Grundy Center

Population: 2,794
Median household income: $77,540
Median home value: $173,200

Located in Grundy County, Iowa, Grundy Center is a community with a population of 2,794. At $77,540, its median household income sits below Grundy County's $83,617.

From 2019 to 2023, Grundy Center's population grew 4.4% from 2,675 to 2,794, while its median home value rose 49.4% from $115,900 to $173,200.

83.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,794
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $77,540
Median home value: $173,200
Median gross rent: $684
Housing units: 1,306
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6752,794

Median household income

$63,819$77,540

Median home value

$115,900$173,200

Median gross rent

$549$684

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,675	$63,819	$115,900	$549
2020	2,671	$69,432	$130,600	$691
2021	2,783	$73,393	$137,100	$692
2022	2,792	$80,294	$155,400	$674
2023	2,794	$77,540	$173,200	$684

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	4.4%
5 to 17	508	18.2%
18 to 24	215	7.7%
25 to 34	287	10.3%
35 to 44	390	14.0%
45 to 54	257	9.2%
55 to 64	311	11.1%
65 to 74	356	12.7%
75 and over	346	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,641	94.5%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	1.8%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	3.9%
High school graduate	724	37.2%
Some college or associate's	676	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	354	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	117	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,151	85.9%
Carpooled	83	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.7%
Bicycle	9	0.7%
Worked from home	88	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	557	44.5%
15 to 29 min	188	15.0%
30 to 44 min	335	26.8%
45 to 59 min	95	7.6%
60+ min	77	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 11.0% (299 of 2,729)

	Count	Share
Family households	715	59.3%
Nonfamily households	490	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,205	92.3%
Vacant	101	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	962	79.8%
Renter-occupied	243	20.2%

1-unit, detached83.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,089	83.4%
1-unit, attached	11	0.8%
2 to 4 units	105	8.0%
5 to 19 units	60	4.6%
20 or more units	34	2.6%
Mobile home & other	7	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1933195
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3637, -92.7740