Population 714 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in East Amana
Household size in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.56 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.30 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.56 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.90 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.35 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
East Amana is a place of big households: 2.90 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.56, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.4 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 47.4 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.1 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.6 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
At 38.8, the median age in East Amana is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.7% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.9% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +5.6 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in East Amana (10.7%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in East Amana
Renters in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.2% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
East Amana is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 35.4% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.4% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.3% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.3% of homes in East Amana are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1968 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +14 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in East Amana was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Iowa as a whole, where the median home dates to 1971.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $624 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $677 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $751 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $932 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$307 | +$351 | +$606 |
A typical rental in East Amana costs $932 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 22.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in East Amana
Bachelor's degrees in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 29.0% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 35.0% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.6% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 43.8% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +14.8 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
More than four in ten adults 25 and older in East Amana (43.8%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 91.1% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 96.0% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.7% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 98.5% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.4 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in East Amana: 98.5% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in East Amana
| Period | East Amana | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.6% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.8% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.5% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.1% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | +4.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs high in East Amana: 7.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
East Amana compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Amana | 2.90 | 38.8 | 10.7% | 9.2% | 5.3% | 1982 | $932 | 43.8% | 98.5% | 7.1% |
| Middle Amana | 2.51 | 44.0 | 6.9% | 19.8% | 6.4% | 1965 | $729 | 32.5% | 95.4% | 2.2% |
| Walford | 2.50 | 39.1 | 8.0% | 12.4% | 4.7% | 1980 | $1,265 | 37.5% | 95.9% | 2.5% |
| Amana | 2.52 | 44.0 | 6.9% | 17.8% | 6.8% | 1964 | $749 | 31.9% | 95.9% | 2.0% |
| Homestead | 2.56 | 45.1 | 6.1% | 14.3% | 11.6% | 1954 | $833 | 31.2% | 99.3% | 3.9% |
| Swisher | 2.69 | 43.3 | 3.8% | 11.9% | 3.1% | 1984 | $1,189 | 44.9% | 97.2% | 2.5% |
| Norway | 2.51 | 39.1 | 7.1% | 13.0% | 5.1% | 1972 | $1,060 | 29.4% | 95.1% | 2.3% |
| South Amana | 2.31 | 48.9 | 5.1% | 21.0% | 11.0% | 1951 | $804 | 27.2% | 96.5% | 1.6% |
| Oxford | 2.58 | 33.6 | 12.1% | 19.8% | 3.3% | 1978 | $1,193 | 34.7% | 98.8% | 9.3% |
| Fairfax | 2.55 | 42.3 | 4.6% | 13.3% | 6.6% | 2002 | $1,125 | 41.8% | 97.6% | 2.4% |
| Shueyville | 2.60 | 50.4 | 3.7% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1988 | $1,203 | 45.8% | 99.1% | 1.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up East Amana. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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