Zearing

Population: 584
Median household income: $67,031
Median home value: $138,600

Zearing, a community in Story County, Iowa, has 584 residents. At $67,031, its median household income sits in line with Story County's $69,006.

Between 2019 and 2023, Zearing's population grew 9.4% from 534 to 584, while its median home value rose 37.8% from $100,600 to $138,600.

The median gross rent is $1,125. 32.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 584
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,031
Median home value: $138,600
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 202
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

534584

Median household income

$53,750$67,031

Median home value

$100,600$138,600

Median gross rent

$663$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	534	$53,750	$100,600	$663
2020	547	$54,861	$108,700	$763
2021	531	$57,708	$109,200	$831
2022	655	$62,917	$129,700	$748
2023	584	$67,031	$138,600	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 646.7%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	10.8%
5 to 17	118	20.2%
18 to 24	22	3.8%
25 to 34	101	17.3%
35 to 44	69	11.8%
45 to 54	82	14.0%
55 to 64	39	6.7%
65 to 74	41	7.0%
75 and over	49	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	393	67.3%
Black or African American	11	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	97	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree31.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	3.7%
High school graduate	95	24.9%
Some college or associate's	149	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	118	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled28.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	174	65.2%
Carpooled	75	28.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	5.6%
Other means	3	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	32.5%
15 to 29 min	53	21.0%
30 to 44 min	84	33.3%
45 to 59 min	17	6.7%
60+ min	16	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 22.3% (123 of 552)

	Count	Share
Family households	125	62.5%
Nonfamily households	75	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200	99.0%
Vacant	2	1.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	158	79.0%
Renter-occupied	42	21.0%

1-unit, detached91.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	184	91.1%
1-unit, attached	2	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1987555
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1589, -93.2972