Dallas County, Iowa

Interactive maps and statistics for Dallas County, Iowa: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Iowa and the United States.

Dallas County, Iowa is among the highest in the country for median household income (151st of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (82nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	107,968	3,210,507	334,922,499	581st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$102,379	$75,059	$80,734	151st of 3,221
Median Age	36.1	38.6	38.9	2859th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.5%	31.4%	35.7%	82nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$355,600	$208,000	$332,700	397th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,311	$972	$1,413	409th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.3%	11.1%	12.5%	3082nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.6%	5.2%	2838th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	183.5	57.5	n/a	664th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.4%	5.9%	14.1%	362nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.1	n/a	n/a	64th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.0%	71.7%	65.2%	2398th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	19.8	26.4	2300th of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.2%	11.3%	15.1%	131st of 3,222
Uninsured	4.3%	n/a	n/a	3089th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.7%	48.3%	46.9%	905th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.8%	n/a	n/a	276th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.6	31.4	61.4

Age in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	36.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	26.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.0%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.6%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.9%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	42,471	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.1%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.2%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,385	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.7%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.3%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.7%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	19.6%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.3%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.1%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.5%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	44,804	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.2%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.8%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.2%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,006.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.0%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,001	$2,897	n/a

Education in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.4%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.5%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	33.8%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.7%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	74.5%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.4%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.3%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dallas County, Iowa

Statistic	Dallas County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.3%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.2%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.8%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.8%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.9%	7.8%	16.7%

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