Plymouth County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,747	3,210,507	334,922,499	1625th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$83,251	$75,059	$80,734	477th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	38.6	38.9	1707th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.7%	31.4%	35.7%	1695th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$228,900	$208,000	$332,700	1093rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$910	$972	$1,413	1378th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.9%	11.1%	12.5%	3021st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.2%	3.6%	5.2%	2878th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.8	57.5	n/a	2010th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	5.9%	14.1%	1306th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	311th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.6%	71.7%	65.2%	1773rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.2	19.8	26.4	2686th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.2%	11.3%	15.1%	1415th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.8%	n/a	n/a	2871st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.3%	48.3%	46.9%	353rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.3%	n/a	n/a	639th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.0	31.4	61.4

Age in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	41.3	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	10,313	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.1%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.5%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,532	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.0%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.9%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.1%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	10,891	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.9%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.3%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.3%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.4%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.4%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,455	$2,897	n/a

Education in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.3%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.7%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.7%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.9%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.9%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Plymouth County, Iowa

Statistic	Plymouth County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.8%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.1%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	7.8%	16.7%

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