Population 325 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in New Era
Household size in New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.52 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.40 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.31 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.05 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.47 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in New Era are small: just 2.05 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.52, 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 New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.8 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 53.9 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 51.2 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 58.6 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.8 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
New Era skews older: half of its residents are older than 58.6, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.6% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.8 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.2% of households in New Era, well below 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 New Era
Renters in New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.7% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.6% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 6.5% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
New Era is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 6.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. More than half of owners (54.2%) have paid off their mortgages, well 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 New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.1% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.9% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −12.8 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in New Era than nationally: 7.2%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
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 New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1972 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +6 | +6 |
Housing in New Era leans older: the median home dates to 1972, against 1980 nationally. 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 New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $608 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $598 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $747 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,332 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$724 | +$351 | +$606 |
Rent in New Era runs $1,332 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in Iowa as a whole ($1,020). The typical renter here spends 24.1% 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 New Era
Bachelor's degrees in New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.5% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.1% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.5% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 42.1% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +28.5 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Just over four in ten adults 25 and older in New Era (42.1%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a bit 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 New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.4% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 84.0% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.9% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.5% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in New Era have finished high school (92.5%), above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Iowa.
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 New Era
| Period | New Era | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.8% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in New Era has been strong: just 3.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. That is in line with the rest of Iowa. 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).
New Era 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Era | 2.05 | 58.6 | 6.2% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 1972 | $1,332 | 42.1% | 92.5% | 3.3% |
| Sweetland Center | 2.77 | 43.4 | 11.9% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 1981 | $1,177 | 16.3% | 84.2% | 0.9% |
| Montpelier | 1.96 | 57.9 | 6.9% | 9.0% | 3.3% | 1973 | $1,342 | 41.1% | 93.9% | 3.9% |
| Illinois City | 2.23 | 54.3 | 7.9% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 1953 | $872 | 23.2% | 96.8% | 1.3% |
| Stockton | 2.07 | 49.6 | 9.1% | 20.2% | 1.7% | 1976 | $1,312 | 25.7% | 95.4% | 4.1% |
| Blue Grass | 2.32 | 47.4 | 7.4% | 11.3% | 4.7% | 1979 | $905 | 30.7% | 96.0% | 3.6% |
| Durant | 2.54 | 42.4 | 8.6% | 21.6% | 7.2% | 1964 | $961 | 29.4% | 95.5% | 1.1% |
| Buffalo | 2.45 | 43.3 | 8.0% | 9.9% | 4.7% | 1979 | $801 | 31.1% | 95.5% | 3.6% |
| Muscatine | 2.44 | 38.8 | 14.0% | 29.9% | 9.2% | 1965 | $1,006 | 23.7% | 90.0% | 3.4% |
| Andalusia | 2.17 | 50.8 | 8.6% | 9.1% | 3.6% | 1969 | $986 | 17.7% | 97.0% | 1.5% |
| Taylor Ridge | 2.46 | 40.7 | 10.6% | 10.1% | 5.0% | 1968 | $869 | 20.9% | 97.2% | 1.7% |
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 New Era. 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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