Dunkerton

Population: 799
Median household income: $82,969
Median home value: $191,900

Dunkerton is a community in Black Hawk County, Iowa, home to 799 residents. At $82,969, its median household income sits above Black Hawk County's $64,581.

From 2019 to 2023, Dunkerton's population declined 5.4% from 845 to 799, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $152,300 to $191,900.

Owners occupy 80.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 799
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,969
Median home value: $191,900
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

845799

Median household income

$67,321$82,969

Median home value

$152,300$191,900

Median gross rent

$606$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	845	$67,321	$152,300	$606
2020	983	$69,205	$167,800	$608
2021	900	$73,354	$168,900	$633
2022	860	$80,500	$182,900	$703
2023	799	$82,969	$191,900	$703

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	6.1%
5 to 17	165	20.7%
18 to 24	95	11.9%
25 to 34	64	8.0%
35 to 44	123	15.4%
45 to 54	88	11.0%
55 to 64	81	10.1%
65 to 74	75	9.4%
75 and over	59	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	761	95.2%
Black or African American	4	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's46.3%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	2.0%
High school graduate	162	33.1%
Some college or associate's	227	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	78	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	332	81.8%
Carpooled	18	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	11.8%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	22.1%
15 to 29 min	200	55.9%
30 to 44 min	60	16.8%
45 to 59 min	4	1.1%
60+ min	15	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 6.0% (48 of 796)

	Count	Share
Family households	222	72.3%
Nonfamily households	85	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	307	91.1%
Vacant	30	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	80.1%
Renter-occupied	61	19.9%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	291	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	11.3%
5 to 19 units	8	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1922845
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.5685, -92.1600