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What Cheer

County:
Keokuk County
County Seat:
No
Area (mi²):
1.237
State:
Iowa

What Cheer is a city located in Keokuk County, Iowa. What Cheer has a 2025 population of 592 . What Cheer is currently declining at a rate of -0.5% annually and its population has decreased by -2.31% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 606 in 2020.

The average household income in What Cheer is $53,750 with a poverty rate of 20.66%. The median age in What Cheer is 36.7 years: 36.4 years for males, and 38.4 years for females. For every 100 females there are 118.6 males.

592
Total Population
478
Density (mi²)
-3 -0.5%
Growth

What Cheer Population

What Cheer Population

Data after 2023 is projected based on recent change

Demographics

The racial composition of What Cheer includes 94.64% White, and smaller percentages for other race, Black or African American and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

White (94.64%)

Two or more races (3.63%)

Other race (0.95%)

Black or African American (0.79%)

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White60094.64%
Two or more races233.63%
Other race60.95%
Black or African American50.79%

What Cheer Marital Status

OverallMalesFemales0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

What Cheer's average per capita income is $35,476. Household income levels show a median of $49,688. The poverty rate stands at 20.66%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.
Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.
Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.
Name
Median
Mean
Married Families$85,625-
Families$69,609$68,812
Households$49,688$53,750
Non Families$20,938$28,136

$35,476

Average Income

$49,688

Median Household Income

20.66%

Poverty Rate

Nearby Cities

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)