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Mahaska County, Iowa; Kossuth County, Iowa; Des Moines County, Iowa

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	Mahaska County, Iowa	Kossuth County, Iowa	Des Moines County, Iowa
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 21,874	 14,396	 38,253

People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 21,874	 14,396	 38,253
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 21,971	 14,465	 38,242
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)	 22,190	 14,826	 38,910
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)	 22,190	 14,826	 38,910
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 -1.4%	 -2.9%	 -1.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 -1.0%	 -2.4%	 -1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	22,190	14,828	38,910
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,381	15,543	40,325
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 6.0%	 5.7%	 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 23.4%	 21.9%	 22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 19.2%	 25.7%	 21.6%
Female persons, percent	 48.9%	 48.9%	 50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 94.4%	 96.3%	 88.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 1.8%	 1.1%	 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 0.5%	 0.6%	 0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 1.9%	 0.6%	 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 0.1%	 0.1%	 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	 1.4%	 1.4%	 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 2.6%	 4.2%	 4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 92.2%	 92.9%	 85.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022	933	980	2,688
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022	1.7%	3.1%	2.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	9,725	7,217	18,815
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022	67.7%	73.8%	69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022	$135,100	$118,800	$135,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022	$1,234	$1,150	$1,244
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022	$509	$500	$561
Median gross rent, 2018-2022	$773	$818	$882
Building permits, 2022	12	8	13
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022	8,873	6,421	17,251
Persons per household, 2018-2022	2.41	2.24	2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022	87.5%	88.0%	85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022	2.2%	3.9%	3.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022	92.8%	88.8%	90.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022	85.3%	82.8%	83.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	93.2%	93.7%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	22.4%	19.9%	23.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022	8.7%	10.4%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 5.6%	 5.7%	 5.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	65.8%	61.5%	61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	59.2%	55.6%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	23,834	15,402	93,342
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	96,493	61,888	402,463
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	D	23,753	171,363
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	205,164	237,766	911,203
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$9,150	$15,920	$23,127
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022	18.2	15.2	16.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$65,200	$62,553	$58,084
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$33,812	$34,723	$35,689
Persons in poverty, percent	 10.3%	 8.7%	 14.8%

Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021	552	554	1,089
Total employment, 2021	6,712	5,246	18,326
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)	279,085	232,167	847,986
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021	0.3%	-4.7%	-7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021	1,437	1,370	2,474
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	509	511	830
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	227	268	S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	S	104
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	S	S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	433	447	S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	S	85
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	427	403	S

Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	38.9	15.2	93.5
Population per square mile, 2010	39.2	16.0	96.9
Land area in square miles, 2020	570.85	972.73	416.13
Land area in square miles, 2010	570.86	972.72	416.12
FIPS Code	19123	19109	19057

About datasets used in this table

Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info  icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2022 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes

(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Value Flags

-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.