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Beacon is a Census city of 425 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Mahaska County. Median household income is $55,625, 87.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Beacon
What Beacon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land547 plus or minus 148
- County holding the largest share of its areaMahaska County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
How many people live in Beacon
- Population425 plus or minus 115
- Median age52.5
- Population under 1876 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1817.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over111 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over26.1 percent
- Households199 plus or minus 55
- Family households93 plus or minus 34
- Share of households that are families46.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
Income and work in Beacon
- Median household income$55,625 plus or minus $19,881
- Per capita income$38,040 plus or minus $17,839
- Civilian labor force214 plus or minus 68
- Employed211 plus or minus 68
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over325 plus or minus 78
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.0 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
Housing in Beacon
- Housing units205 plus or minus 54
- Occupied units199 plus or minus 55
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied174 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied25 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate87.4 percent plus or minus 33.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$77,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$650 plus or minus $234
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units123 plus or minus 35
- Share single family60.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
How Beacon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute197 plus or minus 65
- Commuting under 15 minutes71 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.0 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.8 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled19.5 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Beacon
Flood risk in Beacon
- NFIP communityCity of Beacon
- NFIP community number190452
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11(M)
The City of Beacon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190452 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mahaska County, not Beacon
Mahaska County context, not Beacon figures
- Establishments in Mahaska County538
- Covered employment, Mahaska County7,887
- Average annual pay, Mahaska County$55,503
- Housing units permitted, Mahaska County16
Every figure in this section is published for Mahaska County as a whole and is not a measurement of Beacon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Beacon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Beacon, Iowa?
425, in 199 households. Beacon city covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 547 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Beacon in?
Mahaska County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Beacon?
$55,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,900. Median gross rent is $650 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Beacon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Beacon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Beacon, city of, community 190452, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Beacon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mahaska County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Beacon.
Is zoning published for Beacon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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