Anthon

Population: 488
Median household income: $52,500
Median home value: $94,800

Anthon, a community in Woodbury County, Iowa, has 488 residents. The median household income of $52,500 is below the Woodbury County median ($70,147).

Between 2019 and 2023, Anthon's population declined 24.8% from 649 to 488, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $78,400 to $94,800.

The typical home was built around 1944. 16.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,500
Median home value: $94,800
Median gross rent: $1,035
Housing units: 305
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

649488

Median household income

$55,000$52,500

Median home value

$78,400$94,800

Median gross rent

$721$1,035

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	649	$55,000	$78,400	$721
2020	572	$50,500	$79,500	$825
2021	596	$43,333	$81,900	$1,007
2022	527	$47,344	$92,000	$950
2023	488	$52,500	$94,800	$1,035

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	6.6%
5 to 17	47	9.6%
18 to 24	49	10.0%
25 to 34	79	16.2%
35 to 44	36	7.4%
45 to 54	49	10.0%
55 to 64	73	15.0%
65 to 74	70	14.3%
75 and over	53	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	429	87.9%
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	35	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	4.7%
High school graduate	136	37.8%
Some college or associate's	116	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	65	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit2.3%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	201	76.7%
Carpooled	28	10.7%
Public transit	6	2.3%
Walked	16	6.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	34.7%
15 to 29 min	77	30.7%
30 to 44 min	27	10.8%
45 to 59 min	27	10.8%
60+ min	33	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 16.0% (78 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	65.1%
Nonfamily households	81	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	232	76.1%
Vacant	73	23.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	192	82.8%
Renter-occupied	40	17.2%

1-unit, detached95.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	291	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1902350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3881, -95.8655