HalburIA
A town of 266, settled in 1882.
Is Halbur a good place to live?
Halbur has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
266 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Halbur: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Halbur, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Halbur.
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Halbur than in most of Iowa or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Carroll (28%), Breda (7%) and Manning (4%). The typical household income in Halbur is $84,000. 2.6% of working residents work locally in the town, against 31% in Iowa’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
| Halbur | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 31% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Halbur, mostly inland flooding
For Halbur, the FEMA hazard score is 32 of 100. 25% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Halbur after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2010.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Halbur
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 10°, with about 35 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Iowa overall
The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Halbur at 266 residents, down 2.6% since 2020. Children under 18 are 31% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 13% of residents (18% statewide). The age of the median resident for Halbur comes to 31.6 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 31% across Iowa.
| Halbur | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.6 years | 38.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Halbur’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.3 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Halbur | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 22.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.9% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.2% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.2% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.1% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Halbur is
In Halbur, 75% of adults had a checkup this year. The town beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Nearly a quarter of adults binge drink in the town, above both the Iowa town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). Also worth knowing: among 141 Iowa towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Halbur.
| Halbur | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Halbur | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.5% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.4% | 77.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.4% of Halbur
Parks and preserves in Halbur: one, of 9 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Halbur Ridge Wildlife Area | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Halbur
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Halbur; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Halbur residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Iowa.
97% of working residents leave Halbur for work
Where Halbur’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Halbur
City in Iowa, US
Halbur is a city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. The population was 243 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,407 ft
- ZIP code
- 51444
Questions about Halbur
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Is Halbur, IA a good place to live?
Halbur has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.