Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Stone City’s typical household income is $179,000, where Iowa’s towns sit at $69,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. No town among the 141 in Iowa we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Stone City. Its National Register listings include John A. Green Estate and Matsell Bridge. Stone City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Stone City beats most towns.
Census counts: 500 in 1880, 186 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 2 maps from 1890 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 places in Stone City on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ordered by what stands out in Stone City.
Here, 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 31% in Iowa as a whole.
41% women, 59% men
About 144 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7.1 points). Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Stone City | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 17.5% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 35.7% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 3.2% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 30.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.3% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 28.3% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The top destinations are Cedar Rapids (30%), Anamosa (9%) and Iowa City (7%). Jobs in Stone City fell by 33 from 2013 to 2023, to 41. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 9 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a higher FEMA hazard score than Stone City. Expected losses in Stone City break down as 56% from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 11°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Stone City who sleep under 7 hours: 34%. Among 141 Iowa towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Stone City. In Stone City, just over a fifth of adults binge drink, and 18% have been diagnosed with depression. The town beats the Iowa average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Stone City | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Stone City | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 11.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 7.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 140 Iowa towns, just 3 have a lower share of conserved land than Stone City. The town has one park or preserve, 1 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stone City Access | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stone City. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaKinnick Stadium
30 mi MuseumHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
32 mi Stadium & arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
30 mi National Historic SiteHerbert Hoover National Historic Site107K visitors a year
19 mi MuseumNational Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
30 mi MuseumCedar Rock State ParkKinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Stone City is unincorporated, so Jones 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.
Where Stone City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stone City
About 0 of every 100 Stone City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
Stone City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jones County, Iowa, United States. Stone City began as a company town for the workers of the local quarries. Stone City is known for its Anamosa Limestone quarries, historic limestone architecture, and 1930s art colony. Its population was 186 persons in the 2020 census.
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