Steamboat Rock

Population: 235
Median household income: $44,583
Median home value: $78,300

Located in Hardin County, Iowa, Steamboat Rock is a community with a population of 235. Its median household income of $44,583 runs below the Hardin County figure of $64,906.

From 2019 to 2023, Steamboat Rock's population declined 17.0% from 283 to 235, while its median home value rose 17.7% from $66,500 to $78,300.

The median resident is 48.6 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 235
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,583
Median home value: $78,300
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 152
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

283235

Median household income

$43,333$44,583

Median home value

$66,500$78,300

Median gross rent

$584$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	283	$43,333	$66,500	$584
2020	249	$38,125	$66,100	$573
2021	251	$38,438	$67,900	$583
2022	235	$40,625	$67,800	$669
2023	235	$44,583	$78,300	$755

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.7%
5 to 17	33	14.0%
18 to 24	21	8.9%
25 to 34	24	10.2%
35 to 44	16	6.8%
45 to 54	36	15.3%
55 to 64	43	18.3%
65 to 74	31	13.2%
75 and over	27	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	225	95.7%
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	10	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	1.1%
High school graduate	68	38.4%
Some college or associate's	76	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	23	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means14.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	60.7%
Carpooled	6	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	9.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	10.3%
Other means	17	14.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	31.4%
15 to 29 min	29	27.6%
30 to 44 min	36	34.3%
45 to 59 min	5	4.8%
60+ min	2	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 7.7% (18 of 235)

	Count	Share
Family households	65	52.4%
Nonfamily households	59	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	124	81.6%
Vacant	28	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	87	70.2%
Renter-occupied	37	29.8%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	129	84.9%
1-unit, attached	6	3.9%
2 to 4 units	14	9.2%
5 to 19 units	3	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1975180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4081, -93.0662