City · Grundy County, Iowa

Reinbeck, Iowa

Reinbeck is a city in Grundy County, Iowa, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area. It has 1,715 residents. Reinbeck, Iowa has a quality-of-life score of 95 out of 100 (very high), ranking #848 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Iowa it ranks #34 of 281 cities and towns. It ranks best on mammography screening (high), property crime rate (low) and preventable hospital stays (low). It ranks worst on public EV charging ports (low), gyms and fitness centers (low) and mental health providers (low).

95Very high

Quality-of-life score: #848 of 15,651 cities and towns
Iowa: #34 of 281 in IA
Population: 1,715 (2020-2024)
Land area: 2 mi²
Density: 790.5 /mi²
FIPS code: 1966315

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 72 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety95#705/15,637
Economy86#2,133/15,631
Housing90#1,494/14,977
Health79#3,212/15,609
Healthcare60#6,327/15,650
Environment87#2,008/15,453
Education84#2,464/15,649
Infrastructure64#5,653/15,650
Community99#164/15,651
Leisure & amenities42#9,136/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Reinbeck, Iowa ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Grundy County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Mammography screening · high63.0%
100/100Iowa 57.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGrundy County value
Property crime rate · low154 /100k
100/100Iowa 1,172 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationGrundy County value
Preventable hospital stays · low1,029 /100k
99/100Iowa 2,368 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGrundy County value
Social associations · high25.0 /10k
99/100Iowa 14.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGrundy County value
Time spent in the emergency room · low81 min
99/100Iowa 128 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesGrundy County value
Public libraries · high4.8 /10k
99/100Iowa 1.8 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesGrundy County value

Weaknesses

Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Iowa 4.0 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyGrundy County value
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.0 /10k
4/100Iowa 1.2 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsGrundy County value
Mental health providers · low56 /100k
7/100Iowa 226 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGrundy County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high96 mi
10/100Iowa 60 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauGrundy County value
Mental health care shortage · high18.0
11/100Iowa 10.1United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationGrundy County value
New business applications · low8.7 /1k
12/100Iowa 10.8 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauGrundy County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,610 (2015-2019) → 1,715 (2020-2024)
+6.5%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
New homes permittedImproving
0.6 /1k (2021) → 1.2 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+104%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
74.3% (2015-2019) → 92.3% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
31.4% (2015-2019) → 47.1% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateImproving
13.5% (2015-2019) → 3.7% (2020-2024)
−9.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$62,574 (2015-2019) → $86,797 (2020-2024)
+39%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Reinbeck, Iowa improved on 3 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Inequality−0.0970.440 → 0.343
Broadband+18 points74.3% → 92.3%
Household income+39%$62,574 → $86,797

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Reinbeck, Iowa between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	19.6 min2015-2019	20.8 min2020-2024	+1.2 min	Within the margin of error	34%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%2015-2019	24.4%2020-2024	−3.5 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Broadband subscriptions	74.3%2015-2019	92.3%2020-2024	+18 points	Improved	87%
Effective property tax rate	1.29%2015-2019	1.17%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	41%
High school diploma or higher	95.2%2015-2019	98.5%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Home price to income ratio	2.0×2015-2019	1.9×2020-2024	−0.1×	Within the margin of error	82%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4402015-2019	0.3432020-2024	−0.097	Improved	95%
Median household income	$62,5742015-2019	$86,7972020-2024	+39%	Improved	72%
Poverty rate	9.8%2015-2019	4.4%2020-2024	−5.3 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	23.1%2015-2019	25.6%2020-2024	+2.5 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Rent-burdened households	31.4%2015-2019	47.1%2020-2024	+16 points	Within the margin of error	14%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Reinbeck, Iowa five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Reinbeck, Iowa in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Reinbeck, Iowa itself moved +4.5 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,715 residents (±254)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,715 residents (±254)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

White96%1,642
Black0.5%†8
Hispanic or Latino1.6%†28
Asian0.1%†1
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%†6
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races1.7%†30

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,199 residents (±149)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

No high school diploma1.5%†18
High school or GED34%413
Some college24%†289
Associate degree16%186
Bachelor's degree18%212
Graduate degree6.8%†81

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Associate degree (+5.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

723 households (±95)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

Under $25k11%†82
$25k–50k11%†80
$50k–75k20%141
$75k–100k16%†118
$100k–150k23%167
$150k–200k16%†113
$200k or more3.0%†22

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $150k–200k (+10.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

723 households (±95)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

Own83%598
Rent17%125

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+9.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

121 households (±36)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

Under $75051%†62
$750–1,00018%†22
$1,000–1,50026%†31

Home values

598 homes (±96)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

Under $150k37%220
$150k–250k43%256
$250k–400k17%†99

Age of homes

797 homes (±103)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

2010 or later2.3%†18
2000–20095.8%†46
1980–199912%†93

Size of homes

797 homes (±103)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

Studio2.3%†18
1 bedroom9.9%†79
2 bedrooms23%184

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

781 workers (±137)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

Drive alone83%647
Carpool5.6%†44
Public transit0.0%0
Walk4.1%†32
Bike0.0%0
Work from home7.4%†58
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

723 workers (±135)

Reinbeck, Iowa
Iowa share

Under 15 min42%303
15–29 min28%†200
30–44 min26%188

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Grundy County, the county holding most of Reinbeck's residents.

Grundy County has 299 employer establishments, 241 for every 10,000 residents (0.97× the US rate of 248; 0.93× Iowa's), with 2,942 paid employees at an average annual pay of $63,496. The Census Bureau also counts 923 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 299; 923 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 241; US 248 · Iowa 259
Paid employees: 2,942
Average annual pay: $63,496; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Grundy County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	30	24.2	1.56×More than typical	502	$122,747	97
Religious organizations	26	21	3.79×More than typical	67	$16,985	—
Truck transportation	22	17.8	3.51×More than typical	88	$57,466	44
Building equipment contractors	16	12.9	2.15×More than typical	93	$37,516	17
Ambulatory health care services	15	12.1	0.58×Fewer than typical	161	$53,025	27
Restaurants and other eating places	15	12.1	0.66×Fewer than typical	123	$11,528	—
Banks and credit unions	12	9.7	3.00×More than typical	138	$70,841	—
Full-service restaurants	11	8.9	1.16×About typical	86	$12,081	—
Services to buildings and dwellings	9	7.3	1.08×Too few to compare	18	$45,167	52
Construction of buildings	8	6.5	0.85×Too few to compare	21	$46,048	22
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	8	6.5	2.05×Too few to compare	33	$126,394	16
Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors	8	6.5	1.96×Too few to compare	33	$35,394	9

Rank places for an industry Open Grundy County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 12,383 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Reinbeck is mostly in Grundy County.

See federal money in Grundy County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Reinbeck, Iowa is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Ashley HinsonR-IA-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 1.5%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Grundy County99100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA87

Other cities and towns in Grundy County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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