Population 190 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hauntown
Household size in Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.73 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.48 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.77 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.13 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.40 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Hauntown is a place of big households: 3.13 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.73 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.4 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 51.0 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.6 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 32.9 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.5 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
Hauntown is young: half of its residents are under 32.9, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
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 Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.2% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.7% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.3% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +9.9 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Hauntown: 15.3% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Hauntown
Renters in Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.7% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.4% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 31.4% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 19.4% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.3 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Hauntown is largely a place of homeowners: only 19.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly half of owners (47.8%) have paid off their mortgages, above 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 Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.8% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.1% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.2 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Hauntown is close to the national rate: 10.1% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
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 Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1938 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1964 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1954 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1965 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +27 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Hauntown is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1965, 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 Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $547 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $690 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $854 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,125 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$578 | +$351 | +$606 |
Rent in Hauntown runs $1,125 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in Iowa overall ($1,020). Rent takes 35.1% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Hauntown
Bachelor's degrees in Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.2% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.2% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.6% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.8% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | −7.4 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Hauntown have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.8%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 93.4% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 93.2% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.2% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 99.7% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.3 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Hauntown: 99.7% 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 Hauntown
| Period | Hauntown | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.0% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.6% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Hauntown has been low: just 3.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Iowa as a whole looks much the same. 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).
Hauntown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauntown | 3.13 | 32.9 | 15.3% | 19.4% | 10.1% | 1965 | $1,125 | 17.8% | 99.7% | 3.3% |
| Teeds Grove | 3.01 | 34.4 | 14.0% | 18.4% | 12.1% | 1962 | $1,058 | 17.8% | 98.8% | 3.7% |
| Andover | 2.99 | 34.6 | 13.8% | 17.8% | 12.2% | 1962 | $1,030 | 18.5% | 98.6% | 4.0% |
| Sabula | 2.44 | 42.1 | 8.4% | 21.5% | 25.3% | 1951 | $988 | 8.5% | 95.6% | 3.2% |
| Thomson | 2.10 | 45.5 | 7.0% | 20.4% | 12.2% | 1970 | $987 | 10.4% | 78.0% | 2.4% |
| Savanna | 1.95 | 49.4 | 11.7% | 34.9% | 15.5% | 1949 | $890 | 14.1% | 87.5% | 2.8% |
| Wacker | 1.78 | 62.5 | 1.7% | 19.4% | 22.2% | 1980 | $1,294 | 12.4% | 85.0% | 3.5% |
| Sixmile | 2.16 | 55.3 | 16.8% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 1969 | $861 | 27.5% | 97.8% | 1.8% |
| Lyons | 2.19 | 55.4 | 14.4% | 8.2% | 12.6% | 1971 | $705 | 32.0% | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| Bryant | 2.94 | 38.6 | 26.5% | 13.6% | 8.0% | 1964 | $790 | 15.6% | 91.5% | 1.6% |
| Center Hill | 1.81 | 60.8 | 2.8% | 19.1% | 21.8% | 1978 | $1,219 | 14.1% | 86.4% | 3.3% |
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 Hauntown. 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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