Buena Vista County, Iowa

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Buena Vista County, Iowa is among the highest in the country for foreign born (103rd of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,753	3,210,507	334,922,499	1838th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,719	$75,059	$80,734	1067th of 3,221
Median Age	35.6	38.6	38.9	2917th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.2%	31.4%	35.7%	1618th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,500	$208,000	$332,700	2034th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$894	$972	$1,413	1474th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.8%	11.1%	12.5%	2888th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	3.6%	5.2%	924th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.1	57.5	n/a	1848th of 3,222
Foreign Born	21.3%	5.9%	14.1%	103rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.0	n/a	n/a	288th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.2%	71.7%	65.2%	1838th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.0	19.8	26.4	3128th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	11.3%	15.1%	2505th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1354th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	48.3%	46.9%	1679th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.7%	n/a	n/a	581st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.1	31.4	61.4

Age in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	35.6	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	26.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.5%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	7,546	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.5%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.6%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,666	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.5%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.7%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.8%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.5%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	8,293	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.4%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.7%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.0%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.8%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.3%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,931	$2,897	n/a

Education in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	18.7%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.7%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.5%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.0%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.5%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	67.3%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.5%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Statistic	Buena Vista County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.4%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	14.1%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	63.5%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	24.2%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	29.4%	7.8%	16.7%

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