Dows

Population: 544
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $56,200

Dows, a community in Wright County, Iowa, has 544 residents. Its median household income of $58,750 runs below the Wright County figure of $64,033.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dows's population declined 6.2% from 580 to 544, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $47,600 to $56,200.

87.6% of workers drive to work alone. 90.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 544
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $56,200
Median gross rent: $658
Housing units: 235
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

580544

Median household income

$41,484$58,750

Median home value

$47,600$56,200

Median gross rent

$548$658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	580	$41,484	$47,600	$548
2020	529	$40,760	$40,500	$551
2021	579	$43,974	$34,600	$570
2022	535	$46,677	$42,000	$606
2023	544	$58,750	$56,200	$658

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1725.4%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	2.2%
5 to 17	138	25.4%
18 to 24	81	14.9%
25 to 34	38	7.0%
35 to 44	67	12.3%
45 to 54	32	5.9%
55 to 64	94	17.3%
65 to 74	34	6.3%
75 and over	48	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	499	91.7%
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	6	1.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's44.7%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	6.4%
High school graduate	93	29.7%
Some college or associate's	140	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	51	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	240	87.6%
Carpooled	7	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.7%
Bicycle	2	0.7%
Worked from home	18	6.6%
Other means	5	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	27.3%
15 to 29 min	86	33.6%
30 to 44 min	65	25.4%
45 to 59 min	15	5.9%
60+ min	20	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 7.2% (39 of 544)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	60.2%
Nonfamily households	82	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	206	87.7%
Vacant	29	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151	73.3%
Renter-occupied	55	26.7%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	212	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	8.1%
5 to 19 units	4	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1922305
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.6584, -93.5020