Sac City

Population: 1,782
Median household income: $57,487
Median home value: $106,400

Sac City is a community in Sac County, Iowa, home to 1,782 residents. Its median household income of $57,487 runs below the Sac County figure of $70,991.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sac City's population declined 10.9% from 2,001 to 1,782, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $72,300 to $106,400.

90.4% of workers drive to work alone. 77.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,782
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $57,487
Median home value: $106,400
Median gross rent: $620
Housing units: 1,039
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0011,782

Median household income

$49,744$57,487

Median home value

$72,300$106,400

Median gross rent

$648$620

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,001	$49,744	$72,300	$648
2020	1,864	$49,490	$78,400	$611
2021	1,895	$50,219	$87,300	$547
2022	1,825	$54,815	$100,700	$578
2023	1,782	$57,487	$106,400	$620

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	2.6%
5 to 17	262	14.7%
18 to 24	70	3.9%
25 to 34	186	10.4%
35 to 44	236	13.2%
45 to 54	167	9.4%
55 to 64	325	18.2%
65 to 74	248	13.9%
75 and over	241	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,716	96.3%
Black or African American	4	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	140	10.0%
High school graduate	427	30.4%
Some college or associate's	509	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	242	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	85	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	894	90.4%
Carpooled	45	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	542	56.2%
15 to 29 min	162	16.8%
30 to 44 min	214	22.2%
45 to 59 min	35	3.6%
60+ min	12	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 12.7% (219 of 1,718)

	Count	Share
Family households	426	46.2%
Nonfamily households	497	53.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	923	88.8%
Vacant	116	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	620	67.2%
Renter-occupied	303	32.8%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	809	77.9%
1-unit, attached	6	0.6%
2 to 4 units	73	7.0%
5 to 19 units	60	5.8%
20 or more units	84	8.1%
Mobile home & other	7	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1969645
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.4220, -94.9974