Joice, Iowa

Joice is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States. At the 2000 census, 231 people lived there. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

City
Location of Joice, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°21′48″N 93°27′21″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Worth
Area
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,263 ft (385 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	231
• Density	230.5/sq mi (89.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	50446
FIPS code	19-39855
GNIS feature ID	0457979

Geography

Joice is at 43°21′48″N 93°27′21″W (43.363223, -93.455881).

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²). All of it is land.

People and housing

At the census of 2000, there were 231 people, 101 houses and 66 families living in Joice. The population density was 230.5 people per square mile (89.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.70% White, 1.30% from other races. Hispanic or Latino were 1.30% of the people living in Joice.

There were 101 houses. 33.7% of these had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 9.9% had only a female living there with no husband, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.7% of all houses were made up of just one person. 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.84.

26.4% of the people living in Joice were under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median amount of money made by a household in the city was $39,375. The median amount of money made for a family was $48,250.