Sac County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,689	3,210,507	334,922,499	2512th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,838	$75,059	$80,734	928th of 3,221
Median Age	46.2	38.6	38.9	562nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.3%	31.4%	35.7%	1608th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$141,400	$208,000	$332,700	2373rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$722	$972	$1,413	2630th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.2%	11.1%	12.5%	2606th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	3.6%	5.2%	1636th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	16.8	57.5	n/a	2419th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	5.9%	14.1%	1784th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	660th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.0%	71.7%	65.2%	954th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	19.8	26.4	2196th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.7%	11.3%	15.1%	2744th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.3%	n/a	n/a	2721st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.8%	48.3%	46.9%	1071st of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.5%	n/a	n/a	1569th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.4	31.4	61.4

Age in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	46.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.7%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.3%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	4,302	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.5%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	22.7%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,084	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.7%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.4%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.2%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.7%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	5,118	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.3%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.0%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.5%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,556	$2,897	n/a

Education in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	7.2%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.4%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.1%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.2%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.4%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.0%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.0%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Sac County, Iowa

Statistic	Sac County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.4%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	7.8%	16.7%

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