Seymour

Population: 558
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $78,600

Seymour is a community in Wayne County, Iowa, home to 558 residents. At $45,000, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,118.

From 2019 to 2023, Seymour's population declined 1.6% from 567 to 558, while its median home value rose 79.0% from $43,900 to $78,600.

The median gross rent is $544. 13.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 558
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $78,600
Median gross rent: $544
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

567558

Median household income

$34,318$45,000

Median home value

$43,900$78,600

Median gross rent

$517$544

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	567	$34,318	$43,900	$517
2020	521	$37,102	$56,600	$510
2021	577	$39,702	$61,600	$550
2022	558	$40,547	$64,800	$613
2023	558	$45,000	$78,600	$544

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	6.3%
5 to 17	67	12.0%
18 to 24	39	7.0%
25 to 34	70	12.5%
35 to 44	36	6.5%
45 to 54	43	7.7%
55 to 64	114	20.4%
65 to 74	90	16.1%
75 and over	64	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	535	95.9%
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	23	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	14.6%
High school graduate	163	39.1%
Some college or associate's	137	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	43	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	205	82.0%
Carpooled	24	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.0%
Other means	1	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	25.0%
15 to 29 min	138	57.5%
30 to 44 min	14	5.8%
45 to 59 min	2	0.8%
60+ min	26	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 18.4% (102 of 553)

	Count	Share
Family households	154	55.4%
Nonfamily households	124	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	278	82.5%
Vacant	59	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	239	86.0%
Renter-occupied	39	14.0%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	278	82.5%
1-unit, attached	4	1.2%
2 to 4 units	23	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1971760
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6821, -93.1211