Iowa · Census place 86970
Woodward, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Woodward, Iowa (Woodward, IA — Census place “Woodward city”) is 1,002 residents, ranking #289 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $68,571, the median home is worth $179,500 and median gross rent runs $484 a month. Looking for the Woodward Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Woodward, IA: 50276.
- Population
- 1,002Woodward city residents
- Median household income
- $68,571Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $179,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $484Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.7%Owner-occupied households
Woodward ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Woodward.
The Woodward IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Woodward city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Woodward city median would spend about 8.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 81.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Woodward city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Woodward city is a small town in Iowa, with 1,002 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #289 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 71% of them. The median age here is 39.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Woodward city earn a median of $68,571 a year, 12.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 10.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Woodward city is valued at $179,500, 40.8% below the national figure and 15% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $484 a month, 65.6% below the national figure, or roughly $5,808 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 81.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Woodward city?
- Woodward city has 1,002 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #289 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Woodward city?
- Median household income in Woodward city is $68,571 a year, 12.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Woodward city?
- Median gross rent is $484 a month and the median home value is $179,500, so rent absorbs about 8.5% of median household income.
- Is Woodward city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Woodward city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 8.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Woodward city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.