Belle Plaine

Population: 2,412
Median household income: $70,517
Median home value: $111,600

Belle Plaine, a community in Benton County, Iowa, has 2,412 residents. At $70,517, its median household income sits below Benton County's $84,742.

From 2019 to 2023, Belle Plaine's population declined 2.6% from 2,477 to 2,412, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $82,800 to $111,600.

The median resident is 45.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,412
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,517
Median home value: $111,600
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 1,193
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4772,412

Median household income

$49,471$70,517

Median home value

$82,800$111,600

Median gross rent

$535$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,477	$49,471	$82,800	$535
2020	2,419	$50,711	$88,500	$566
2021	2,419	$57,411	$91,300	$611
2022	2,421	$65,500	$109,000	$678
2023	2,412	$70,517	$111,600	$796

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	6.4%
5 to 17	264	10.9%
18 to 24	161	6.7%
25 to 34	348	14.4%
35 to 44	275	11.4%
45 to 54	272	11.3%
55 to 64	370	15.3%
65 to 74	353	14.6%
75 and over	214	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,255	93.5%
Black or African American	20	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	1.0%
Two or more races	35	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	5.8%
High school graduate	711	38.8%
Some college or associate's	677	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	246	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	91	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,081	86.5%
Carpooled	70	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	6.0%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	501	42.6%
15 to 29 min	219	18.6%
30 to 44 min	243	20.7%
45 to 59 min	157	13.4%
60+ min	55	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 6.1% (143 of 2,359)

	Count	Share
Family households	619	60.9%
Nonfamily households	397	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,016	85.2%
Vacant	177	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	784	77.2%
Renter-occupied	232	22.8%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,011	84.7%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	53	4.4%
5 to 19 units	84	7.0%
20 or more units	27	2.3%
Mobile home & other	8	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1905590
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.8956, -92.2757