Fraser, IA Demographics

Population 231 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Fraser

Household size in Fraser

Household size, people per household
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–102.382.442.68
2010–142.432.452.73
2015–192.312.432.71
2020–242.332.432.65
Change−0.04−0.01−0.03
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Fraser is a place of small households, averaging 2.33 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children.

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 Fraser

Median age, years
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–1043.638.837.7
2010–1444.039.338.6
2015–1946.039.739.6
2020–2443.939.840.1
Change+0.3+1.0+2.3
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The median resident of Fraser is 43.9 years old, older than the national median of 40.1.

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 Fraser

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–108.9%9.5%12.3%
2010–149.1%9.9%12.3%
2015–197.8%10.0%11.6%
2020–246.4%10.0%11.6%
Change−2.4 pts+0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 6.4% of households in Fraser, well below the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share is down 2.4 points from 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

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 Fraser

Renters in Fraser

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–1022.9%26.8%33.3%
2010–1418.0%28.2%35.6%
2015–1917.7%28.9%36.0%
2020–2419.5%28.3%34.8%
Change−3.4 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Fraser is largely a place of homeowners: only 19.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About four in ten owners (40.6%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.

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 Fraser

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–108.5%8.7%11.4%
2010–148.1%8.6%11.4%
2015–1910.2%9.4%11.1%
2020–248.1%8.8%9.6%
Change−0.4 pts+0.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Fraser than nationally: 8.1%, against 9.6% for the U.S. That is in line with the rest of Iowa.

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 Fraser

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–10194919651974
2010–14196219671975
2015–19197219691977
2020–24196019711980
Change+11+6+6
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The housing in Fraser is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1960, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

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 Fraser

Rent, per month
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–10$526$669$965
2010–14$609$732$1,040
2015–19$669$821$1,213
2020–24$801$1,020$1,571
Change+$275+$351+$606
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Rent in Fraser runs $801 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

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 Fraser

Bachelor's degrees in Fraser

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–1028.2%26.5%28.4%
2010–1428.9%27.9%29.6%
2015–1935.2%29.3%32.1%
2020–2433.6%32.3%35.6%
Change+5.5 pts+5.8 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are about as common in Fraser as nationally: 33.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 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 Fraser

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–1094.2%90.4%84.9%
2010–1497.0%91.4%86.1%
2015–1995.6%92.1%87.7%
2020–2497.6%93.0%89.3%
Change+3.4 pts+2.7 pts+4.3 pts
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Finishing high school is nearly universal in Fraser: 97.6% 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 Fraser

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodFraserIowaU.S.
2006–103.6%5.2%8.1%
2010–143.5%5.4%9.4%
2015–194.2%3.7%5.6%
2020–240.7%3.7%5.4%
Change−2.9 pts−1.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Fraser has been low: just 0.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).

Fraser compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Fraser2.3343.96.4%19.5%8.1%1960$80133.6%97.6%0.7%
Pilot Mound2.3545.911.5%13.8%16.8%1938$69317.6%97.4%0.8%
Logansport2.3645.59.7%13.3%14.3%1948$74120.5%97.7%1.4%
Ridgeport2.3342.52.8%21.6%1.5%1974$83544.1%96.3%0.6%
Boone2.3742.18.6%25.8%10.3%1959$94326.2%94.5%1.8%
Ogden2.3244.66.5%13.4%9.4%1960$72924.4%97.7%2.3%
Boxholm2.3546.012.1%13.6%17.5%1938$70217.0%97.9%0.8%
Moingona2.5347.08.0%5.0%3.2%1969$96636.5%98.6%0.4%
Beaver2.3345.29.0%13.5%9.9%1954$74221.5%97.3%2.0%
Dayton2.0747.65.5%24.7%12.8%1952$54020.6%93.4%1.0%
Stratford2.1153.64.5%15.8%9.7%1960$58919.3%93.1%0.5%

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 Fraser. 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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