The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, is an area consisting of two counties in north central Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, anchored by the city of Mason City

Mason City, Iowa

Mason City is the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 28,079 in the 2010 census, a decline from 29,172 in the 2000 census. The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties....

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 54,356 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 51,150).

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Clear Lake
  Clear Lake, Iowa
  Clear Lake is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,161 at the 2000 census. The city is named for the large lake on which it is located. It is the home of a number of marinas, state parks and tourism-related businesses. Clear Lake is also a major stop on Interstate...
  
  
• Manly
  Manly, Iowa
  Manly is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,342 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Manly is located at ....
  
  
• Nora Springs
  Nora Springs, Iowa
  Nora Springs is a city in Cerro Gordo and Floyd Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa, along the Shell Rock River. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,532....
  
   (partial)
• Northwood
  Northwood, Iowa
  Northwood is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River. The population was 2,050 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Worth County.Northwood is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Dougherty
  Dougherty, Iowa
  Dougherty is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 80 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Dougherty is located at ....
  
  
• Fertile
  Fertile, Iowa
  Fertile is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 360 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Fertile is located at ....
  
  
• Grafton
  Grafton, Iowa
  -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 252 in the city, with a population density of 840/sq mi . There were 126 housing units, of which 114 were occupied.-2000 census:...
  
  
• Hanlontown
  Hanlontown, Iowa
  Hanlontown is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 229 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Hanlontown is located at ....
  
  
• Joice
  Joice, Iowa
  Joice is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 231 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Joice is located at ....
  
  
• Kensett
  Kensett, Iowa
  Kensett is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Kensett is located at ....
  
  
• Meservey
  Meservey, Iowa
  Meservey is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Plymouth
  Plymouth, Iowa
  Plymouth is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River. The population was 429 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Plymouth is located at ....
  
  
• Rock Falls
  Rock Falls, Iowa
  Rock Falls is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River. The population was 170 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rock Falls is located at ....
  
  
• Rockwell
  Rockwell, Iowa
  Rockwell is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 989 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rockwell is located at ....
  
  
• Swaledale
  Swaledale, Iowa
  Swaledale is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Swaledale is located at ....
  
  
• Thornton
  Thornton, Iowa
  Thornton is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 422 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Thornton is located at ....
  
  
• Ventura
  Ventura, Iowa
  Ventura is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ventura is located at ....
  
  

Cerro Gordo County

• Bath
  Bath Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Bath Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 337.-Geography:Bath Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. The city of Rockwell borders it to the south....
  
  
• Clear Lake
  Clear Lake Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Clear Lake Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,161.-Geography:...
  
  
• Dougherty
  Dougherty Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Dougherty Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 275.-Geography:Dougherty Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Dougherty. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Patricks...
  
  
• Falls
  Falls Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Falls Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,093.-Geography:Falls Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements: Plymouth and Rock Falls. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries:...
  
  
• Geneseo
  Geneseo Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Geneseo Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,206.-Geography:...
  
  
• Grant
  Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Grant Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 354.Grant Township was the site of the airplane crash north of the city of Clear Lake, in which rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper"...
  
  
• Grimes
  Grimes Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Grimes Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 851.-Geography:Grimes Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements: all of Meservey and most of Thornton...
  
  
• Lake
  Lake Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Lake Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 345.-Geography:Lake Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Memorial Park...
  
  

• Lime Creek
  Lime Creek Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Lime Creek Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 629.-Geography:Lime Creek Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. Mason City, the county seat, borders it to the south.-External links:* *...
  
  
• Lincoln
  Lincoln Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Lincoln Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 277.-Geography:Lincoln Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Lincoln. The southeast corner of...
  
  
• Mason
  Mason Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Mason Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 464.-Geography:Mason Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. It is the smallest township in area in the county. Mason City, the county seat, borders...
  
  
• Mount Vernon
  Mount Vernon Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Mount Vernon Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 351.-Geography:...
  
  
• Owen
  Owen Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Owen Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 317.-Geography:Owen Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Owen's Grove.-External links:* *...
  
  
• Pleasant Valley
  Pleasant Valley Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Pleasant Valley Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 494.-Geography:...
  
  
• Portland
  Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Portland Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 331.-Geography:Portland Township covers an area of and contains a very small part of the city of Nora Springs . The county seat, Mason City, borders the township to the...
  
  
• Union
  Union Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  Union Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 185.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements.-External links:* *...
  
  

Worth County

• Barton
• Bristol
• Brookfield
• Danville
• Deer Creek
• Fertile

• Grove
• Hartland
• Kensett
• Lincoln
• Silver Lake
• Union

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 54,356 people, 22,652 households, and 14,664 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 96.57% White, 0.73% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.60% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $36,156, and the median income for a family was $43,931. Males had a median income of $29,859 versus $21,339 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $18,068.