Baxter

Population: 1,251
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $162,300

Located in Jasper County, Iowa, Baxter is a community with a population of 1,251. Its median household income of $60,625 runs below the Jasper County figure of $70,128.

From 2019 to 2023, Baxter's population grew 24.6% from 1,004 to 1,251, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $127,800 to $162,300.

The typical home was built around 1969. 15.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,251
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $162,300
Median gross rent: $693
Housing units: 480
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0041,251

Median household income

$59,276$60,625

Median home value

$127,800$162,300

Median gross rent

$693$693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,004	$59,276	$127,800	$693
2020	935	$53,311	$126,400	$655
2021	881	$51,343	$135,800	$583
2022	1,036	$57,500	$142,600	$643
2023	1,251	$60,625	$162,300	$693

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	10.1%
5 to 17	291	23.3%
18 to 24	76	6.1%
25 to 34	167	13.3%
35 to 44	148	11.8%
45 to 54	97	7.8%
55 to 64	106	8.5%
65 to 74	150	12.0%
75 and over	90	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,243	99.4%
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	6	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's44.5%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	8.4%
High school graduate	205	27.0%
Some college or associate's	337	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	109	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	43	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	459	83.9%
Carpooled	22	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	3.3%
Bicycle	2	0.4%
Worked from home	43	7.9%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	26.8%
15 to 29 min	95	18.8%
30 to 44 min	175	34.7%
45 to 59 min	92	18.3%
60+ min	7	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 15.3% (186 of 1,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	295	63.7%
Nonfamily households	168	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	463	96.5%
Vacant	17	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	348	75.2%
Renter-occupied	115	24.8%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	384	80.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.8%
2 to 4 units	75	15.6%
5 to 19 units	12	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1904915
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8252, -93.1525