Poweshiek County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,545	3,210,507	334,922,499	1959th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,391	$75,059	$80,734	1397th of 3,221
Median Age	41.0	38.6	38.9	1798th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.3%	31.4%	35.7%	976th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$209,300	$208,000	$332,700	1311th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$883	$972	$1,413	1532nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	11.1%	12.5%	2270th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.6%	5.2%	2164th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.7	57.5	n/a	1945th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	5.9%	14.1%	1338th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	628th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.2%	71.7%	65.2%	2130th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.6	19.8	26.4	2768th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.0%	11.3%	15.1%	522nd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.2%	n/a	n/a	2976th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	48.3%	46.9%	1867th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.2%	n/a	n/a	1827th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	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	19.1	31.4	61.4

Age in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	41.0	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.7%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	7,804	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.6%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.3%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	32.7%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,109	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.6%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	8,975	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.3%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.3%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.0%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.8%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,563	$2,897	n/a

Education in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.9%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.1%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.2%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.9%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	11.3%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	57.0%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.3%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Poweshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.9%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.1%	7.8%	16.7%

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