Mason City

Mason City Population and Demographics

Mason City Population and Demographics Resources


Mason City Population: 29172 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 13817 47.36%
Female 15355 52.64%

Under 5 years 1815 6.22%
5 to 9 years 1929 6.61%
10 to 14 years 1931 6.62%
15 to 19 years 2251 7.72%
20 to 24 years 1919 6.58%
25 to 34 years 3480 11.93%
35 to 44 years 4314 14.79%
45 to 54 years 3843 13.17%
55 to 59 years 1257 4.31%
60 to 64 years 1222 4.19%
65 to 74 years 2460 8.43%
75 to 84 years 1920 6.58%
85 years and over 831 2.85%

Median age (years) 38.2

18 years and over 22296 76.43%
Male 10293 35.28%
Female 12003 41.15%
21 years and over 20699 70.96%
62 years and over 5945 20.38%
65 years and over 5211 17.86%
Male 1953 6.69%
Female 3258 11.17%

Race
One race 28765 98.6%
White 27829 95.4%
Black or African American 342 1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native 52 0.18%
Asian 226 0.77%
Asian indian 43 0.15%
Chinese 42 0.14%
Filipino 19 0.07%
Japanese 10 0.03%
Korean 53 0.18%
Vietnamese 24 0.08%
Other Asian 35 0.12%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian 0 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 3 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 313 1.07%
Two or more races 407 1.4%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 29172 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1005 3.45%
Mexican 803 2.75%
Puerto Rican 37 0.13%
Cuban 5 0.02%
Other Hispanic or Latino 160 0.55%
Not Hispanic or Latino 28167 96.55%
White alone 27237 93.37%

Relationship
Total Population 29172 100.00%
In households 28047 96.14%
Householder 12368 42.4%
Spouse 5860 20.09%
Child 7876 27%
Own child under 18 years 6450 22.11%
Other relatives 552 1.89%
Under 18 years 220 0.75%
Nonrelatives 1391 4.77%
Unmarried partner 668 2.29%
In group quarters 1125 3.86%
Institutionalized population 616 2.11%
Non-Institutionalized population 509 1.74%

Households by Type
Total Households 12368 100.0 %
Family households (families) 7513 60.75%
With own children under 18 years 3515 28.42%
Married-couple family 5860 47.38%
With own children under 18 years 2426 19.62%
Female householder, no husband present 1276 10.32%
With own children under 18 years 844 6.82%
Non Family households 4855 39.25%
Householder living alone 4139 33.47%
Householder 65 years and over 1801 14.56%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3719 30.07%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 3543 28.65%

Average Household size 2.27
Average family size 2.9

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 13029 100.00%
Occupied housing units 12368 94.93%
Vacant housing units 661 5.07%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 45 0.35%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 12368 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 8336 67.4%
Renter-occupied housing units. 4032 32.6%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.92

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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