Whittemore

Population: 576
Median household income: $77,054
Median home value: $88,700

Whittemore is a community in Kossuth County, Iowa, home to 576 residents. The median household income of $77,054 is above the Kossuth County median ($65,656).

From 2019 to 2023, Whittemore's population grew 15.9% from 497 to 576, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $64,000 to $88,700.

Owners occupy 82.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 576
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $77,054
Median home value: $88,700
Median gross rent: $508
Housing units: 315
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

497576

Median household income

$53,864$77,054

Median home value

$64,000$88,700

Median gross rent

$546$508

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	497	$53,864	$64,000	$546
2020	576	$55,313	$69,100	$621
2021	514	$69,432	$76,300	$575
2022	537	$74,231	$86,800	$608
2023	576	$77,054	$88,700	$508

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	5.2%
5 to 17	118	20.5%
18 to 24	18	3.1%
25 to 34	92	16.0%
35 to 44	69	12.0%
45 to 54	75	13.0%
55 to 64	76	13.2%
65 to 74	65	11.3%
75 and over	33	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	504	87.5%
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	57	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	5.9%
High school graduate	132	32.2%
Some college or associate's	171	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	75	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	278	82.0%
Carpooled	34	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	124	37.9%
15 to 29 min	160	48.9%
30 to 44 min	34	10.4%
45 to 59 min	7	2.1%
60+ min	2	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 4.5% (26 of 576)

	Count	Share
Family households	154	55.4%
Nonfamily households	124	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	278	88.3%
Vacant	37	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	229	82.4%
Renter-occupied	49	17.6%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	247	78.4%
1-unit, attached	6	1.9%
2 to 4 units	31	9.8%
5 to 19 units	31	9.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1985260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0633, -94.4252