Census tract · Taylor County

Census Tract 1802, Taylor County, Iowa

Census Tract 1802, GEOID 19173180200, in Taylor County, Iowa, partly within Bedford, Blockton and Athelstan. 1,777 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±139); the 2020 Census counted 2,062.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,777

±139 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,062

Median household income

$59,919

±$5,966 (90% margin)
Taylor County: $67,740

Median home value

$101,300

±$9,259 (90% margin)
Taylor County: $117,200

Median gross rent

$764

±$117 (90% margin)
Taylor County: $765

Where is Census Tract 1802?

Census Tract 1802 is one of 3 census tracts in Taylor County, Iowa. It covers 138.72 square miles of land, 15 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 19173180200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 1802 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Bedford25%
Blockton6%
Athelstan2%
Census Tract 1802 (marked with a dot) in Taylor County, Iowa. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
9501950218011803 1802 10 mi
Census Tract 1802 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Taylor County.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 1802: Tract 9501 in Ringgold County ($77,000), Tract 9502 in Ringgold County ($71,550), Tract 1801 ($61,458) and Tract 1803 ($78,828). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 1802?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 1802's population at 1,777 (±139) in 800 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,062 residents and 1,001 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 1802Taylor CountyIowa
Total population 1,777 ±139 5,868 3,210,507
Households 800 ±73 2,488 1,315,707
Average household size 2.15 ±0.16 2.32 2.36
Housing units 977 ±65 2,889 1,437,699

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 1802?

The median resident of Census Tract 1802 is 44.9 years old; 22.5% are under 18 and 22.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.1%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.1%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 1802Taylor CountyIowa
Median age 44.9 ±6.4 43.8 38.6
Under 18 years 22.5% ±2.7 pts 22.7% 22.9%
65 years and over 22.7% ±2.5 pts 22.9% 18.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1% ±3.0 pts 8.1% 7.3%
White alone, not Hispanic 92.1% ±3.1 pts 88.9% 82.3%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.6% ±0.5 pts 0.2% 3.8%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.0% 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.0% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.0% 0.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.0% ±1.7 pts 2.2% 3.5%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.3 pts 0.7% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 2.0% ±1.8 pts 3.2% 5.9%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 2.2% ±1.9 pts 6.9% 9.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 9.1% ±2.2 pts 8.7% 6.5%
With a disability 14.2% ±2.6 pts 14.8% 12.6%
No health insurance coverage 6.1% ±3.0 pts 3.5% 5.0%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 91.3% ±3.4 pts 92.6% 93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 14.9% ±3.9 pts 16.0% 31.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 2.6% ±1.4 pts 4.6% 10.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.2% ±3.1 pts 91.6% 87.1%

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 Census Tract 1802 earn?

Half of the 800 households in Census Tract 1802 earn less than $59,919 a year (±$5,966), against $67,740 across Taylor County: 3rd highest of the county's 3 tracts with a reliable estimate. 9.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 1802Taylor CountyIowa
Median household income $59,919 ±$5,966 $67,740 $75,059
Mean household income $79,423 ±$11,095 $82,896 $98,187
Per capita income $35,629 ±$5,066 $35,477 $40,877
People below the poverty line 9.6% ±3.6 pts 11.0% 11.1%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 5.5% ±6.0 pts 13.9% 12.9%
Households receiving SNAP 13.0% ±3.8 pts 10.1% 8.8%
Households with a computer 92.6% ±3.6 pts 91.7% 94.7%
Households with a broadband subscription 85.6% ±4.8 pts 84.5% 88.9%

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 Census Tract 1802?

Owners occupy 78.3% of Census Tract 1802's occupied homes and renters 21.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,300 by its owner (±$9,259). The median renter pays $764 a month including utilities, and 28.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 1802Taylor CountyIowa
Median home value (owner-occupied) $101,300 ±$9,259 $117,200 $208,000
Median gross rent $764 ±$117 $765 $972
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 28.8% ±16.7 pts 29.7% 35.2%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $999 ±$77 $1,161 $1,533
Owner-occupied homes 78.3% ±5.6 pts 77.9% 71.7%
Renter-occupied homes 21.8% ±5.6 pts 22.1% 28.3%
Housing units 977 ±65 2,889 1,437,699
Single-family detached homes 86.9% ±4.9 pts 88.2% 72.2%
Mobile homes 4.1% ±3.0 pts 4.2% 3.2%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±2.5 pts 0.4% 1.7%
Built 2010 to 2019 0.5% ±0.7 pts 3.9% 9.2%
Built 1939 or earlier 47.5% ±7.1 pts 45.0% 23.5%
Households with no vehicle 1.8% ±1.2 pts 4.3% 5.4%

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 do people in Census Tract 1802 get to work?

74.2% of Census Tract 1802's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 20.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 1802Taylor CountyIowa
In the labor force (age 16+) 62.6% ±4.1 pts 62.9% 66.4%
Unemployment rate 5.5% ±4.2 pts 2.9% 3.6%
Drove alone to work 74.2% ±6.1 pts 78.4% 76.0%
Carpooled 16.2% ±5.9 pts 13.1% 7.8%
Public transportation 0.0% ±2.9 pts 0.1% 0.7%
Walked 8.7% ±4.8 pts 3.9% 2.9%
Worked from home 0.1% ±0.3 pts 3.0% 11.3%
Mean travel time to work 20.9 min ±3.3 20.9 min 19.8 min

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

How does Census Tract 1802 compare with the other tracts in Taylor County?

Among Taylor County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 1802 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 1802's rank among the tracts of Taylor County
MeasureIn Taylor County
Population2nd of 3
Residents per square mile2nd of 3
Median household income3rd of 3
Per capita income1st of 3
Median home value3rd of 3
Median gross rent2nd of 3
Poverty rate2nd of 3
Bachelor's degree or higher3rd of 3
Median age1st of 3
Owner-occupied share2nd of 3

The tracts next to it on Taylor County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 18031st$78,828±$9,4441,600
Tract 18012nd$61,458±$10,666 · within the margin of this tract2,491
Tract 18023rd$59,919±$5,9661,777

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 1802?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 1802 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.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). 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 · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections