Promise City

Population: 86
Median household income: $41,406
Median home value: $52,800

Promise City, a community in Wayne County, Iowa, has 86 residents. Its median household income of $41,406 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, Promise City's population grew 10.3% from 78 to 86, while its median home value rose 13.1% from $46,700 to $52,800.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 98.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 86
Median age: 54.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,406
Median home value: $52,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 53
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7886

Median household income

$20,938$41,406

Median home value

$46,700$52,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	78	$20,938	$46,700
2020	72	$28,438	$43,600
2021	97	$35,208	$44,400
2022	80	$38,393	$53,800
2023	86	$41,406	$52,800

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over17.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	7.0%
5 to 17	13	15.1%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	14	16.3%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	10	11.6%
55 to 64	20	23.3%
65 to 74	8	9.3%
75 and over	15	17.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85	98.8%
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	1	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate52.2%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	13.4%
High school graduate	35	52.2%
Some college or associate's	18	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	5	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone96.7%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29	96.7%
Carpooled	1	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	16.7%
15 to 29 min	14	46.7%
30 to 44 min	1	3.3%
45 to 59 min	2	6.7%
60+ min	8	26.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 19.8% (17 of 86)

	Count	Share
Family households	23	53.5%
Nonfamily households	20	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43	81.1%
Vacant	10	18.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37	86.0%
Renter-occupied	6	14.0%

1-unit, detached96.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	51	96.2%
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	2	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1964875
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7476, -93.1483