Robins, Iowa

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Robins is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2000 census; a special census in 2005 counted 2,435 residents. [1] Robins is a suburb of Cedar Rapids.

[edit] Geography

Robins is located at 42°4′22″N, 91°40′7″W (42.072916, -91.668538)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,806 people, 592 households, and 520 families residing in the city. The population density was 182.5/km² (472.3/mi²). There were 603 housing units at an average density of 60.9/km² (157.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.17% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 592 households out of which 46.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.6% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $74,211, and the median income for a family was $76,666. Males had a median income of $51,520 versus $33,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,078. About 0.4% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.