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Worth County, Iowa; Polk County, Iowa; Buena Vista County, Iowa; Cedar County, Iowa; Decatur County, Iowa

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Table

Worth County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa
Buena Vista County, Iowa
Cedar County, Iowa
Decatur County, Iowa
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,297
505,255
20,567
18,302
7,665
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,297
505,255
20,567
18,302
7,665
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
7,311
501,184
20,644
18,353
7,695
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
7,445
492,410
20,825
18,500
7,640
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
7,445
492,410
20,825
18,500
7,640
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-2.0%
2.6%
-1.2%
-1.1%
0.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.8%
1.8%
-0.9%
-0.8%
0.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 7,443 492,401 20,823 18,505 7,645
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 7,598 430,640 20,260 18,499 8,457
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
6.3%
7.1%
4.8%
5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.8%
23.9%
26.4%
21.1%
22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.7%
14.2%
17.0%
21.5%
21.2%
Female persons, percent
49.0%
50.2%
48.6%
49.8%
49.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.4%
83.8%
79.8%
96.5%
94.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.0%
7.8%
4.2%
0.9%
2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.4%
0.7%
0.3%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.7%
5.2%
10.7%
0.7%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
3.0%
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
1.5%
2.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
3.5%
9.4%
27.9%
2.6%
3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
93.5%
75.2%
54.0%
94.3%
91.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 588 22,629 646 1,355 345
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 0.4% 9.7% 21.0% 1.5% 2.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 3,475 219,066 8,267 8,294 3,647
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 77.3% 67.1% 70.0% 80.6% 67.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $130,600 $232,000 $138,100 $180,700 $97,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,108 $1,642 $1,177 $1,405 $1,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $509 $676 $537 $558 $555
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $685 $1,060 $781 $830 $621
Building permits, 2022 2 4,028 82 86 1
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,190 199,013 7,538 7,508 3,058
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.30 2.44 2.61 2.42 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.1% 84.9% 89.4% 89.8% 82.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 1.8% 14.1% 34.9% 1.7% 5.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 88.4% 95.3% 95.1% 88.3% 88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 83.9% 89.5% 88.7% 84.5% 81.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 94.3% 92.7% 79.3% 95.6% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 19.5% 38.9% 21.6% 20.9% 24.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.0% 8.1% 6.0% 7.6% 10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.0%
5.4%
11.5%
4.4%
7.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 68.7% 70.9% 68.3% 66.7% 59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 66.2% 66.4% 63.5% 63.7% 52.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 1,484,997 28,539 11,390 3,834
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,429 4,322,601 108,882 32,958 29,171
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,228 1,805,584 D D 4,751
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 37,621 8,957,960 241,189 189,024 40,208
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $5,046 $18,625 $11,967 $10,224 $5,054
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.7 19.8 14.8 25.8 23.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $69,897 $78,827 $62,662 $76,959 $56,068
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $36,585 $41,894 $31,985 $36,808 $26,334
Persons in poverty, percent
9.7%
10.2%
10.2%
7.8%
17.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 176 13,749 516 461 139
Total employment, 2021 1,689 271,204 8,422 4,060 1,804
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 66,731 17,032,366 383,211 162,929 49,368
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -11.7% -4.0% -6.2% -2.0% 1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 570 36,820 1,227 1,346 602
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 167 9,983 445 404 136
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 94 5,532 255 245 79
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 1,754 S 53 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 554 S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 145 7,985 319 344 S
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 563 S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 128 7,783 310 285 S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 18.6 860.5 36.2 31.9 14.4
Population per square mile, 2010 19.0 750.5 35.2 31.9 15.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 400.12 572.20 574.90 579.46 531.88
Land area in square miles, 2010 400.12 573.80 574.92 579.44 531.88
FIPS Code 19195 19153 19021 19031 19053
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.

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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.

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