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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 591. What Cheer is currently declining at a rate of -0.51% annually and its population has decreased by -2.31% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 605 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.

591
Total Population
478
Density (mi²)
-3 -0.51%
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, Native American, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

White

Two or more races

Other race

Black or African American

Native American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White60094.64%
Two or more races233.63%
Other race60.95%
Black or African American50.79%
Native American00%
Asian00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

What Cheer Marital Status

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

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)