Census Quick Facts | |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 92728 |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 93158 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -0.5% |
Population, 2010 | 93158 |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.6% |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 23.7% |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 15.3% |
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.9% |
White alone, percent, 2013 | 95.4% |
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 | 1.5% |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 | 0.7% |
Asian alone, percent, 2013 | 0.7% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 | Z |
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 1.6% |
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 7.0% |
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 89.1% |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 85.1% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 3.3% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 6.2% |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 89.3% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 19.1% |
Number of Veterans, 2009-2013 | 7373 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 20.8 |
Number of Housing units, 2013 | 39419 |
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 70.2% |
Percent of Housing units in multi-unit structures 2009-2013 | 18.7% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $126,300 |
Number of Households, 2009-2013 | 36460 |
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.49 |
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $25,847 |
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $51,304 |
Percent of Persons below poverty level 2009-2013 | 13.8% |
U.S. Census Information | |
Total Change in Population 4/1/10-7/1/13 | -430 |
Net Natural Change in Population (Births-Deaths) 4/1/10-7/1/13 | 1090 |
Births 4/1/10-7/1/13 | 3930 |
Deaths 4/1/10-7/1/13 | 2840 |
Net Total Migration 4/1/10-7/1/13 | -1521 |
International Migration 4/1/10-7/1/13 | 63 |
Domestic Migration 4/1/10-7/1/13 | -1584 |
"Residual" population change that cannot be explained by demographic factors | 1 |
Population Changes Historical Data over Time (Source: U.S. Census Bureau and http://www.icip.iastate.edu/tables/) | |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 1930 | 5.2 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 1940 | 7.3 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 1950 | 8.6 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 1960 | 8.9 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 1970 | 9.6 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 1980 | 10.6 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 1990 | 12.4 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 2000 | 12.7 |
Percent of population ages 65 and over in 2010 | 14.3 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1900 | 47.5 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1910 | 52.5 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1920 | 58.8 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1930 | 60.2 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1940 | 62.1 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1950 (definition of "urban" changed in 1950 census) | 67.7 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1960 ((definition of "urban" changed in 1950 census) | 72.9 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1970 (definition of "urban" changed in 1950 census) | 74.5 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1980 (definition of "urban" changed in 1950 census) | 71.8 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 1990 (definition of "urban" changed in 1950 census) | 72.5 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 2000 (definition of "urban" changed in 2000 census) | 72.9 |
Percent of population living in Urban area in 2010 (definition of "urban" changed in 2000 census) | 73.6 |
Median age (2000) | 36.5 |
Number of residents under 5 years old (2000) | 5796 |
Number of residents 5-9 years old (2000) | 6295 |
Number of residents 10-14 years old (2000 | 6619 |
Number of resident 15-19 years old (2000) | 6672 |
Number of residents 20-24 years old (2000) | 5393 |
Number of residents 25-34 years old (2000) | 11096 |
Number of residents 35-44 years old (2000) | 13947 |
Number of residents 45-54 years old (2000) | 12009 |
Number of residents 55-59 years old (2000) | 4278 |
Number of residents 60-64 years old (2000) | 3627 |
Number of residents 65-74 years old (2000) | 6475 |
Number of residents 75-84 years old (2000) | 4156 |
Number of residents 85 and older (2000) | 1341 |
Number of residents 18 and over (2000) | 64891 |
Number of residents 21 years and older (2000) | 61126 |
Number of residents 62 and over (2000) | 14097 |
Number of residents 65 and over (2000) | 11972 |
Census Geography Quick Facts | |
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 950.28 |
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 98 |
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area |
Census Business Quick Facts | |
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 -- Source: Census Business Quick Facts | 2021 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 31846 |
Percent change in Private nonfarm employment 2011-2012 | 3.1% |
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 5029 |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 7088 |
Percent of Black-owned firms, 2007 (F = "fewer than 25") | S |
Percent of American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms 2007 (F = "fewer than 25") | S |
Percent of Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 (F = "fewer than 25") | S |
Percent of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms 2007 (F = "fewer than 25") | F |
Percent of Hispanic-owned firms 2007 (F = "fewer than 25") | 1.2% |
Percent of Women-owned firms 2007 (S = "suppressed does not meet publication standards") | 24.1% |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) (D = "suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information") | D |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2256650 |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1503395 |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 (D = "suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information") | $16,784 |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) (D = "suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information") | 451451 |
