Statewide Claims to Fame

Mason City is 7th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Mason City is 12th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Size in square miles

Mason City is 14th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales

Mason City is 15th in Iowa out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Mason City is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Current population (2012)

Mason City is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

Mason City is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

Mason City is 19th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 27,823 16th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 27.8 12th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,009.8 66th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 62nd 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.9% 65th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.1% 34th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.1% 37th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 20.3% 44th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Race - White 93.8% 36th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.8% 39th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 26th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 43rd 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 34th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.9% 28th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.1% 25th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 90.6% 42nd 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Female residents 51.8% 32nd 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.6% 46th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Housing units 13,352 16th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.2% 59th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 12,889 16th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.8% 52nd 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $97,500 49th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.1 76th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $25,580 28th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $41,561 57th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.1% 22nd 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mason City Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,537 15th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $718,970 14th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $26,203 7th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $55,410 19th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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