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Tama city, Iowa

IA · population 3,051 · GEOID 1977115

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Unemployment (tama county) is better than the national figure. Median gross rent is better than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±60 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

3,051

0.10% of Iowa · 3,051 of 3,210,507

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±60 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment (Tama County)

3.9%

−0.1 pts below the United Statesbetter

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment (Tama County), against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-016.5%4.1%—
2024-026.6%4.2%—
2024-035.1%3.9%—
2024-043.6%3.5%—
2024-053.9%3.7%—
2024-064.1%4.3%—
2024-074.3%4.5%—
2024-084.0%4.4%—
2024-093.5%3.9%—
2024-103.7%3.9%—
2024-113.9%4.0%—
2024-124.8%3.8%—
2025-017.1%4.4%—
2025-026.3%4.5%—
2025-035.7%4.2%—
2025-044.1%3.9%—
2025-054.2%4.0%—
2025-064.2%4.4%—
2025-074.3%4.6%—
2025-084.3%4.5%—
2025-093.6%4.3%—
2025-113.8%4.3%—
2025-125.3%4.1%—
2026-016.3%4.7%—
2026-025.7%4.7%—
2026-034.9%4.3%—
2026-043.6%4.0%—
2026-053.7%4.1%—
2026-064.0%4.4%—
2026-074.2%4.4%—
2026-084.4%4.3%—
2026-093.9%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN191710000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$832

better than the United States

This place $832
Iowa $972
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output (Tama County)

$847.9M

−3.6% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output (Tama County)
PeriodOutput (Tama County)Margin
2016$587.6M—
2017$569.7M—
2018$619.2M—
2019$630.0M—
2020$686.9M—
2021$815.7M—
2022$880.5M—
2023$879.4M—
2024$847.9M—

Iowa $265.8B · this place is 0.32% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations

No federal obligations series for this place.

More about this place

Median age 36.2 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 16.2% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 24.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 60.5% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $106,800 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $68,661 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 7.5% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of Iowa 0.10% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024