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Beacon, Iowa, in Mahaska county, is 53 miles SE of Des Moines, Iowa (center to center) and 169 miles E of Omaha, Nebraska. As of the year 2000 census, 518 people lived in Beacon.
In Beacon, about 61% of adults are married. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Beacon without hitting a preschooler.
The city is noted for its large share of males.
In 2000, Beacon had a median family income of $35,469.
An estimated 88% of living spaces in Beacon are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the city is younger than in most places.
In Beacon, 94% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Beacon to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Iowa (State):
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