Winthrop

Population: 1,081
Median household income: $64,904
Median home value: $149,200

Located in Buchanan County, Iowa, Winthrop is a community with a population of 1,081. At $64,904, its median household income sits below Buchanan County's $78,430.

Between 2019 and 2023, Winthrop's population grew 16.7% from 926 to 1,081, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $103,700 to $149,200.

3.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.64 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,081
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,904
Median home value: $149,200
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 409
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9261,081

Median household income

$59,583$64,904

Median home value

$103,700$149,200

Median gross rent

$700$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	926	$59,583	$103,700	$700
2020	1,025	$52,368	$119,800	$720
2021	1,036	$63,438	$122,200	$875
2022	1,035	$62,396	$138,500	$953
2023	1,081	$64,904	$149,200	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1727.1%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	3.7%
5 to 17	293	27.1%
18 to 24	47	4.3%
25 to 34	114	10.5%
35 to 44	192	17.8%
45 to 54	91	8.4%
55 to 64	106	9.8%
65 to 74	123	11.4%
75 and over	75	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,037	95.9%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	5.6%
High school graduate	218	31.1%
Some college or associate's	297	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	102	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	45	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	371	70.0%
Carpooled	60	11.3%
Public transit	3	0.6%
Walked	32	6.0%
Bicycle	4	0.8%
Worked from home	51	9.6%
Other means	9	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	49.1%
15 to 29 min	80	16.7%
30 to 44 min	84	17.5%
45 to 59 min	58	12.1%
60+ min	22	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 3.2% (35 of 1,081)

	Count	Share
Family households	301	73.6%
Nonfamily households	108	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	409	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	324	79.2%
Renter-occupied	85	20.8%

1-unit, detached93.4%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	382	93.4%
1-unit, attached	12	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3	0.7%
5 to 19 units	3	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1986565
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4708, -91.7374