Grimes city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	73%	Joni Ernst* (R)	4,238	50.2%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	3,973	47.1%	227 [+]	2.7%	8,438	-2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 172 (2.0%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 50 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	G	57%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,985	50.5%	Fred Hubbell (D)	2,782	47.1%	142 [+]	2.4%	5,909	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 118 (2.0%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	S3	69%	Charles Grassley* (R)	4,035	63.5%	Patty Judge (D)	2,005	31.5%	319 [+]	5.0%	6,359	3	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 230 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 89 (1.4%);
2014	S2	48%	Joni Ernst (R)	2,247	58.7%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,442	37.6%	142 [+]	3.7%	3,831	7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 77 (2.0%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 27 (0.7%); Bob Quast (I) 22 (0.6%); Ruth Smith (I) 11 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2014	G	48%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,448	64.0%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,211	31.7%	164 [+]	4.3%	3,823	5	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 92 (2.4%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 37 (1.0%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 29 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);

*: 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	5,773
Median Value	$275,400

Occupied	5,736	99.4%
Vacant	37	0.6%

Owned	3,892	67.9%
Rented	1,844	32.1%
Median Rent	$1,042

Single-Family Units	4,079	70.7%
Detached	3,672	63.6%
Attached	407	7.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	990	17.1%
Mobile Homes	353	6.1%

Grimes city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Grimes city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Grimes city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grimes city, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grimes city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Grimes city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Grimes city, IA