Van Meter City, Iowa

Van Meter City is a United States city located in the Dallas County, Iowa, United States. Van Meter City had an official population of 866 in 2000. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 1208, making it the 323rd most populous in Iowa. Its area is just over 0.62 sq mi (1.61 kmē), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.55 kmē) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 547th largest by total area among Iowa.

As of the census of 2000, there were 866 people in the city, organized into 326 households, and 238 families living in the city. The population density was 1450.3 people per square mile (559.96/kmē), it is 131st most densely populated city in Iowa. There were 342 housing units at an average density of 570 per square mile (220.08/kmē). The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13. Age range in the city was well distributed with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median age of the city's population was 34.9 years, The median age of males and females living in Van Meter City was 34.1 and 35.4 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 98.15% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0.69% Asian, 0.23% Native Hawaiian, 0.46% from two or more races and 0.23% Other races.

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

The median income for a household in the city was $50625, making its Iowa's 54th highest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $59000, it is 39th wealthiest city by median family income in Iowa. The per capita income for the city was $20272, it is the 116th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Iowa. The median income of city was $27545, Males have a median income of $35000 versus $22366 for females.

In 2000, 274 pupils and students, of which 43.8% are male and 56.2% are female, 31.64% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.39% nursery or pri school, 9.12% kindergarten, 51.82% elementary school, 20.8% high school and 9.85% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census866
April 2000 Estimate942
July 2000 Estimate946
July 2001 Estimate968
July 2002 Estimate984
July 2003 Estimate1001
July 2004 Estimate1068
July 2005 Estimate1122
July 2006 Estimate1106
July 2007 Estimate1155
July 2008 Estimate1208
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school131023
Kindergarten42125
Elementary school7072142
High school183957
College or graduate school151227
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Van Meter city, Iowa$50625$59000$20272
Dallas County, Iowa$48528$58293$22970
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587