Earling

Population: 466
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $117,600

Earling, a community in Shelby County, Iowa, has 466 residents. At $44,375, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $67,690.

From 2019 to 2023, Earling's population grew 25.9% from 370 to 466, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $86,100 to $117,600.

27.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 466
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $117,600
Median gross rent: $731
Housing units: 221
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

370466

Median household income

$44,583$44,375

Median home value

$86,100$117,600

Median gross rent

$525$731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	370	$44,583	$86,100	$525
2020	416	$45,625	$82,600	$713
2021	390	$38,864	$88,800	$625
2022	403	$38,929	$100,000	$682
2023	466	$44,375	$117,600	$731

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	4.9%
5 to 17	70	15.0%
18 to 24	63	13.5%
25 to 34	39	8.4%
35 to 44	49	10.5%
45 to 54	62	13.3%
55 to 64	47	10.1%
65 to 74	37	7.9%
75 and over	76	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	419	89.9%
Black or African American	8	1.7%
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	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	6.1%
High school graduate	113	36.5%
Some college or associate's	93	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	59	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	86.7%
Carpooled	6	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	7.9%
Other means	3	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	25.1%
15 to 29 min	92	49.2%
30 to 44 min	25	13.4%
45 to 59 min	3	1.6%
60+ min	20	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 8.9% (38 of 428)

	Count	Share
Family households	126	58.6%
Nonfamily households	89	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	215	97.3%
Vacant	6	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	153	71.2%
Renter-occupied	62	28.8%

1-unit, detached92.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	204	92.3%
1-unit, attached	5	2.3%
2 to 4 units	11	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1923385
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7763, -95.4190