About Terril

Terril is a tiny town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 737 people and just one neighborhood, Terril is the 324th largest community in Iowa.

When you are in Terril, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.8% of Terril's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Terril is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Terril who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.50%), sales jobs (9.00%), and farm management (8.50%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Terril work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

One of the benefits of Terril is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.78 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Terril does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Terril Information and Demographics

In Terril, just 10.08% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Terril in 2000 was $16,033, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,132 for a family of four.

The people who call Terril home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Terril is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Terril include German, Norwegian, Irish, Dutch, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Terril is English. Some people also speak Spanish.