Story County, Iowa

Interactive maps and statistics for Story County, Iowa: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Iowa and the United States.

Story County, Iowa is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (56th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	100,466	3,210,507	334,922,499	619th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,685	$75,059	$80,734	1222nd of 3,221
Median Age	26.9	38.6	38.9	3205th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	54.8%	31.4%	35.7%	56th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$258,700	$208,000	$332,700	844th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,018	$972	$1,413	935th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	11.1%	12.5%	742nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	3.6%	5.2%	1359th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	175.5	57.5	n/a	684th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.6%	5.9%	14.1%	504th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.8	n/a	n/a	83rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.5%	71.7%	65.2%	3099th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.8	19.8	26.4	2854th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	11.3%	15.1%	825th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2946th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.2%	48.3%	46.9%	2848th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.5%	n/a	n/a	2480th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.2%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.5	31.4	61.4

Age in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	26.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	16.2%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	30.9%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.8%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.2%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	38,904	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	48.0%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.9%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.8%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	51.8%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,610	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.5%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.3%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	41,887	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.5%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	32.0%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.1%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.5%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,632	$2,897	n/a

Education in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	2.6%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.0%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.6%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.4%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.5%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.8%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.3%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.9%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.3%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.9%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.6%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Story County, Iowa

Statistic	Story County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.8%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.6%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.9%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.5%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.3%	7.8%	16.7%

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