Building permits, 2012 | 171 |
Agricultural Economic Data (USDA Census of Agriculture Table 1: County Summary Highlights) | |
Number of farms 2012 | 1188 |
Total acres of farmland 2012 | 532833 |
Average size of a farm 2012 (measured in acres) | 449 |
Total Cropland 2012 (measured in acres) | 481829 |
Harvested Cropland 2012 (measured in acres) | 466379 |
Total number of hogs and pig inventory 2012 | 82575 |
Total acres of Corn harvested for grain 2012 | 255321 |
Health and Lifestyle Data (Source: 2013 Vital Statistics of Iowa, Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Statistics unless otherwise noted) | |
Suicide Deaths 2013 (rate per 100,000 population; A = fewer than 5 deaths, information suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information) | 20.5 |
Total marriages 2013 | 993 |
Marriage rate 2013 (rate per 1,000 population) | 10.7 |
Same-gender marriage rate 2013 (rate per 1,000 population) | 3.7 |
Total opposite gender marriages 2013 | 533 |
Total same gender marriages 2013 | 340 |
Total number of marriages where gender is not stated 2013 | 120 |
Dissolution rate 2013 (rate per 1000 population) | 3.1 |
Unintentional Injury Death rate 2013 (rate per 1,000 population) | 39.9 |
Out-of-wedlock live birth rate 2013 (rate per 1,000 live births) | 468.8 |
Per Person Alcohol Liquor Sales (Source http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/data-show-per-person-liquor-sales-for-iowa-counties-20150108) | 2.61 |
Live birth rate 2013 (rate per 1,000 population) | 13 |
Live birth rate for mothers under age 20 2013 (rate per 1,000 live births) | 81.5 |
Gun permits approved in 2011 (Source: http://archive.desmoinesregister.com/interactive/article/20130310/NEWS/130309029/Map-Gun-permits-issued-by-Iowa-county) | 3372 |
Gun permits approved in 2012 (Source: http://archive.desmoinesregister.com/interactive/article/20130310/NEWS/130309029/Map-Gun-permits-issued-by-Iowa-county) | 1314 |
Total gun permits 2011-2012 (Source: http://archive.desmoinesregister.com/interactive/article/20130310/NEWS/130309029/Map-Gun-permits-issued-by-Iowa-county) | 4686 |
Total gun permits denied 2011-2012 (Source: http://archive.desmoinesregister.com/interactive/article/20130310/NEWS/130309029/Map-Gun-permits-issued-by-Iowa-county) | 15 |
Percent of Population with gun permit (Source: http://archive.desmoinesregister.com/interactive/article/20130310/NEWS/130309029/Map-Gun-permits-issued-by-Iowa-county) | 5 |
Religious Affiliation | |
Religious Membership, Total number of Adherents in all Denominations/Groups (2010) (Source: www.theARDA.com) | 36210 |
Rate of Religious Membership, Rates of Adherence per 1,000 population (2010) (Source: www.theARDA.com) | 388.69 |
Rate of Evangelical Protestant Adherence per 1,000 population (2010) (Source: www.theARDA.com) | 122.04 |
Voter Registration and Turnout Information (Source: Iowa Secretary of State) | |
Registered Voters Age 18-24 (3/24/15) | 6007 |
Registered Voters Age 25-34 (3/24/15) | 10192 |
Registered Voters Age 35-49 (3/24/15) | 13817 |
Registered Voters Age 50-64 (3/24/15) | 16890 |
Registered Voters Age 65 and over (3/24/15) | 13119 |
Active Democratic Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 15559 |
Active Republican Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 20780 |
Active No Party Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 19469 |
Active Other Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 197 |
Total Active Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 56005 |
Inactive Democratic Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 1996 |
Inactive Republican Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 1470 |
Inactive No Party Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 2701 |
Inactive Other Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 17 |
Total Inactive Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 6184 |
Grand Total Registered Voters (1/2/15) | 62189 |
Voters on Election Day 2014 | 15900 |
Voters who Voted Absentee 2014 | 10648 |
Total Voters 2014 | 26548 |
Active Voters as of 11/6/14 | 55791 |
Percent Active Voter Turnout 2014 | 47.58 |
Inactive Voters as of 11/6/14 | 6280 |
Percent Total Voter Turnout 2014 | 42.77 |
County Government Salary Information (Source: Iowa State Association of Counties) | |
2015 County Supervisor Salary | 40005 |
Rank Among all Counties for 2015 County Supervisor Salary | 10 |
Percent Change in County Supervisor Salary from 2014 | 1.48% |
2015 County Attorney Salary | 117013 |
Rank Among all Counties for 2015 County Attorney Salary | 6 |
Percent Change in County Attorney Salary from 2014 | 4.00% |
2015 CountyAuditor Salary | 72055 |
RankAmong all Counties for 2015 County Auditor Salary | 6 |
Percent Change in County Auditor Salary from 2014 | 4.01% |
2015 County Recorder Salary | 72055 |
Rank Among all Counties for 2015 County Recorder Salary | 5 |
Percent Change in County Recorder Salary from 2014 | 4.01% |
2015 County Sheriff Salary | 110907 |
Rank Among all Counties for 2015 County Sheriff Salary | 5 |
Percent Change in County Sheriff Salary from 2014 | 6.00% |
2015 County Treasurer Salary | 72055 |
Rank Among all Counties for 2015 County Treasurer Salary | 6 |
Percent Change in County Treasurer Salary from 2014 | 4.01% |
Number of Board Members | 5 |
Stipend to Board Chair | |
Total Elected Officials Salary 2015 | 644110 |
Rank Among all Counties for 2015 Total Elected Officials Salary | 5 |
Percent Change in Total Elected Officials Salary from 2014 | 3.54% |
Tax Information (Source: http://www.dom.state.ia.us/local/county/county_prop_tax.htm) | |
General Basic Property Tax Rate | 3.5 |
Total Tax Revenues | 44972994 |
Total Property Tax Revenue | 41980652 |
Fact | The Loess Hills (pronounced “luss”), which span the western part of the county, were once home to many prehistoric species. Mammoths, mastodons, camels, bison, musk ox, ground sloth, three-toed horses, dire wolf, stag moose, and stilt-legged deer were among the animal fossils discovered in the Loess Hills. |