Parkersburg

Population: 1,747
Median household income: $73,482
Median home value: $200,000

Parkersburg is a community in Butler County, Iowa, home to 1,747 residents. Its median household income of $73,482 runs above the Butler County figure of $69,651.

From 2019 to 2023, Parkersburg's population declined 9.9% from 1,940 to 1,747, while its median home value rose 30.0% from $153,800 to $200,000.

29.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,747
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,482
Median home value: $200,000
Median gross rent: $695
Housing units: 886
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9401,747

Median household income

$55,304$73,482

Median home value

$153,800$200,000

Median gross rent

$572$695

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,940	$55,304	$153,800	$572
2020	1,849	$60,530	$162,100	$663
2021	1,765	$64,479	$164,000	$707
2022	1,738	$69,038	$190,600	$638
2023	1,747	$73,482	$200,000	$695

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	4.8%
5 to 17	313	17.9%
18 to 24	102	5.8%
25 to 34	115	6.6%
35 to 44	218	12.5%
45 to 54	292	16.7%
55 to 64	254	14.5%
65 to 74	155	8.9%
75 and over	214	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,640	93.9%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	2.0%
Two or more races	3	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	5.0%
High school graduate	367	29.4%
Some college or associate's	456	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	254	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	108	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	713	86.1%
Carpooled	25	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	152	20.3%
15 to 29 min	227	30.3%
30 to 44 min	323	43.1%
45 to 59 min	24	3.2%
60+ min	23	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 7.2% (126 of 1,747)

	Count	Share
Family households	499	67.4%
Nonfamily households	241	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	740	83.5%
Vacant	146	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	598	80.8%
Renter-occupied	142	19.2%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	695	78.4%
1-unit, attached	15	1.7%
2 to 4 units	84	9.5%
5 to 19 units	49	5.5%
20 or more units	16	1.8%
Mobile home & other	27	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1961590
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5739, -92.7785