Tama City, Iowa

Tama City is a United States city located in the Tama County, Iowa, United States. In 2000, city's population was 2731 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 2557, It is the 119th largest in terms of population. It is spread over 3.17 sq mi (8.21 kmē), of which, 3.02 square miles (7.82 kmē ) of it is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 kmē) of it is water, making it Iowa's 118th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2731 people in the city, organized into 1065 households, and 723 families living in the city. The population density was 905.1 people per square mile (349.46/kmē), it would be the 379th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Iowa. There were 1173 housing units at an average density of 388.4 per square mile (149.96/kmē). The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08. In the Tama City, 27.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.1% were 18 to 24, 25% were 25 to 44, 20.7% were 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median age was 37.3 years, The median age of males was 35 years, for females the median age was 39.3 years. The racial makeup of the city was 87.04% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 4.8% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 2.12% from two or more races and 5.24% Other races.

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

The median income for a household in the city was $35531, it would be the 402nd highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Iowa. The median income for a family in the city was $43750, it is Iowa's 370th wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $16676, making its Iowa's 484th highest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $21875, The median income for males was $27793 versus $16326 for females.

In 2000, 640 pupils and students, of which 365 are male and 275 are female, 23.43% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 44 nursery or pri school, 37 kindergarten, 343 elementary school, 165 high school and 51 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2731
April 2000 Estimate2731
July 2000 Estimate2722
July 2001 Estimate2681
July 2002 Estimate2666
July 2003 Estimate2653
July 2004 Estimate2644
July 2005 Estimate2612
July 2006 Estimate2590
July 2007 Estimate2575
July 2008 Estimate2557
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school212344
Kindergarten261137
Elementary school187156343
High school11352165
College or graduate school183351
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Tama city, Iowa$35531$43750$16676
Tama County, Iowa$37419$43646$17097
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587