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Baxter, Iowa

Baxter city, Iowa · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleGrowingJasper County · 0.7 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025BaxterPeer medianPctileSource
Population1,2471,21364
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$60,952$60,20445
Poverty rate14.7%12.8%55
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%19.8%9
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$166,700$174,65036
Median gross rent$900$1,02027
Housing vacancy rate6.1%5.6%45
Worked from home6.9%8.9%27
Population, 2012–2024
BaxterPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
BaxterPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population
Housing units
Median household income
Median owner-occupied home value
Median gross rent
Bachelor's degree or higher
Worked from home
Poverty rate
Establishment density · Jasper County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars14.8US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail3.4US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services5.3US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services15.5US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care8.2US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation2.6US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation3.2US 2.1above US rate
Construction26.6US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Yoe, PA871,162$58,75020.0%
Walls, MS861,426$58,92020.5%
Falls City, OR861,222$51,25019.0%
Atwater, MN851,203$71,04218.0%
Royalton, IL841,214$59,21919.6%
Truman, MN841,212$61,18821.5%
Onsted, MI841,155$66,96420.2%
Callahan, FL841,514$57,00620.7%