Winneshiek County, Iowa

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

Winneshiek County, Iowa is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (54th of 3,062 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,873	3,210,507	334,922,499	1889th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,066	$75,059	$80,734	619th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	38.6	38.9	1318th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.2%	31.4%	35.7%	678th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$259,200	$208,000	$332,700	842nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$861	$972	$1,413	1668th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.1%	12.5%	2775th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.6%	5.2%	2842nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	28.8	57.5	n/a	2039th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	5.9%	14.1%	1700th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.4	n/a	n/a	54th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.2%	71.7%	65.2%	1667th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.1	19.8	26.4	2824th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.1%	11.3%	15.1%	776th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.9%	n/a	n/a	3110th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.3%	48.3%	46.9%	540th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.8%	n/a	n/a	1284th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	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	12.9	31.4	61.4

Age in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	42.6	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.7%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.4%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.3%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	8,139	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.8%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.4%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.5%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,556	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.2%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.4%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.1%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.1%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	9,029	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.7%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.9%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.8%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.7%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,894	$2,897	n/a

Education in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	3.8%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.4%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.6%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.3%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.0%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.3%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.6%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.3%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.2%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Statistic	Winneshiek County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.4%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.4%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.7%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	7.8%	16.7%

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