Statewide Claims to Fame

Grinnell is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Grinnell is 10th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Grinnell is 12th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Female residents

Grinnell is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Asian

Grinnell is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Grinnell is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 9,118 43rd 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 5.6 57th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,647.5 17th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 5.1% 76th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 19.0% 76th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.1% 21st 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.8% 24th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 27.4% 28th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Race - White 91.9% 45th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.0% 36th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 41st 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.7% 14th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 8th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.1% 25th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.2% 41st 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 89.9% 45th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Female residents 52.7% 12th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.2% 35th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Housing units 3,844 41st 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 29.6% 10th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 3,653 39th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 68.0% 51st 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $117,400 37th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.1 78th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $23,093 46th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $46,495 32nd $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.4% 16th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Grinnell Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 742 57th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $124,733 49th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,549 55th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $13,534 41st $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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