Anita

Population: 1,060
Median household income: $65,375
Median home value: $114,500

Anita, a community in Cass County, Iowa, has 1,060 residents. At $65,375, its median household income sits above Cass County's $61,657.

Between 2019 and 2023, Anita's population declined 10.5% from 1,185 to 1,060, while its median home value rose 70.9% from $67,000 to $114,500.

The typical home was built around 1943. 17.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,060
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,375
Median home value: $114,500
Median gross rent: $717
Housing units: 518
Homeownership rate: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1851,060

Median household income

$44,375$65,375

Median home value

$67,000$114,500

Median gross rent

$752$717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,185	$44,375	$67,000	$752
2020	938	$45,893	$79,200	$645
2021	976	$48,750	$78,200	$813
2022	974	$63,487	$113,800	$823
2023	1,060	$65,375	$114,500	$717

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 342.5%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	2.6%
5 to 17	225	21.2%
18 to 24	51	4.8%
25 to 34	27	2.5%
35 to 44	152	14.3%
45 to 54	115	10.8%
55 to 64	195	18.4%
65 to 74	135	12.7%
75 and over	132	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	982	92.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	4.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	5.7%
High school graduate	348	46.0%
Some college or associate's	245	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	79	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	440	78.7%
Carpooled	40	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	7.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	6.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	218	41.8%
15 to 29 min	169	32.4%
30 to 44 min	35	6.7%
45 to 59 min	4	0.8%
60+ min	95	18.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 17.7% (180 of 1,018)

	Count	Share
Family households	263	56.7%
Nonfamily households	201	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	464	89.6%
Vacant	54	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	404	87.1%
Renter-occupied	60	12.9%

1-unit, detached90.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	468	90.3%
1-unit, attached	12	2.3%
2 to 4 units	20	3.9%
5 to 19 units	3	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1902260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4437, -94.7660