North Iowa Area CC's Living Circumstances

Mason City Community School District Overview

North Iowa Area Community College located in Mason City Community School District area. A total of 12,895 households are located in Mason City Community School District area. Among them, 3,201 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.77 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,542 and 6,011 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.42% (387) of residents are non-citizens and 4.07% (1,110) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Mason City Community School District, Iowa
Household	12,895
Population	27,304
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,201 (24.82%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,542
Total Students	6,011
Pre-Kindergarten	422
Kindergarten	326
Grade 1-8	2,531
Grade 9-12	1,452
College/Graduate School	1,280
Veterans	22,408
Non-citizen	387
Non-English Home Language	1,110
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

23,193 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,409 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,382 people are in civilian labor force and 27 are in armed labor force. 14,618 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Mason City Community School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,430	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,802	81.79%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,196	8.29%
Public transportation	73	0.51%
Walked	475	3.29%
Other method	302	2.09%
Worked from home	582	4.03%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,618	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,283	29.30%
Service	2,685	18.37%
Sales and office	2,831	19.37%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,383	9.46%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,436	23.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,618	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	171	1.17%
Construction	1,105	7.56%
Manufacturing	2,507	17.15%
Wholesale trade	570	3.90%
Retail trade	1,818	12.44%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,004	6.87%
Information	198	1.35%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	670	4.58%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	803	5.49%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,393	23.21%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,373	9.39%
Other services, except public administration	536	3.67%
Public administration	470	3.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,618	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,393	84.78%
Government workers	1,480	10.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	728	4.98%
Unpaid family workers	17	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,061 for the 12,895 households in Mason City Community School District area, Iowa. The average income of a single worker is $33,885. 26,193 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.54%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,895	-
Less than $10,000	815	6.32%
$10,000 - $14,999	606	4.70%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,533	11.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,283	9.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,073	16.08%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,480	19.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,822	14.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,570	12.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	367	2.85%
More than $200,000	346	2.68%
Median Household Income	$50,960	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,061	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,300	-
Less than $10,000	405	5.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	117	1.60%
$15,000 - $24,999	499	6.84%
$25,000 - $34,999	510	6.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,087	14.89%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,351	18.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,389	19.03%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,358	18.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	338	4.63%
More than $200,000	246	3.37%

Median Family Income	$69,589	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,349	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,885	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,255	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,255	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,705	-
With health insurance coverage	26,193	94.54%
Public coverage	11,262	40.65%
Private health insurance	19,633	70.86%
Without health insurance coverage	1,512	5.46%

Housing

There are 14,093 housing units in Mason City Community School District area, Iowa with 12,895 units (91.50%) occupied. 8,395 houses (65.10%) are occupied by owner and 4,500 houses (34.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $117,200 and the average rental cost is $723. 145 houses (1.03%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,197 houses (43.97%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,093	-
Occupied	12,895	91.50%
Owner Occupied	8,395	65.10%
Renter Occupied	4,500	34.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,527	74.70%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	594	4.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,851	20.23%
Mobile Homes	121	0.86%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,093	-
Built 2014 or later	145	1.03%
Built 2010 - 2013	306	2.17%
Built 2000 - 2009	570	4.04%
Built 1990 - 1999	651	4.62%
Built 1980 - 1989	943	6.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,682	11.94%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,513	10.74%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,086	14.80%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,197	43.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,093	-
1 room	278	1.97%
2 rooms	536	3.80%
3 rooms	1,061	7.53%
4 rooms	2,228	15.81%
5 rooms	2,604	18.48%
6 rooms	2,494	17.70%
7 rooms	1,778	12.62%
8 rooms	1,276	9.05%
9 rooms or more	1,838	13.04%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,093	-
no bedroom	300	2.13%
1 bedroom	1,995	14.16%
2 bedrooms	4,114	29.19%
3 bedrooms	5,222	37.05%
4 bedrooms	1,988	14.11%
5 bedrooms or more	474	3.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,395	-
Less than $50,000	536	6.38%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,888	34.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,140	25.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,052	12.53%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,240	14.77%
$300,000 - $499,999	392	4.67%
$500,000 - $999,999	125	1.49%
$1,000,000 or more	22	0.26%
Median House Value	$117,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,388	-
Less than $500	896	20.42%
$500 - $999	2,939	66.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	379	8.64%
$1,500 - $1,999	136	3.10%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	38	0.87%
Median Rental Costs	$723	-

Demographic

A total of 28,236 people lives in Mason City Community School District area, Iowa with 13,713 male and 14,523 female. The males to female ratio is 48.57 to 51.43. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	28,236	-
Male	13,713	48.57%
Female	14,523	51.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,236	-
Under 5 years	1,446	5.12%
5 - 9 years	1,427	5.05%
10 - 14 years	1,893	6.70%
15 - 19 years	1,802	6.38%
20 - 24 years	1,676	5.94%
25 - 34 years	3,557	12.60%
35 - 44 years	3,062	10.84%
45 - 54 years	3,478	12.32%
55 - 59 years	2,130	7.54%
60 - 64 years	1,956	6.93%
65 - 74 years	3,071	10.88%
75 - 84 years	1,720	6.09%
85 years and older	1,018	3.61%
Median Age	43.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,236	-
One Race	27,567	97.63%
White	26,339	93.28%
Black or African American	683	2.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native	150	0.53%
Asian	211	0.75%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	43	0.15%
Other	141	0.50%

Two or more races	669	2.37%
White and Black or African American	244	0.86%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	138	0.49%
White and Asian	41	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.06%