Traer

Population: 1,464
Median household income: $79,653
Median home value: $131,900

Traer is a community in Tama County, Iowa, home to 1,464 residents. At $79,653, its median household income sits above Tama County's $67,955.

Between 2019 and 2023, Traer's population declined 5.4% from 1,547 to 1,464, while its median home value rose 11.4% from $118,400 to $131,900.

81.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,464
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $79,653
Median home value: $131,900
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 699
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5471,464

Median household income

$60,673$79,653

Median home value

$118,400$131,900

Median gross rent

$719$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,547	$60,673	$118,400	$719
2020	1,493	$55,000	$118,200	$743
2021	1,424	$65,515	$117,900	$788
2022	1,441	$67,321	$122,800	$850
2023	1,464	$79,653	$131,900	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	1.2%
5 to 17	243	16.6%
18 to 24	124	8.5%
25 to 34	104	7.1%
35 to 44	227	15.5%
45 to 54	244	16.7%
55 to 64	186	12.7%
65 to 74	128	8.7%
75 and over	191	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,421	97.1%
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	33	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	5.5%
High school graduate	350	32.4%
Some college or associate's	354	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	256	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	61	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	645	83.8%
Carpooled	40	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	3.8%
Bicycle	4	0.5%
Worked from home	51	6.6%
Other means	1	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	328	45.6%
15 to 29 min	121	16.8%
30 to 44 min	226	31.4%
45 to 59 min	33	4.6%
60+ min	11	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 10.1% (140 of 1,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	345	54.5%
Nonfamily households	288	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	633	90.6%
Vacant	66	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	464	73.3%
Renter-occupied	169	26.7%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	570	81.5%
1-unit, attached	23	3.3%
2 to 4 units	62	8.9%
5 to 19 units	28	4.0%
20 or more units	3	0.4%
Mobile home & other	13	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1978735
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1896, -92.4640