MooarIA
144 people live in this town, settled in 1889.
Is Mooar a good place to live?
Mooar’s typical journey to work is 10 minutes, below both Iowa’s towns (19 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher midpoint age than Mooar. The biggest park or preserve is Chatfield Park, at 94 acres. Mooar has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mooar.
Fewer children than Iowa overall
Four-year graduates: 29% of adults 25 and older here, 31% across Iowa. Children under 18 are 9% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (37% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mooar’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.6 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Mooar | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.2% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 26.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 53.3% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 5.8% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Mooar’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Keokuk (28%), Fort Madison (17%) and Iowa City (4%). Mooar: 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Mooar: inland flooding
Expected losses in Mooar break down as 62% from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Mooar
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mooar is
Mooar tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures. A fifth of adults binge drink here. Among adults locally, 17% smoke cigarettes and 77% had a checkup this year.
| Mooar | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.6% of the land in Mooar is protected from building
For Mooar, the trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile. Across 1 park or preserve: 2.1 miles of trail.
| Mooar | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chatfield Park | 0.1 mi | 94 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of households own their home in Mooar than in most of Iowa or the rest of the country
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mooar
Moving to Mooar: who provides what
Mooar is unincorporated, so Lee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Mooar for work
Where Mooar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mooar; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mooar residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
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