State Center

Population: 1,548
Median household income: $72,303
Median home value: $156,300

Located in Marshall County, Iowa, State Center is a community with a population of 1,548. At $72,303, its median household income sits in line with Marshall County's $72,785.

From 2019 to 2023, State Center's population declined 6.8% from 1,661 to 1,548, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $117,600 to $156,300.

Households average 2.40 people. The median gross rent is $741.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,548
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,303
Median home value: $156,300
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 687
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6611,548

Median household income

$63,375$72,303

Median home value

$117,600$156,300

Median gross rent

$613$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,661	$63,375	$117,600	$613
2020	1,839	$61,741	$130,200	$627
2021	1,631	$72,250	$133,100	$651
2022	1,654	$81,250	$140,500	$706
2023	1,548	$72,303	$156,300	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	9.6%
5 to 17	286	18.5%
18 to 24	157	10.1%
25 to 34	182	11.8%
35 to 44	168	10.9%
45 to 54	244	15.8%
55 to 64	132	8.5%
65 to 74	143	9.2%
75 and over	88	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,355	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	6	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	187	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	7.8%
High school graduate	289	30.2%
Some college or associate's	340	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	144	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	109	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	610	73.1%
Carpooled	71	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	137	16.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	180	25.8%
15 to 29 min	283	40.6%
30 to 44 min	131	18.8%
45 to 59 min	46	6.6%
60+ min	57	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 10.0% (150 of 1,503)

	Count	Share
Family households	358	56.4%
Nonfamily households	277	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	635	92.4%
Vacant	52	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	469	73.9%
Renter-occupied	166	26.1%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	547	79.6%
1-unit, attached	13	1.9%
2 to 4 units	86	12.5%
5 to 19 units	36	5.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1975135
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0148, -93.1653