O'Brien County, Iowa

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O'Brien County, Iowa is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,126	3,210,507	334,922,499	2215th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,356	$75,059	$80,734	1314th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	38.6	38.9	2256th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.0%	31.4%	35.7%	1650th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$173,100	$208,000	$332,700	1741st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$868	$972	$1,413	1621st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.3%	11.1%	12.5%	1620th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.0%	3.6%	5.2%	3119th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	24.7	57.5	n/a	2150th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.4%	5.9%	14.1%	1107th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1141st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	71.7%	65.2%	1336th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.0	19.8	26.4	2715th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.1%	11.3%	15.1%	2083rd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.9%	n/a	n/a	2827th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.5%	48.3%	46.9%	522nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	528th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.6%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.7	31.4	61.4

Age in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	39.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.4%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	5,809	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.9%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.4%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.1%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,198	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.2%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.4%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.3%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.5%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.7%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	6,564	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.6%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.6%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.5%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.4%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,701	$2,897	n/a

Education in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.2%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.3%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.6%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in O'Brien County, Iowa

Statistic	O'Brien County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.7%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.4%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.7%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	7.8%	16.7%

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