Mason City, IA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	29,172	100.0

Male	13,817	47.4
Female	15,355	52.6

Under 5 years	1,815	6.2
5 to 9 years	1,929	6.6
10 to 14 years	1,931	6.6
15 to 19 years	2,251	7.7
20 to 24 years	1,919	6.6
25 to 34 years	3,480	11.9
35 to 44 years	4,314	14.8
45 to 54 years	3,843	13.2
55 to 59 years	1,257	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,222	4.2
65 to 74 years	2,460	8.4
75 to 84 years	1,920	6.6
85 years and over	831	2.8

Median age (years)	38.2	(X)

18 years and over	22,296	76.4
Male	10,293	35.3
Female	12,003	41.1
21 years and over	20,699	71.0
62 years and over	5,945	20.4
65 years and over	5,211	17.9
Male	1,953	6.7
Female	3,258	11.2

RACE
One race	28,765	98.6
White	27,829	95.4
Black or African American	342	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	52	0.2
Asian	226	0.8
Asian Indian	43	0.1
Chinese	42	0.1
Filipino	19	0.1
Japanese	10	0.0
Korean	53	0.2
Vietnamese	24	0.1
Other Asian ¹	35	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	313	1.1
Two or more races	407	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	28,220	96.7
Black or African American	484	1.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	139	0.5
Asian	283	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1
Some other race	458	1.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	29,172	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,005	3.4
Mexican	803	2.8
Puerto Rican	37	0.1
Cuban	5	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	160	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,167	96.6
White alone	27,237	93.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	29,172	100.0
In households	28,047	96.1
Householder	12,368	42.4
Spouse	5,860	20.1
Child	7,876	27.0
Own child under 18 years	6,450	22.1
Other relatives	552	1.9
Under 18 years	220	0.8
Nonrelatives	1,391	4.8
Unmarried partner	668	2.3
In group quarters	1,125	3.9
Institutionalized population	616	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	509	1.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	12,368	100.0
Family households (families)	7,513	60.7
With own children under 18 years	3,515	28.4
Married-couple family	5,860	47.4
With own children under 18 years	2,426	19.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,276	10.3
With own children under 18 years	844	6.8
Nonfamily households	4,855	39.3
Householder living alone	4,139	33.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,801	14.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,719	30.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,543	28.6

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	2.90	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,029	100.0
Occupied housing units	12,368	94.9
Vacant housing units	661	5.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	45	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	12,368	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,336	67.4
Renter-occupied housing units	4,032	32.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.44	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.92	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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