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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-IOWA-PARK-TX · Iowa Park, TX 6,574 pop · income 42nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Iowa Park
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Iowa Park on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Carthage · lowest
44,738
Carthage · lowest
44,738 median HH income
28.1% of the leader · rank #1
Coon Rapids · near
64,338
Coon Rapids · near
64,338 median HH income
40.4% of the leader · rank #2
South Haven · near
64,338
South Haven · near
64,338 median HH income
40.4% of the leader · rank #3
Le Roy · near
64,338
Le Roy · near
64,338 median HH income
40.4% of the leader · rank #4
Iowa Park · this city
64,340
Iowa Park · this city
64,340 median HH income
40.4% of the leader · rank #5
Etna Green · near
64,342
Etna Green · near
64,342 median HH income
40.4% of the leader · rank #6
Pelican Bay · highest
159,187
Pelican Bay · highest
159,187 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Iowa Park on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 6,574.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Iowa Park - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Iowa Park lands in the 42nd percentile for household income and the 73rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
42nd
percentile, household income
18th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
73rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Iowa Park, TX
Texas's Iowa Park is a small town, with 6,574 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Iowa Park brings in $64,340 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 4.2%. Home values in Iowa Park run a median of $121,800, and the median resident age is 39.6 years. About 24.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 70.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 15 residential building permits were authorized in Iowa Park (Building Boom), up 114% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Iowa Park reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 789.2 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Texas's average monthly utility costs around $223 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 49.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Iowa Park's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to reported crime to work and mobility to housing and income to schools and households to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Iowa Park, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Iowa Park?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Keene (6,574 residents, $50,796 income); Carthage (6,568 residents, $44,738 income); Olivarez (6,566 residents, $62,985 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Pelican Bay, FL (6,575 residents); Wailea, HI (6,571 residents); Geneseo, IL (6,577 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Iowa Park?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 789.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 65% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What does the journey to work look like in Iowa Park?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 82.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
How far does income reach against housing in Iowa Park?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Iowa Park?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 24.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
4
Bachelor's degree+
24.0%
Poverty estimate
4.2%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Is Iowa Park growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +0.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 15 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+0.0%
2025 estimate
6,542
2020 estimate
6,540
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Below median income · poverty 4.2% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
C
City profile score · Iowa Park, TX
56/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate B
4.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime B-
106 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share D
24.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income D
$64,340
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Iowa Park profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 71/100 (B) · 4.2%
Violent crime: 69/100 (B-) · 106 /100k
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Bachelor's+ share: 46/100 (D) · 24.0%
Household income: 41/100 (D) · $64,340
Where Iowa Park sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Iowa Park's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Iowa Park highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Iowa Park, TX (this city): home $121,800, crime 789/100k
Geneseo, IL : home $196,400, crime 951/100k
Treasure Island, FL : home $573,500, crime 2,014/100k
Upper Sandusky, OH : home $151,300, crime 2,262/100k
Keene, TX : home $219,900, crime 642/100k
Carthage, TX : home $153,100, crime 2,418/100k
Burnet, TX : home $245,900, crime 606/100k
Aubrey, TX : home $338,900, crime 1,891/100k
How does Iowa Park compare to other US cities?
Where Iowa Park sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income42% higher than other cities
Home value18% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety73% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Texas and the picture shifts: Iowa Park ranks #176 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Iowa Park against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Iowa Park near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Iowa Park ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Iowa Park only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#728 of 1,520
52nd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#960 of 1,505
36th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,190 of 1,663
28th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#527 of 1,663
68th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
42nd percentile nationally for median household income · 73rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Iowa Park's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Iowa Park's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Iowa Park's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$121,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 82% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Iowa Park's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1,279 of 15,516
More affordable than 92% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,234 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 1.9×, Iowa Park sits in the affordable band:
national rank #1,279 of 15,516 and #1,234 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$64,340Iowa Park, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Iowa Park, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Iowa Park, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)70.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,574
Median Income
$64,340
Median Home Value
$121,800
Median Age
39.6
Poverty Rate
4.2%
Labor force participation
70.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
24.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
789.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
106.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
683.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Iowa Park's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
6,540 residents
2021
6,570 residents
2022
6,600 residents
2023
6,575 residents
2024
6,525 residents
2025
6,542 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
15
housing units authorized
Single-Family
15
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
7
7
0
$1.4M
2020
17
17
0
$4.0M
2021
17
17
0
$3.7M
2022
9
9
0
$2.1M
2023
7
7
0
$2.0M
2024
15
15
0
$4.5M
Permit volume increased 114% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
82.0%
Carpool
8.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
3.5%
Work from Home
5.2%
Other
0.6%
Based on 3,571 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Iowa Park. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Iowa Park is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Iowa Park sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Iowa Park compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.