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Moville, Iowa
Moville, city, in Woodbury County, Iowa. Moville had 1,708 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,687 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,670 (±245). GEOID 1954930.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
1,708
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,687 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,670 ±245
Median household income
$96,016
±$7,994 (90% margin)
Iowa: $75,059
Median home value
$218,800
±$27,950 (90% margin)
Iowa: $208,000
Median gross rent
$745
±$114 (90% margin)
Iowa: $972
Where is Moville and what county is it in?
Moville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa. It covers 0.9 square miles of land, 1,838 residents per square mile in 2020.
Moville is in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 3 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Moville, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,708 people lived in Moville on July 1, 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, in line with Iowa (+1.5%). The 2020 Census counted 1,687 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,670 (±245).
| Measure | Moville | Woodbury County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,670 ±245 | 106,247 | no clear change |
| Households | 619 ±82 | 40,699 | −136 |
| Average household size | 2.70 ±0.31 | 2.54 | no clear change |
| Housing units | 641 ±87 | 43,388 | −157 |
Moville's population since 2000
From 1,583 in 2000 to 1,708 in 2025: up 7.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Moville 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 Moville?
The median resident of Moville is 34.6 years old; 30.4% are under 18 and 13.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 86.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 7.5%.
| Measure | Moville | Woodbury County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.6 ±5.5 | 36.1 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 30.4% ±6.5 pts | 25.8% | – |
| 65 years and over | 13.7% ±3.9 pts | 15.9% | – |
| Male | 54.0% ±4.5 pts | 50.5% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% ±3.0 pts | 19.1% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 86.8% ±8.1 pts | 67.1% | no clear change |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.5 pts | 4.9% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 1.8% ±1.6 pts | 2.3% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.1% ±0.2 pts | 1.3% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.5 pts | 0.7% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 7.5% ±6.6 pts | 4.3% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.5 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 1.7% ±1.3 pts | 10.6% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 1.7% ±1.3 pts | 18.5% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 8.1% ±3.0 pts | 5.7% | – |
| With a disability | 13.1% ±3.5 pts | 13.5% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 3.9% ±1.9 pts | 7.3% | no clear change |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 95.0% ±4.2 pts | 87.6% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 37.4% ±6.3 pts | 24.3% | no clear change |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 12.2% ±3.6 pts | 8.4% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 86.8% ±8.0 pts | 91.4% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 0.5% ±0.4 pts | 2.3% | – |
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 Moville earn?
Half of Moville's 619 households earn less than $96,016 a year (±$7,994), against $73,658 in Woodbury County and $75,059 in Iowa. In 2015-2019 it was $84,464 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.
| Measure | Moville | Woodbury County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $96,016 ±$7,994 | $73,658 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $126,513 ±$19,787 | $90,682 | – |
| Per capita income | $47,319 ±$9,528 | $35,564 | no clear change |
| People below the poverty line | 3.4% ±2.3 pts | 14.0% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 0.6% ±0.8 pts | 18.0% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 5.0% ±2.3 pts | 12.6% | – |
| Households with a computer | 98.1% ±1.3 pts | 94.0% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 94.3% ±2.5 pts | 87.3% | – |
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 Moville?
Owners occupy 80.3% of Moville's occupied homes and renters 19.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,800 by its owner (±$27,950). The median renter pays $745 a month including utilities.
| Measure | Moville | Woodbury County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $218,800 ±$27,950 | $183,200 | +$40,596 |
| Median gross rent | $745 ±$114 | $981 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 21.8% ±17.8 pts | 36.4% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,447 ±$139 | $1,428 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 80.3% ±6.3 pts | 68.2% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 19.7% ±6.3 pts | 31.8% | – |
| Housing units | 641 ±87 | 43,388 | −157 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0% ±4.9 pts | 1.0% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% ±18.4 pts | 5.1% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 87.7% ±4.2 pts | 72.2% | – |
| Mobile homes | 4.7% ±3.1 pts | 3.5% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 2.0% ±2.3 pts | 1.2% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 10.3% ±4.2 pts | 5.1% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 24.6% ±5.9 pts | 30.7% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 3.2% ±3.0 pts | 6.1% | – |
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 Moville building?
Builders took permits for 3 new housing units in Moville in 2025 (3 in single-family houses), 1.8 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 Moville work and get to work?
84.8% of Moville's workers drive alone and 7.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.7 minutes.
| Measure | Moville | Woodbury County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 76.8% ±4.5 pts | 67.2% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4% ±2.5 pts | 4.1% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 84.8% ±4.3 pts | 79.5% | – |
| Carpooled | 5.5% ±3.4 pts | 11.2% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.3% ±0.6 pts | 1.1% | – |
| Walked | 2.2% ±2.1 pts | 1.9% | – |
| Worked from home | 7.2% ±2.9 pts | 5.6% | no clear change |
| Mean travel time to work | 23.7 min ±3.2 | 18.1 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 Moville?
No census tract lies mostly in Moville; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 32Woodbury County | 4,677 | $101,382 |
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 Moville) · Census block assignment files
How does Moville compare with other places in Iowa?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Moville is the 8,267th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 186th-most populous of 939 in Iowa.
Moville ranks 45th 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 | 186th | 939 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 94th | 275 |
| Residents per square mile | 22nd | 279 |
| Median household income | 45th | 279 |
| Per capita income | 37th | 279 |
| Median home value | 74th | 279 |
| Median gross rent | 208th | 266 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 52nd | 279 |
| Median age | 242nd | 279 |
| Owner-occupied share | 68th | 279 |
| Work from home | 148th | 221 |
| Travel time to work | 68th | 279 |
Moville's figures with every place in Iowa (CSV)
Every place in Iowa, sortable · Compare Moville 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 Moville?
21 of the 57 figures for Moville 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 Moville 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 Moville.