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Fort Madison, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $100,943 (it was $52,900 in 2000)
Fort Madison:

$100,943
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,857 - $150,346

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $174,303
Here:

$174,303
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,955
Here:

$129,955
State:

$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $84,337
Here:

$84,337
State:

$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,099
Here:

$190,099
State:

$162,139

Mobile homes: $17,323
Here:

$17,323
State:

$51,271

Total population: 10,764 (Urban population: 10,567 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 320 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 5,176 (4,509 occupied: 3,318 owner occupied, 1,263 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

28%
State:

28%

Housing density: 562 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $23,104.

Median contract rent in 2022: $604 (lower quartile is $395, upper quartile is $820)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $450


Median gross rent in Fort Madison, IA in 2022: $785

Housing units in Fort Madison with a mortgage: 1,885 (154 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 106 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $68,644

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,349

Median monthly housing costs: $765

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Fort Madison, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1954

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,330
  • Male householders: 2,116 (864 living alone), Female householders: 2,341 (889 living alone)
  • 1,886 spouses (1,856 opposite-sex spouses), 377 unmarried partners, (377 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,538 children (2,260 natural, 103 adopted, 174 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 809

Size of family households: 1,301 2-persons, 409 3-persons, 600 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,823 1-person, 217 2-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

1,169 married couples with children.
715 single-parent households (186 men, 529 women).

97.4% of residents of Fort Madison speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 238 (2.3%)
(46.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2231 bedroom
  • 9522 bedrooms
  • 1,3633 bedrooms
  • 6324 bedrooms
  • 1495+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • 91no bedroom
  • 3881 bedroom
  • 4682 bedrooms
  • 2553 bedrooms
  • 624 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Madison in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Madison in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 23no vehicle
  • 8921 vehicle
  • 1,3322 vehicles
  • 7223 vehicles
  • 2544 vehicles
  • 965+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Madison in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Madison in renter-occupied apartments
  • 214no vehicle
  • 7811 vehicle
  • 2232 vehicles
  • 463 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 42 rooms
  • 833 rooms
  • 3524 rooms
  • 6955 rooms
  • 9316 rooms
  • 4907 rooms
  • 3508 rooms
  • 4159+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • 531 room
  • 1292 rooms
  • 2293 rooms
  • 3374 rooms
  • 2695 rooms
  • 936 rooms
  • 1287 rooms
  • 178 rooms
  • 99+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fort Madison, IA
Fort Madison city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Fort Madison, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fort Madison, IA in 2022
  • 200Less than $10,000
  • 477$10,000 to $19,999
  • 676$20,000 to $29,999
  • 506$30,000 to $39,999
  • 484$40,000 to $49,999
  • 320$50,000 to $59,999
  • 504$60,000 to $74,999
  • 708$75,000 to $99,999
  • 315$100,000 to $124,999
  • 161$125,000 to $149,999
  • 138$150,000 to $199,999
  • 81$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fort Madison, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Fort Madison, IA in 2022
  • 56Less than $10,000
  • 42$10,000 to $14,999
  • 34$15,000 to $19,999
  • 31$20,000 to $24,999
  • 30$25,000 to $29,999
  • 42$30,000 to $34,999
  • 33$35,000 to $39,999
  • 203$40,000 to $49,999
  • 251$50,000 to $59,999
  • 271$60,000 to $69,999
  • 217$70,000 to $79,999
  • 206$80,000 to $89,999
  • 302$90,000 to $99,999
  • 426$100,000 to $124,999
  • 202$125,000 to $149,999
  • 205$150,000 to $174,999
  • 63$175,000 to $199,999
  • 244$200,000 to $249,999
  • 97$250,000 to $299,999
  • 32$300,000 to $399,999
  • 20$400,000 to $499,999
  • 21$500,000 to $749,999
  • 34$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 20$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fort Madison, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fort Madison, IA in 2022
  • 13Less than $100
  • 28$100 to $149
  • 17$150 to $199
  • 86$250 to $299
  • 35$300 to $349
  • 88$350 to $399
  • 102$400 to $449
  • 24$450 to $499
  • 73$500 to $549
  • 59$550 to $599
  • 180$600 to $649
  • 92$650 to $699
  • 32$700 to $749
  • 156$800 to $899
  • 39$900 to $999
  • 59$1,000 to $1,249
  • 39$1,250 to $1,499
  • 12$3,000 to $3,499
  • 20$3,500 or more
  • 87No cash rent
Work and jobs in Fort Madison: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.0%
Number of people working at home: 270 (5.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 400
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 737
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 835
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 754
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 295
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 190
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 345
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 185
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 52
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 260
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 166
  • 90 or more minutes: 60
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fort Madison

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,898 (82.5%)
  • Carpooled: 552 (9.3%)
  • Bus: 27 (0.5%)
  • Ferryboat: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 17 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 81 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 270 (4.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 5.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 16.6%Males
Races in Fort Madison detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Madison, Iowa
  • 02010 or later
  • 412000 to 2009
  • 51990 to 1999
  • 431980 to 1989
  • 501970 to 1979
  • 38Before 1970
Ancestries in Fort Madison, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,347 (34.3%)
  • Irish: 494 (12.6%)
  • English: 349 (8.9%)
  • American: 222 (5.6%)
  • European: 141 (3.6%)
  • Swedish: 69 (1.8%)
  • Greek: 51 (1.3%)
  • Croatian: 31 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 24 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 21 (0.5%)
  • British: 17 (0.4%)
  • Italian: 17 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 11 (0.3%)
  • Sudanese: 10 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 9 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 7 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 7 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 7 (0.2%)
  • African: 7 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Fort Madison:

48.9% (111)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

Germany
Fort Madison:

26.9% (61)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Korea
Fort Madison:

12.3% (28)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,155)

Iran
Fort Madison:

3.5% (8)
Iowa:

0.3% (602)

Sudan
Fort Madison:

3.5% (8)
Iowa:

2.3% (4,084)

Argentina
Fort Madison:

1.8% (4)
Iowa:

0.1% (201)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 6,970
  • Other state: 3,068
  • Northeast: 138
  • Midwest: 1,967
  • South: 584
  • West: 374

91.6% of Fort Madison residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53.9% lived in Iowa.


Fort Madison:

91.6%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 59
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 18
  • 9th grade: 23
  • 10th grade: 42
  • 11th grade: 28
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 146
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,836
  • Less than 1 year of college: 230
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 522
  • Associate degree: 410
  • Bachelor's degree: 508
  • Master's degree: 108
  • Professional school degree: 62
  • Doctorate degree: 26
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 50
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 10
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 27
  • 11th grade: 38
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 76
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,359
  • Less than 1 year of college: 285
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 406
  • Associate degree: 526
  • Bachelor's degree: 564
  • Master's degree: 139
  • Professional school degree: 8
  • Doctorate degree: 28
Educational Attainment for Females
Fort Madison marital status for males
Fort Madison marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,915
  • One, attached: 150
  • Two: 146
  • 3 or 4: 304
  • 5 to 9: 75
  • 10 to 19: 101
  • 20 to 49: 256
  • 50 or more: 137
  • Mobile homes: 90

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,901

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fort Madison
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fort Madison, IA
  • 81.4%Utility gas
  • 16.6%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fort Madison, IA
  • 59.3%Utility gas
  • 35.2%Electricity
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 109
Here:

10.9%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68
Here:

16.3%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50
Here:

20.9%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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