Mason City.
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Iowa·Cerro Gordo County
8 tracts·17K people·$142K median·598/mi²
White 85 · Hispanic 7 · Black 3 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 36 · Other 21
Health 38 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 14 · Professional 13 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 17 · Walk 5 · Work from home 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Mason City is $142,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Mason City has 27,050 residents across 6 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.5; the population is 84.9% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Black, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS).
Jefferson Elementary School (82%), Harding Elementary School (72%) and Roosevelt Elementary School (64%) lead the elementary schools; Lincoln Intermediate (68%) and John Adams Middle School (67%) lead the middle schools; Mason City High School (65%), Alternative School (42%) and Mason City Virtual Academy (39%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $882/month, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mason City is $64,804 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Mason City, median rent is $882/month and the median home value is $142,000 (Census ACS).
Mason City reported 2.0 violent crimes and 29.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 11°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mason City are winter weather (98), tornado (97) and strong wind (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mason City, 5.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).