Louisa County, Iowa

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Louisa County, Iowa is among the highest in the country for married-couple households (121st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,678	3,210,507	334,922,499	2440th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,354	$75,059	$80,734	706th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9	1520th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.8%	31.4%	35.7%	2527th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$150,100	$208,000	$332,700	2254th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$775	$972	$1,413	2302nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	11.1%	12.5%	2470th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	3.6%	5.2%	2549th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.6	57.5	n/a	2099th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.4%	5.9%	14.1%	442nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	858th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.3%	71.7%	65.2%	577th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.3	19.8	26.4	924th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	11.3%	15.1%	2870th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1942nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.2%	48.3%	46.9%	121st of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.2%	n/a	n/a	1201st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.9	31.4	61.4

Age in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	4,237	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.8%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.6%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.9%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	22.1%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,126	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.2%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.1%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.7%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	4,739	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.8%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.0%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.6%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.7%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.3%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,751	$2,897	n/a

Education in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	14.3%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.0%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.9%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.9%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.4%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.4%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.5%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.6%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Louisa County, Iowa

Statistic	Louisa County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.8%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.1%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.7%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.8%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.1%	7.8%	16.7%

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