Underwood, Iowa

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Underwood is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 688 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Underwood is located at 41°23′13″N, 95°40′43″W (41.386944, -95.678584)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 688 people, 258 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 737.9/km² (1,886.8/mi²). There were 266 housing units at an average density of 285.3/km² (729.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.27% White, 0.15% Asian, 0.58% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 258 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,143, and the median income for a family was $56,750. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,953. About 4.6% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.