Grundy County, Iowa

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

Grundy County, Iowa is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (147th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,384	3,210,507	334,922,499	2331st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,205	$75,059	$80,734	367th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9	1519th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.8%	31.4%	35.7%	940th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$198,800	$208,000	$332,700	1415th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$774	$972	$1,413	2310th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.1%	12.5%	3065th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.6%	5.2%	2934th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	24.7	57.5	n/a	2149th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	5.9%	14.1%	2185th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.8	n/a	n/a	527th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.5%	71.7%	65.2%	147th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.5	19.8	26.4	1784th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.5%	11.3%	15.1%	1338th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.6%	n/a	n/a	3056th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.8%	48.3%	46.9%	308th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.3%	n/a	n/a	991st 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 Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.9	31.4	61.4

Age in Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	5,117	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.9%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.8%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.1%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.8%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	23.4%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,005	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.0%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.4%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.8%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.5%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.6%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	5,498	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.0%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.6%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.9%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.5%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.4%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,273	$2,897	n/a

Education in Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	3.1%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.3%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.7%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.4%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.7%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.2%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.4%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Grundy County, Iowa

Statistic	Grundy County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.5%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	7.8%	16.7%

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