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Cardinal Community School District

Cardinal Community School District is a unified school district in Iowa with a community population of 3,285. The median household income is $62,143 and the median age is 43.5.

3,285

Population

23

People / sq mi

$62,143

Median Income

43.5

Median Age

Cardinal Community School District covers 145 sq mi of land at 22.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White93.9%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian54.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$62,143

Median Household Income

$33,628

Per Capita Income

10.4%

Poverty Rate

3.7%

Unemployment

Housing

$136,000

Median Home Value

$699

Median Rent

83.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

90.8%

High School+

15.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cardinal Community School District serves a community with a population of 3,285 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Iowa.

The median household income in Cardinal Community School District is $62,143, with a per capita income of $33,628. The poverty rate is 10.4%.

Cardinal Community School District is 93.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 54.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Cardinal Community School District, 90.8% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 15.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Cardinal Community School District is $136,000, with a median rent of $699. The homeownership rate is 83.8%.

Data for Cardinal Community School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1906240).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.