Guthrie County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,688	3,210,507	334,922,499	2439th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,711	$75,059	$80,734	685th of 3,221
Median Age	46.7	38.6	38.9	515th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.0%	31.4%	35.7%	1219th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$180,100	$208,000	$332,700	1640th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$845	$972	$1,413	1789th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.9%	11.1%	12.5%	2444th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	3.6%	5.2%	2415th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.1	57.5	n/a	2386th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	5.9%	14.1%	2064th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	392nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.0%	71.7%	65.2%	172nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	19.8	26.4	966th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	11.3%	15.1%	824th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2685th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.3%	48.3%	46.9%	265th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.8%	n/a	n/a	1280th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	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)	2.5%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.4	31.4	61.4

Age in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	46.7	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.2%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	4,600	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.7%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.8%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.8%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	20.2%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,480	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.0%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.3%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.9%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.0%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.9%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	5,808	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	91.6%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.8%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.0%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,199	$2,897	n/a

Education in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.9%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.0%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.0%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.9%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.4%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.4%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.5%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Guthrie County, Iowa

Statistic	Guthrie County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.4%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	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	1.3%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	7.8%	16.7%

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