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Fort Madison, IA
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Fort Madison is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 10,134 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Madison is the 41st largest community in Iowa. Fort Madison has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Fort Madison has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Fort Madison has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fort Madison than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fort Madison may be for you.

The education level of Fort Madison citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.89% of adults 25 and older in Fort Madison have a college degree.

The per capita income in Fort Madison in 2018 was $29,084, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,336 for a family of four. However, Fort Madison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Madison is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Madison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Madison residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Madison include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Fort Madison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.


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