Meservey

Population: 300
Median household income: $54,063
Median home value: $54,100

Meservey is a community in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, home to 300 residents. At $54,063, its median household income sits below Cerro Gordo County's $65,537.

Between 2019 and 2023, Meservey's population grew 53.1% from 196 to 300, while its median home value rose 9.7% from $49,300 to $54,100.

The median resident is 31.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 300
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,063
Median home value: $54,100
Median gross rent: $667
Housing units: 149
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

196300

Median household income

$59,375$54,063

Median home value

$49,300$54,100

Median gross rent

$733$667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	196	$59,375	$49,300	$733
2020	277	$72,083	$53,200	$705
2021	305	$70,000	$52,300	$754
2022	281	$56,250	$55,400	$775
2023	300	$54,063	$54,100	$667

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1728.0%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	9.0%
5 to 17	84	28.0%
18 to 24	12	4.0%
25 to 34	45	15.0%
35 to 44	31	10.3%
45 to 54	26	8.7%
55 to 64	28	9.3%
65 to 74	25	8.3%
75 and over	22	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	218	72.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	22.0%
High school graduate	65	36.7%
Some college or associate's	60	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	9	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	104	90.4%
Carpooled	4	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	6	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	10.4%
15 to 29 min	36	31.3%
30 to 44 min	56	48.7%
45 to 59 min	10	8.7%
60+ min	1	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 28.0% (84 of 300)

	Count	Share
Family households	82	73.9%
Nonfamily households	29	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	111	74.5%
Vacant	38	25.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	79.3%
Renter-occupied	23	20.7%

1-unit, detached96.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	144	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1951420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9156, -93.4733