Nodaway, IA Demographics

Population 208 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Nodaway

Household size in Nodaway

Household size, people per household
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–102.212.442.68
2010–142.142.452.73
2015–192.252.432.71
2020–242.072.432.65
Change−0.14−0.01−0.03
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Nodaway is a place of small households, averaging 2.07 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.21 in 2006–10, 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 Nodaway

Median age, years
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–1047.738.837.7
2010–1449.139.338.6
2015–1946.739.739.6
2020–2454.439.840.1
Change+6.6+1.0+2.3
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With a median age of 54.4, Nodaway is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

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 Nodaway

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–105.0%9.5%12.3%
2010–146.9%9.9%12.3%
2015–193.8%10.0%11.6%
2020–246.1%10.0%11.6%
Change+1.1 pts+0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Nodaway: 6.1% 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 Nodaway

Renters in Nodaway

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–1014.8%26.8%33.3%
2010–1419.0%28.2%35.6%
2015–1913.4%28.9%36.0%
2020–2417.5%28.3%34.8%
Change+2.7 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Nodaway is largely a place of homeowners: only 17.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About two-thirds of owners (64.9%) 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 Nodaway

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–1017.4%8.7%11.4%
2010–1414.2%8.6%11.4%
2015–1922.3%9.4%11.1%
2020–2410.3%8.8%9.6%
Change−7.1 pts+0.1 pts−1.8 pts
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About as many homes sit empty in Nodaway as nationally: 10.3%, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Iowa as a whole (8.8%).

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 Nodaway

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–10193819651974
2010–14194719671975
2015–19195719691977
2020–24196119711980
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The housing in Nodaway is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1961, 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 Nodaway

Rent, per month
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–10$262$669$965
2010–14$640$732$1,040
2015–19$665$821$1,213
2020–24$694$1,020$1,571
Change+$432+$351+$606
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A typical rental in Nodaway costs $694 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 39.0% of household income on rent, 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 Nodaway

Bachelor's degrees in Nodaway

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–1014.5%26.5%28.4%
2010–1414.5%27.9%29.6%
2015–1915.8%29.3%32.1%
2020–2426.4%32.3%35.6%
Change+12.0 pts+5.8 pts+7.2 pts
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Just over a quarter of adults 25 and older in Nodaway (26.4%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below 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 Nodaway

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–1083.8%90.4%84.9%
2010–1486.3%91.4%86.1%
2015–1990.7%92.1%87.7%
2020–2493.8%93.0%89.3%
Change+10.0 pts+2.7 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Nodaway is above the national rate: 93.8% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%. The picture is much the same across 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 Nodaway

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodNodawayIowaU.S.
2006–103.7%5.2%8.1%
2010–144.3%5.4%9.4%
2015–195.7%3.7%5.6%
2020–241.9%3.7%5.4%
Change−1.8 pts−1.5 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Nodaway has been strong: just 1.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. 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).

Nodaway compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Nodaway2.0754.46.1%17.5%10.3%1961$69426.4%93.8%1.9%
Villisca2.1046.69.8%21.9%6.9%1960$75917.6%92.8%1.0%
Corning2.1550.37.8%25.0%16.7%1957$75427.1%93.0%4.2%
Carbon2.1555.23.5%15.8%24.5%1953$95019.2%96.3%1.1%
Hepburn2.6148.45.9%16.5%4.0%1958$71029.8%93.9%10.1%
Hawleyville2.4350.55.4%16.4%7.5%1952$78521.4%93.8%5.4%
Stanton2.2453.05.1%17.5%7.1%1949$77027.4%96.2%2.0%
Gravity2.6839.314.3%23.7%15.4%1938$72523.8%93.2%0.6%
Sharpsburg2.2949.07.6%23.6%9.8%1945$71618.9%94.6%3.0%
New Market2.4548.38.9%17.4%13.1%1944$79616.4%93.1%1.4%
Clarinda2.2143.37.3%28.3%12.2%1955$62916.3%91.3%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 Nodaway. 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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