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    Mason City, IA
    Demographic Data



    Mason City Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Mason City Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    26,948

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.1%
    5 - 17:
    15.3%
    18 - 24:
    8.2%
    25 - 34:
    11.7%
    35 - 54:
    23.7%
    55 - 64:
    13.0%
    Over 65 Years:
    23.0%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.1%
    3.1%
    93.6%
    93.6%
    20.8%
    20.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Mason City
    USA
    $37,494
    $37,494
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Mason City
    USA
    $64,804
    $64,804
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    12.0%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Retail
    Accommodation
    Education
    Construction
    Transportation
    Other
    Finance
    Wholesale
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Administration
    Public Service
    Information Technology
    Agriculture
    17.0%
    17.0%
    16.4%
    16.4%
    16.2%
    16.2%
    8.6%
    8.6%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    84.9%
    84.9%
    7.0%
    7.0%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Norwegian
    Irish
    English
    Dutch
    Czech
    Danish
    French
    Polish
    European
    Swedish
    Italian
    Scots-Irish
    Scandinavian
    Greek
    Scottish
    Welsh
    Russian
    Lithuanian
    Swiss
    31.7%
    31.7%
    10.9%
    10.9%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    German/Yiddish
    Russian
    Other Indo-European
    French
    Chinese
    Tagalog
    Arabic
    West Germanic languages
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    95.2%
    95.2%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.0%
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    0.0%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Mason City Residents

    3.3%

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    Zip Codes in Mason City, IA