City · Iowa
Durant, Iowa
Durant, city, mostly in Cedar County (89.6% of its 2020 residents), with parts in Muscatine and Scott counties, Iowa. Durant had 1,800 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 3.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,871 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,946 (±206). GEOID 1922980.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
1,800
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,871 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,946 ±206
Median household income
$81,625
±$12,415 (90% margin)
Iowa: $75,059
Median home value
$194,300
±$12,583 (90% margin)
Iowa: $208,000
Median gross rent
$784
±$55 (90% margin)
Iowa: $972
Where is Durant and what county is it in?
Durant is a city mostly in Cedar County (89.6% of its 2020 residents), with parts in Muscatine and Scott counties, Iowa. It covers 1.2 square miles of land, 1,516 residents per square mile in 2020.
| County | 2020 residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar County | 1,677 | 89.6% |
| Muscatine County | 103 | 5.5% |
| Scott County | 91 | 4.9% |
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Durant, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,800 people lived in Durant on July 1, 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, while Iowa grew 1.5%. The 2020 Census counted 1,871 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,946 (±206).
| Measure | Durant | Cedar County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,946 ±206 | 18,349 | no clear change |
| Households | 758 ±80 | 7,622 | no clear change |
| Average household size | 2.57 ±0.23 | 2.37 | no clear change |
| Housing units | 791 ±79 | 8,300 | no clear change |
Durant's population since 2000
From 1,677 in 2000 to 1,800 in 2025: up 7.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Durant as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Durant?
The median resident of Durant is 41.5 years old; 21.7% are under 18 and 14.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.6%.
| Measure | Durant | Cedar County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.5 ±5.1 | 44.0 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 21.7% ±3.6 pts | 21.1% | – |
| 65 years and over | 14.7% ±3.0 pts | 21.0% | – |
| Male | 49.6% ±3.8 pts | 49.8% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.6% ±3.6 pts | 2.8% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 89.5% ±4.2 pts | 93.2% | no clear change |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.5% ±0.6 pts | 0.4% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 1.1% ±1.3 pts | 0.5% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.3 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.3 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1.3% ±1.4 pts | 2.8% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.3 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 1.1% ±1.3 pts | 0.9% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 5.5% ±4.3 pts | 1.7% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 4.1% ±1.5 pts | 7.7% | – |
| With a disability | 9.0% ±2.5 pts | 11.7% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 2.7% ±2.0 pts | 4.2% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 96.5% ±1.6 pts | 95.7% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 29.3% ±4.3 pts | 23.7% | no clear change |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 7.3% ±2.2 pts | 5.8% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 90.6% ±3.1 pts | 89.2% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 2.3% ±1.5 pts | 0.8% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Durant earn?
Half of Durant's 758 households earn less than $81,625 a year (±$12,415), against $80,602 in Cedar County and $75,059 in Iowa. In 2015-2019 it was $80,764 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 7.8% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Durant | Cedar County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $81,625 ±$12,415 | $80,602 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $113,572 ±$20,194 | $97,864 | – |
| Per capita income | $48,016 ±$6,724 | $41,417 | +$8,087 |
| People below the poverty line | 7.8% ±3.9 pts | 7.3% | no clear change |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 10.7% ±8.6 pts | 10.0% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 7.8% ±4.0 pts | 6.5% | – |
| Households with a computer | 91.2% ±6.1 pts | 93.0% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 85.8% ±6.4 pts | 88.6% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Durant?
Owners occupy 78.1% of Durant's occupied homes and renters 21.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $194,300 by its owner (±$12,583). The median renter pays $784 a month including utilities.
| Measure | Durant | Cedar County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $194,300 ±$12,583 | $211,300 | no clear change |
| Median gross rent | $784 ±$55 | $879 | −$283 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 13.2% ±9.0 pts | 43.9% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,420 ±$146 | $1,520 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 78.1% ±5.7 pts | 81.5% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 21.9% ±5.7 pts | 18.5% | – |
| Housing units | 791 ±79 | 8,300 | no clear change |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0% ±4.1 pts | 1.0% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% ±13.9 pts | 2.4% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 77.4% ±6.6 pts | 82.2% | – |
| Mobile homes | 2.3% ±3.8 pts | 4.3% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0% ±3.1 pts | 2.4% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 5.8% ±4.9 pts | 6.9% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 26.4% ±5.4 pts | 34.9% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 2.6% ±1.6 pts | 2.6% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Durant building?
Builders took permits for 2 new housing units in Durant in 2025 (2 in single-family houses), 1.1 per 1,000 residents against 4.2 across Iowa.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Durant work and get to work?
80.1% of Durant's workers drive alone and 7.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.3 minutes.
| Measure | Durant | Cedar County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 71.2% ±4.8 pts | 64.6% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 0.3% ±0.4 pts | 2.3% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 80.1% ±5.8 pts | 78.2% | – |
| Carpooled | 9.4% ±5.0 pts | 5.9% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0% ±2.2 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Walked | 3.0% ±1.5 pts | 1.9% | – |
| Worked from home | 7.4% ±3.3 pts | 12.1% | no clear change |
| Mean travel time to work | 23.3 min ±2.3 | 26.7 min | no clear change |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Durant?
No census tract lies mostly in Durant; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 4504Cedar County | 2,869 | $85,742 |
| Tract 501Muscatine County | 3,448 | $99,760 |
| Tract 103Scott County | 2,192 | $89,881 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Durant) · Census block assignment files
How does Durant compare with other places in Iowa?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Durant is the 8,068th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 179th-most populous of 939 in Iowa.
Durant ranks 80th of 279 places in Iowa with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 179th | 939 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 257th | 275 |
| Residents per square mile | 49th | 279 |
| Median household income | 80th | 279 |
| Per capita income | 34th | 279 |
| Median home value | 95th | 279 |
| Median gross rent | 178th | 266 |
| Poverty rate | 164th | 232 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 89th | 279 |
| Median age | 98th | 279 |
| Owner-occupied share | 97th | 279 |
| Work from home | 144th | 221 |
| Travel time to work | 72nd | 279 |
Durant's figures with every place in Iowa (CSV)
Every place in Iowa, sortable · Compare Durant with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Durant?
18 of the 57 figures for Durant on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Durant are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Durant.