Mills County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,568	3,210,507	334,922,499	2181st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$90,753	$75,059	$80,734	286th of 3,221
Median Age	42.1	38.6	38.9	1457th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.0%	31.4%	35.7%	700th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$237,800	$208,000	$332,700	1010th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$959	$972	$1,413	1145th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.1%	12.5%	2820th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.6%	5.2%	2935th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.3	57.5	n/a	1911th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	5.9%	14.1%	2560th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	781st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.5%	71.7%	65.2%	212th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.6	19.8	26.4	1280th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	11.3%	15.1%	1160th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.9%	n/a	n/a	3030th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.1%	48.3%	46.9%	283rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.5%	n/a	n/a	600th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.9%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	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)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.9	31.4	61.4

Age in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	42.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	5,394	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.9%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.9%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.3%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	27.1%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,497	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.0%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	24.2%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.8%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.8%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	6,134	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.3%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.1%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.5%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,494	$2,897	n/a

Education in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	3.4%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.6%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.0%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.4%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.6%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.7%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.7%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.5%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.9%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Mills County, Iowa

Statistic	Mills County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.9%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	7.8%	16.7%

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