Dows City, Iowa

Dows City is one of the city of Wright and Franklin counties, Iowa, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 675. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 555, making it the 397th most populous in Iowa. It has total area of 0.8 square miles (2.07 sq km), of which, 0.78 square miles (2.02 sq km) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 460th largest by total area in Iowa.

As of the census of 2000, there were 675 people in the city, organized into 290 households, and 164 families living in the city. The population density was 867.3 people per square mile (334.87/kmē), making its Iowa's 406th most densely populated city. There were 320 housing units at an average density of 410.3 per square mile (158.42/kmē). The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.97. In the city the population was spread out, with 20% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median age of the city's population was 42.4 years, The median age of males was 37.6 years, for females the median age was 47.6 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 623 White, Black or African American, American Indian, 6 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 3 from two or more races and 43 Ohter races.

Dows city Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Dows city Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Dows City Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $26141, making its Iowa's 84th lowest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $35156, making it the 169th lowest city by median family income in Iowa. The per capita income for the city was $15109, making it the 258th lowest city by per capita income in Iowa. The median income of city was $17070, Males had a median income of $18438 versus $15288 for females.

In 2000, 106 pupils and students, of which 60 are male and 46 are female, 15.7% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1 nursery or pri school, 8 kindergarten, 39 elementary school, 44 high school and 14 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census675
April 2000 Estimate675
July 2000 Estimate673
July 2001 Estimate657
July 2002 Estimate613
July 2003 Estimate601
July 2004 Estimate593
July 2005 Estimate583
July 2006 Estimate569
July 2007 Estimate562
July 2008 Estimate555
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school11
Kindergarten448
Elementary school31839
High school222244
College or graduate school31114
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Dows city, Iowa$26141$35156$15109
Wright County, Iowa$36197$44043$18247
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587