Beacon

Population: 497
Median household income: $56,000
Median home value: $76,200

Beacon is a community in Mahaska County, Iowa, home to 497 residents. Its median household income of $56,000 runs below the Mahaska County figure of $69,019.

Between 2019 and 2023, Beacon's population declined 22.2% from 639 to 497, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $67,500 to $76,200.

79.6% of workers drive to work alone. 63.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 497
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,000
Median home value: $76,200
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 220
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

639497

Median household income

$37,188$56,000

Median home value

$67,500$76,200

Median gross rent

$793$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	639	$37,188	$67,500	$793
2020	554	$42,708	$65,700	$796
2021	557	$48,056	$64,800	$813
2022	495	$54,250	$74,100	$675
2023	497	$56,000	$76,200	$729

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	3.4%
5 to 17	95	19.1%
18 to 24	51	10.3%
25 to 34	33	6.6%
35 to 44	67	13.5%
45 to 54	65	13.1%
55 to 64	79	15.9%
65 to 74	48	9.7%
75 and over	42	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	438	88.1%
Black or African American	12	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	11.4%
High school graduate	156	46.7%
Some college or associate's	118	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	19	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	215	79.6%
Carpooled	52	19.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	42.3%
15 to 29 min	75	28.1%
30 to 44 min	26	9.7%
45 to 59 min	17	6.4%
60+ min	36	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 12.5% (62 of 495)

	Count	Share
Family households	123	56.4%
Nonfamily households	95	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	218	99.1%
Vacant	2	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	188	86.2%
Renter-occupied	30	13.8%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other36.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	139	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	36.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1905050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2761, -92.6810