Demographics of Algona city, Iowa

Algona city, Iowa had 5,309 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −171 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Algona city, in four figures

5,309
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,377 ±26.; −3.1%
Change since July 2020: −171 people.; 40.1 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,040 ±$4,787
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Algona city, Iowa's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Algona city, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Algona city, Iowa's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Algona city, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,480	100.0	100.0
2021	5,392	98.4	100.2
2022	5,387	98.3	100.7
2023	5,362	97.8	101.6
2024	5,367	97.9	102.5
2025	5,309	96.9	103.1

Population of Algona city, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,480	—
2021	5,392	−88
2022	5,387	−5
2023	5,362	−25
2024	5,367	+5
2025	5,309	−58

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±2.8: for men 40.0 ±2.8 and for women 40.5 ±5.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Algona city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Under 5	305 ±93	5.7% ±1.7	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	786 ±140	14.6% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	459 ±139	8.5% ±2.6	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,394 ±222	25.9% ±4.1	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,050 ±183	19.5% ±3.4	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,383 ±202	25.7% ±3.8	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,040 ±$4,787, and income per person $35,587 ±$3,999, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Algona city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	374 ±125	14.7% ±4.8	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	669 ±173	26.2% ±6.6	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	629 ±198	24.6% ±7.6	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	235 ±93	9.2% ±3.6	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	512 ±134	20.1% ±5.1	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 151	1.7% to 5.9%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 70	0.1% to 2.7%	8.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Algona city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Iowa	United States
All ages	355 ±143	6.9% ±2.8	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 117	0% to 10.9%	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	56 to 244	2.3% to 9.8%	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	147 ±67	9.2% ±4.0	8.8% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Algona city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Algona city	Iowa	United States
Housing units	2,703 ±133	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±1.2	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.9% to 9.3%	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.9% ±5.8	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.1% ±7.0	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,800 ±$10,460	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$885 ±$48	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Algona city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	538 ±82	10.0% ±1.5	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,629 ±152	86.1% ±2.8	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.8%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.9%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	41 to 305	0.8% to 5.7%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Algona city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	4,090 ±206	76.1% ±3.8	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	869 ±208	16.2% ±3.9	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 30	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	404 ±112	7.5% ±2.1	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10 to 132	0.2% to 2.5%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	333 ±128	6.2% ±2.4	3.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Algona city among the places of Iowa

78th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Places of Iowa near Algona city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Osceola city	5,523 ±35
Spirit Lake city	5,518 ±16
Red Oak city	5,510 ±22
Sheldon city	5,474 ±99
Winterset city	5,416 ±18
Algona city	5,377 ±26
Centerville city	5,372 ±19
Clarinda city	5,353 ±17
Manchester city	5,191 ±24
Sergeant Bluff city	5,171 ±32
Cherokee city	5,154 ±38

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Iowa by median age
No. 9 Places in Iowa by homeownership rate
No. 13 Places in Iowa by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 14 Places in Iowa by foreign-born share
No. 21 Places in Iowa by per capita income
No. 27 Places in Iowa by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026