Jesup

Population: 2,596
Median household income: $89,297
Median home value: $189,600

Jesup, a community in Buchanan County, Iowa, has 2,596 residents. The median household income of $89,297 is above the Buchanan County median ($78,430).

Between 2019 and 2023, Jesup's population declined 7.5% from 2,806 to 2,596, while its median home value rose 21.1% from $156,600 to $189,600.

82.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,596
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $89,297
Median home value: $189,600
Median gross rent: $937
Housing units: 1,020
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8062,596

Median household income

$72,500$89,297

Median home value

$156,600$189,600

Median gross rent

$595$937

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,806	$72,500	$156,600	$595
2020	2,725	$80,568	$156,400	$688
2021	2,535	$83,173	$159,200	$804
2022	2,502	$83,519	$179,800	$775
2023	2,596	$89,297	$189,600	$937

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	206	7.9%
5 to 17	519	20.0%
18 to 24	277	10.7%
25 to 34	340	13.1%
35 to 44	404	15.6%
45 to 54	282	10.9%
55 to 64	201	7.7%
65 to 74	249	9.6%
75 and over	118	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,495	96.1%
Black or African American	21	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	3.6%
High school graduate	509	31.9%
Some college or associate's	651	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	297	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	79	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,134	83.3%
Carpooled	115	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	101	7.4%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	321	25.5%
15 to 29 min	650	51.6%
30 to 44 min	229	18.2%
45 to 59 min	40	3.2%
60+ min	20	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 5.7% (148 of 2,596)

	Count	Share
Family households	730	78.0%
Nonfamily households	206	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	936	91.8%
Vacant	84	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	777	83.0%
Renter-occupied	159	17.0%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	838	82.2%
1-unit, attached	13	1.3%
2 to 4 units	84	8.2%
5 to 19 units	51	5.0%
20 or more units	9	0.9%
Mobile home & other	25	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1939585
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4745, -92.0656