Nevada city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,933 ( 135 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.8 square miles
Population density: 1204.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,199	89.41%	1.9%
Black:	24	0.35%	69.2%
Indian:	2	0.03%	89.5%
Asian:	1	0.01%	98.5%
2+ races:	194	2.80%	136.6%
Hispanic:	488	7.04%	109.4%

Total non-White:	734	10.59%	52.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-118	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	253	4.5

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
6,798
6,317	92.92%
78	1.15%
19	0.28%
65	0.96%
82	1.21%
233	3.43%
481	7.08%

2000
6,712
6,522	97.17%
38	0.57%
5	0.07%
41	0.61%
83	1.24%
23	0.34%
190	2.83%

1990
6,009
5,901	98.20%
42	0.70%
8	0.13%
4	0.07%
n/a
54	0.90%
108	1.80%

1980
5,912
5,862	99.15%
6	0.10%
0	0.00%
6	0.10%
n/a
38	0.64%
50	0.85%

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

-205	-3.1
291	4.3

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

621	10.3
82	1.4

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

39	0.7
58	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Nevada 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
40.9
1,688	24.3%
5,245	75.7%
1,178	17.0%

3,094
2.20

1,703	55.0%
1,336	78.4%
178	10.5%
1,391	45.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
1,723	25.3%
5,075	74.7%
951	14.0%

2,761
2.38

1,811	65.6%
1,416	78.2%
213	11.8%
950	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
1,658	24.7%
5,054	75.3%
937	14.0%

2,731
2.38

1,780	65.2%
1,408	79.1%
190	10.7%
951	34.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
1,573	26.2%
4,436	73.8%
952	15.8%

2,440
2.40

1,678	68.8%
1,358	80.9%
186	11.1%
762	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
1,642	27.8%
4,270	72.2%
895	15.1%

2,214
2.57

1,609	72.7%
1,471	91.4%
75	4.7%
605	27.3%

2022 Housing Data for Nevada city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	175	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	181	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	64	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	106	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	46	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	72	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	56	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	170	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	133	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	285	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	383	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	544	17.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	314	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	180	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	229	7.4%
$200,000 or more	156	5.0%

Median Household Income	69,742
Per Capita Income	47,535

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	163	5.3%
Public Assistance	65	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	357	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,073	79.8%
Unemployed	33	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,106	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	747	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,441	845	63.0%
Non-Profit	23	135	14.6%
Self-Employed	73	136	34.9%

Local Government	176	233	43.0%
State Government	145	216	40.2%
Federal Government	127	33	79.4%

Total Private + Self	1,514	981	60.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	471	617	43.3%
Total	1,985	1,598	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	26.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	419	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	748	20.8%
Professional, Technical	774	21.6%
Service Occupations	623	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	34	0.9%
All others	1,026	28.6%

White Collar		54.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	547	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	436	12.1%
Educational services	421	11.7%
Other services	318	8.9%
Construction	290	8.1%
Retail trade	286	8.0%
Transportation and warehousing	216	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	199	5.5%
Public administration	182	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	181	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	139	3.9%
Finance and insurance	81	2.3%
Wholesale trade	79	2.2%
Utilities	58	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	54	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	1.0%
Information	34	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	13	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	357	5.15%
Puerto Rican	10	0.14%
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	121	1.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,211	93.4%
Spanish	397	6.0%
German, other Germanic	32	0.5%
Other Indo-European	12	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,400	34.6%
English	1,032	14.9%
Irish	827	11.9%
Norwegian	684	9.9%
Scandinavian	370	5.3%
Swedish	270	3.9%
Dutch	214	3.1%
American	190	2.7%
Scottish	152	2.2%
Danish	141	2.0%
Czech	114	1.6%
Italian	111	1.6%
Polish	103	1.5%
French	57	0.8%
British	56	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,801	98.1%
Not a citizen	132	1.9%

Native	6,769	97.6%
Foreign-born	164	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	1.1%	213	4.4%	1,216	25.4%	1,779	37.1%	1,128	23.6%	399	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	1.1%
9-12 Years	213	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,216	25.4%
Some College	1,779	37.1%
Bach. Degree	1,128	23.6%
Grad Degree	399	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +206	D +63	D + 1.5%
D +269
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	1,844	50.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,708	46.6%	111	3.0%	3,663	-6	0	0.22%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,575	45.8%	Donald Trump (R)	1,502	43.7%	363	10.6%	3,440	-7	-2	0.22%

2020 President, Nevada city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,844

50.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,708

46.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,663

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Nevada city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,575

45.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,502

43.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

247

7.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

3,440

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nevada city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	63%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,846	50.8%	Joni Ernst* (R)	1,620	44.6%	169 [+]	4.6%	3,635	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 114 (3.1%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 47 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2018	G	52%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,602	54.7%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	1,242	42.4%	86 [+]	2.9%	2,930	-8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 76 (2.6%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 9 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	62%	Charles Grassley* (R)	1,895	55.9%	Patty Judge (D)	1,287	37.9%	210 [+]	6.2%	3,392	-4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 153 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 57 (1.7%);
2014	S2	46%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,183	47.7%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,159	46.8%	136 [+]	5.5%	2,478	-5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 81 (3.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 28 (1.1%); Bob Quast (I) 13 (0.5%); Ruth Smith (I) 8 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2014	G	46%	Terry Branstad* (R)	1,273	51.5%	Jack Hatch (D)	1,069	43.2%	130 [+]	5.3%	2,472	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 71 (2.9%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 30 (1.2%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 27 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (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	3,329
Median Value	$163,500

Occupied	3,094	92.9%
Vacant	235	7.1%

Owned	2,356	76.1%
Rented	738	23.9%
Median Rent	$806

Single-Family Units	2,194	65.9%
Detached	2,062	61.9%
Attached	132	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	401	12.0%
Mobile Homes	423	12.7%

Nevada city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nevada city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Nevada city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nevada city, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nevada city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nevada city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nevada city, IA