Toledo

Population: 2,079
Median household income: $56,719
Median home value: $124,000

Toledo, a community in Tama County, Iowa, has 2,079 residents. At $56,719, its median household income sits below Tama County's $67,955.

From 2019 to 2023, Toledo's population declined 9.7% from 2,303 to 2,079, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $87,700 to $124,000.

The typical home was built around 1961. 23.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,079
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,719
Median home value: $124,000
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 1,003
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3032,079

Median household income

$39,767$56,719

Median home value

$87,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$755$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,303	$39,767	$87,700	$755
2020	2,185	$42,319	$98,200	$695
2021	2,088	$46,563	$104,400	$871
2022	2,047	$51,574	$115,500	$928
2023	2,079	$56,719	$124,000	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6420.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	5.5%
5 to 17	364	17.5%
18 to 24	234	11.3%
25 to 34	252	12.1%
35 to 44	125	6.0%
45 to 54	210	10.1%
55 to 64	416	20.0%
65 to 74	199	9.6%
75 and over	164	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,659	79.8%
Black or African American	46	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	113	5.4%
Asian	17	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	196	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate47.3%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	7.8%
High school graduate	646	47.3%
Some college or associate's	385	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	186	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	42	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	707	83.1%
Carpooled	76	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	44	5.2%
Bicycle	11	1.3%
Worked from home	13	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	483	57.6%
15 to 29 min	146	17.4%
30 to 44 min	110	13.1%
45 to 59 min	34	4.1%
60+ min	65	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 23.6% (448 of 1,902)

	Count	Share
Family households	523	61.7%
Nonfamily households	325	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	848	84.5%
Vacant	155	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	598	70.5%
Renter-occupied	250	29.5%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	672	67.0%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	62	6.2%
5 to 19 units	71	7.1%
20 or more units	49	4.9%
Mobile home & other	144	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1978510
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9902, -92.5803