Gravity

Population: 171
Median household income: $51,071
Median home value: $48,600

Gravity, a community in Taylor County, Iowa, has 171 residents. At $51,071, its median household income sits below Taylor County's $67,279.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gravity's population grew 17.1% from 146 to 171, while its median home value rose 62.0% from $30,000 to $48,600.

The median resident is 43.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 171
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,071
Median home value: $48,600
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 97
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

146171

Median household income

$37,000$51,071

Median home value

$30,000$48,600

Median gross rent

$610$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	146	$37,000	$30,000	$610
2020	109	$41,250	$24,600	$575
2021	101	$39,250	$37,500	$525
2022	168	$48,125	$52,200	$725
2023	171	$51,071	$48,600	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	2.3%
5 to 17	33	19.3%
18 to 24	13	7.6%
25 to 34	15	8.8%
35 to 44	25	14.6%
45 to 54	12	7.0%
55 to 64	37	21.6%
65 to 74	24	14.0%
75 and over	8	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	171	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate45.5%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	14.0%
High school graduate	55	45.5%
Some college or associate's	42	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled20.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	70	72.9%
Carpooled	20	20.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	23.3%
15 to 29 min	48	53.3%
30 to 44 min	2	2.2%
45 to 59 min	14	15.6%
60+ min	5	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.9% (22 of 171)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	74.3%
Nonfamily households	19	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	74	76.3%
Vacant	23	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54	73.0%
Renter-occupied	20	27.0%

1-unit, detached94.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	92	94.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1932520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7635, -94.7444