Grimes, Iowa Demographics

Grimes is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Grimes is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Grimes is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home ownership rate

Grimes is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in People per household

Grimes is 9th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per household

Grimes is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home median value

Grimes is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Grimes is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

Grimes is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	9,040	44th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	11.8	26th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	696.5	80th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	9.9%	3rd	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	31.2%	2nd	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	5.7%	80th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	95.3%	16th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	37.9%	14th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	95.0%	28th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.1%	47th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	55th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	27th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	75th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	57th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	52nd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.7%	28th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	50.7%	63rd	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.0%	38th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	3,272	54th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.1%	65th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	2,996	54th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.0%	8th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$163,700	14th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.6	8th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$29,279	16th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$67,538	9th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	4.8%	74th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Grimes	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	787	54th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$107,479	55th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,742	54th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$8,455	57th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732