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Coin Iowa 7-1-2008

CoinIA

A town of 277. A typical home worth about $162K.

Population
277
residents
Typical home
$162K
+3% in a year
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
51.3
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town

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Small town

277 people, and everyone knows the way

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79°
Mostly Cloudy
H 78° · L 61°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Coin

Most working residents leave Coin for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Clarinda (28%), Shenandoah (10%) and Council Bluffs (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Coin1%
Clarinda28%
Shenandoah10%
Council Bluffs6%
College Springs4%
13 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Coin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Coin home is worth about $162K

The typical Coin home is worth about $162,000, up 3% in a year, 32% below the Iowa typical home.

$162KZillow home value

Typical home value

Coin$162K
Iowa$240K
+3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Coin has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–36°
Spring40–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall42–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Coin is

Coin beats the Iowa average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Iowa
4 better21 too close to call7 worse
What stands outCoinIA
Fewer binge drinkers16.7%20.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.6%77.8%
More adults with heart disease8.9%6.6%
Shenandoah Medical Center
9.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Coin for work

Where Coin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Clarinda Clarinda 28% 10% → Shenandoah Shenandoah 10% 6% → Council Bluffs Council Bluffs 6% 4% → College Springs College Springs 4% 3% → Lincoln Lincoln 3% 3% → Omaha Omaha 3% Coin · 1% stay
22jobs based in Coin
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Coin

City in Iowa, USA

Coin is a city in Page County, Iowa, United States. The population was 176 at the time of the 2020 census. The Wabash Trace—a railroad converted to a bicycle trail—passes through here.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
176
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
991 ft
ZIP code
51636

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