Sanborn

Population: 1,510
Median household income: $56,477
Median home value: $150,900

Sanborn is a community in O'Brien County, Iowa, home to 1,510 residents. Its median household income of $56,477 runs below the O'Brien County figure of $68,216.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sanborn's population declined 4.6% from 1,582 to 1,510, while its median home value rose 57.5% from $95,800 to $150,900.

80.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1965.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,510
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,477
Median home value: $150,900
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 656
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5821,510

Median household income

$48,750$56,477

Median home value

$95,800$150,900

Median gross rent

$595$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,582	$48,750	$95,800	$595
2020	1,359	$46,382	$97,800	$668
2021	1,364	$48,571	$110,500	$775
2022	1,536	$54,500	$119,000	$865
2023	1,510	$56,477	$150,900	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over19.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	6.2%
5 to 17	262	17.4%
18 to 24	162	10.7%
25 to 34	125	8.3%
35 to 44	173	11.5%
45 to 54	94	6.2%
55 to 64	112	7.4%
65 to 74	190	12.6%
75 and over	299	19.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,463	96.9%
Black or African American	23	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	4.7%
High school graduate	409	41.2%
Some college or associate's	309	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	198	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	30	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	551	84.4%
Carpooled	40	6.1%
Public transit	4	0.6%
Walked	11	1.7%
Bicycle	6	0.9%
Worked from home	35	5.4%
Other means	6	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	308	49.8%
15 to 29 min	142	23.0%
30 to 44 min	144	23.3%
45 to 59 min	8	1.3%
60+ min	16	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 14.7% (212 of 1,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	356	56.1%
Nonfamily households	279	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	635	96.8%
Vacant	21	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	482	75.9%
Renter-occupied	153	24.1%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	527	80.3%
1-unit, attached	37	5.6%
2 to 4 units	48	7.3%
5 to 19 units	38	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1970410
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1814, -95.6553