Guthrie Center

Population: 1,603
Median household income: $67,679
Median home value: $117,100

Guthrie Center is a community in Guthrie County, Iowa, home to 1,603 residents. Its median household income of $67,679 runs below the Guthrie County figure of $79,981.

Between 2019 and 2023, Guthrie Center's population declined 4.5% from 1,678 to 1,603, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $83,100 to $117,100.

19.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,603
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,679
Median home value: $117,100
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 762
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6781,603

Median household income

$50,598$67,679

Median home value

$83,100$117,100

Median gross rent

$672$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,678	$50,598	$83,100	$672
2020	1,558	$51,650	$87,100	$704
2021	1,556	$59,625	$88,500	$707
2022	1,605	$61,607	$100,000	$773
2023	1,603	$67,679	$117,100	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	144	9.0%
5 to 17	226	14.1%
18 to 24	105	6.6%
25 to 34	305	19.0%
35 to 44	116	7.2%
45 to 54	218	13.6%
55 to 64	154	9.6%
65 to 74	134	8.4%
75 and over	201	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,410	88.0%
Black or African American	7	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	40	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's42.2%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	9.3%
High school graduate	328	29.1%
Some college or associate's	476	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	151	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	68	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	599	75.3%
Carpooled	79	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	7.9%
Other means	12	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	428	58.5%
15 to 29 min	101	13.8%
30 to 44 min	64	8.7%
45 to 59 min	86	11.7%
60+ min	53	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 15.5% (236 of 1,523)

	Count	Share
Family households	428	62.3%
Nonfamily households	259	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	687	90.2%
Vacant	75	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	521	75.8%
Renter-occupied	166	24.2%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	650	85.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	42	5.5%
5 to 19 units	57	7.5%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	5	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1933420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6779, -94.4992