Woodbury County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	106,247	3,210,507	334,922,499	588th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,658	$75,059	$80,734	940th of 3,221
Median Age	36.1	38.6	38.9	2861st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.3%	31.4%	35.7%	1323rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$183,200	$208,000	$332,700	1595th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$981	$972	$1,413	1058th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.0%	11.1%	12.5%	1460th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	3.6%	5.2%	1848th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	121.7	57.5	n/a	854th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.6%	5.9%	14.1%	349th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1542nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.2%	71.7%	65.2%	2468th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.1	19.8	26.4	2825th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	11.3%	15.1%	2507th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1930th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.2%	48.3%	46.9%	2481st of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.1%	n/a	n/a	1429th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19.1%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.8	31.4	61.4

Age in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	36.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.8%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.1%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	40,699	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.3%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.9%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	36.3%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,564	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.0%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.2%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.6%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	43,388	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.2%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.3%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.8%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.3%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,656	$2,897	n/a

Education in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	12.4%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.8%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.9%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.2%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.5%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.8%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Woodbury County, Iowa

Statistic	Woodbury County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.2%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.4%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.5%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.9%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.3%	7.8%	16.7%

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