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Promise City, Iowa

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

Small townRural scaleLower incomeDecliningWayne County · 0.2 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Promise CityPeer medianPctileSource
Population10510645
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$41,563$42,34418
Poverty rate16.2%19.0%36
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%6.0%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$53,900$65,00027
Median gross rent$625$68530
Housing vacancy rate9.3%30.1%18
Worked from home0.0%1.6%0
Population, 2012–2024
Promise CityPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Promise CityPeer 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 · Wayne County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars13.8US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail4.6US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services0.0US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services13.8US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care6.1US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation6.1US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation0.0US 2.1below US rate
Construction21.4US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Roscoe, MO85101$43,6116.6%
Highland, OH84113$40,0007.7%
Liberty, KS84110$45,6255.2%
Jacksonville, MO84112$42,8137.0%
Fulton, KS8393$48,7508.9%
Armstrong, OK83101$41,87513.4%
Amoret, MO82120$41,7502.6%
Loco, OK8294$40,3133.6%
Pascola, MO8187$46,0715.5%
Pierson, MI81119$41,8752.6%