Diagonal

Population: 481
Median household income: $80,417
Median home value: $84,400

Diagonal, a community in Ringgold County, Iowa, has 481 residents. Its median household income of $80,417 runs above the Ringgold County figure of $69,821.

Between 2019 and 2023, Diagonal's population grew 17.0% from 411 to 481, while its median home value rose 59.5% from $52,900 to $84,400.

86.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 481
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $80,417
Median home value: $84,400
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 163
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

411481

Median household income

$55,078$80,417

Median home value

$52,900$84,400

Median gross rent

$836$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	411	$55,078	$52,900	$836
2020	475	$61,250	$74,700	$857
2021	506	$76,458	$74,900	$781
2022	463	$85,000	$85,600	$825
2023	481	$80,417	$84,400	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 643.7%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over21.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	2.9%
5 to 17	86	17.9%
18 to 24	36	7.5%
25 to 34	52	10.8%
35 to 44	39	8.1%
45 to 54	69	14.3%
55 to 64	18	3.7%
65 to 74	62	12.9%
75 and over	105	21.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	399	83.0%
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	67	13.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	10.1%
High school graduate	152	44.1%
Some college or associate's	103	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	45	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled1.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	77.4%
Carpooled	2	1.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	18.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54	33.3%
15 to 29 min	83	51.2%
30 to 44 min	22	13.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	3	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 6.4% (23 of 362)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	74.8%
Nonfamily households	38	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	151	92.6%
Vacant	12	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	135	89.4%
Renter-occupied	16	10.6%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.5%
5 to 19 units	4	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1921270
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8109, -94.3419