Moville, IA Demographics

Population 2,568 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Moville

Household size in Moville

Household size, people per household
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–102.662.442.68
2010–142.562.452.73
2015–192.442.432.71
2020–242.632.432.65
Change−0.03−0.01−0.03
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Households in Moville average 2.63 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The typical household here is bigger than in Iowa overall, where it has 2.43 people.

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 Moville

Median age, years
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–1038.038.837.7
2010–1440.639.338.6
2015–1940.639.739.6
2020–2439.539.840.1
Change+1.5+1.0+2.3
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Half of the people in Moville are younger than 39.5 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 38.0 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

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 Moville

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–108.6%9.5%12.3%
2010–148.3%9.9%12.3%
2015–1914.5%10.0%11.6%
2020–244.1%10.0%11.6%
Change−4.5 pts+0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Moville: 4.1% of 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 Moville

Renters in Moville

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–1015.6%26.8%33.3%
2010–1417.6%28.2%35.6%
2015–1926.5%28.9%36.0%
2020–2417.0%28.3%34.8%
Change+1.4 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 17.0% of households in Moville rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. More than four in ten owners (43.0%) 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 Moville

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–105.0%8.7%11.4%
2010–145.7%8.6%11.4%
2015–195.3%9.4%11.1%
2020–245.5%8.8%9.6%
Change+0.5 pts+0.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Empty homes are scarce in Moville: just 5.5% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.

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 Moville

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–10196319651974
2010–14195819671975
2015–19196119691977
2020–24196819711980
Change+5+6+6
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Moville is a place of older homes: half were built before 1968, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating. Iowa as a whole looks much the same.

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 Moville

Rent, per month
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–10$559$669$965
2010–14$527$732$1,040
2015–19$742$821$1,213
2020–24$680$1,020$1,571
Change+$121+$351+$606
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The median renter in Moville pays $680 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 17.1% 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 Moville

Bachelor's degrees in Moville

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–1023.8%26.5%28.4%
2010–1426.9%27.9%29.6%
2015–1927.8%29.3%32.1%
2020–2434.5%32.3%35.6%
Change+10.7 pts+5.8 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are about as common in Moville as nationally: 34.5% 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 Moville

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–1093.8%90.4%84.9%
2010–1496.5%91.4%86.1%
2015–1996.0%92.1%87.7%
2020–2496.3%93.0%89.3%
Change+2.4 pts+2.7 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Moville: 96.3% 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 Moville

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodMovilleIowaU.S.
2006–105.5%5.2%8.1%
2010–143.7%5.4%9.4%
2015–191.2%3.7%5.6%
2020–242.4%3.7%5.4%
Change−3.2 pts−1.5 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Moville has been strong: just 2.4% 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).

Moville compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Moville2.6339.54.1%17.0%5.5%1968$68034.5%96.3%2.4%
Lawton2.4645.03.1%13.4%4.0%1975$95334.5%97.7%2.2%
Kingsley2.4643.23.5%17.0%6.8%1963$80227.0%95.0%1.5%
Bronson2.2848.92.3%21.3%9.2%1973$1,09124.0%99.0%2.1%
Climbing Hill2.3346.83.9%4.4%12.2%1952$83019.9%96.1%2.1%
Pierson2.6338.94.8%11.2%9.1%1942$62124.2%92.5%2.7%
Neptune2.5846.85.4%16.4%4.3%1978$88923.1%95.7%1.7%
Anthon2.2450.97.7%14.2%14.3%1952$98019.6%95.5%1.1%
Correctionville2.4339.79.6%14.6%10.9%1947$84016.4%90.9%0.2%
Oto2.1350.415.8%14.3%17.2%1952$1,02519.1%93.0%3.5%
Union Center3.0041.110.2%5.6%9.9%1954$76112.2%94.8%4.5%

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 Moville. 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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