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Buena Vista County, Iowa; Polk County, Iowa; Mills County, Iowa; Cedar County, Iowa; Decatur County, Iowa; Johnson County, Iowa

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Table

Buena Vista County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa
Mills County, Iowa
Cedar County, Iowa
Decatur County, Iowa
Johnson County, Iowa
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
20,567
505,255
14,633
18,302
7,665
157,528
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
20,567
505,255
14,633
18,302
7,665
157,528
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
20,644
501,184
14,535
18,353
7,695
156,915
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
20,825
492,410
14,483
18,500
7,640
152,862
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
20,825
492,410
14,483
18,500
7,640
152,862
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.2%
2.6%
1.0%
-1.1%
0.3%
3.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.9%
1.8%
0.4%
-0.8%
0.7%
2.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 20,823 492,401 14,484 18,505 7,645 152,854
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 20,260 430,640 15,059 18,499 8,457 130,882
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
7.1%
6.3%
5.0%
4.8%
5.5%
5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
26.4%
23.9%
22.5%
21.1%
22.7%
19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.0%
14.2%
20.5%
21.5%
21.2%
13.5%
Female persons, percent
48.6%
50.2%
49.6%
49.8%
49.4%
50.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
79.8%
83.8%
96.6%
96.5%
94.7%
81.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.2%
7.8%
0.8%
0.9%
2.1%
8.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.4%
0.8%
0.3%
0.6%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
10.7%
5.2%
0.4%
0.7%
1.0%
6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
3.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.6%
2.7%
1.4%
1.6%
1.5%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
27.9%
9.4%
4.1%
2.6%
3.4%
6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
54.0%
75.2%
92.9%
94.3%
91.9%
76.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 646 22,629 1,161 1,355 345 4,826
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 21.0% 9.7% 1.7% 1.5% 2.2% 11.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 8,267 219,066 6,126 8,294 3,647 68,158
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 70.0% 67.1% 81.3% 80.6% 67.2% 59.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $138,100 $232,000 $225,500 $180,700 $97,000 $277,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,177 $1,642 $1,517 $1,405 $1,200 $1,878
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $537 $676 $640 $558 $555 $667
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $781 $1,060 $843 $830 $621 $1,086
Building permits, 2022 82 4,028 11 86 1 1,375
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 7,538 199,013 5,261 7,508 3,058 61,414
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.61 2.44 2.69 2.42 2.30 2.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.4% 84.9% 85.2% 89.8% 82.1% 76.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 34.9% 14.1% 2.1% 1.7% 5.8% 15.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.1% 95.3% 93.5% 88.3% 88.8% 96.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 88.7% 89.5% 88.5% 84.5% 81.7% 89.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 79.3% 92.7% 95.1% 95.6% 89.1% 96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 21.6% 38.9% 30.5% 20.9% 24.9% 54.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.0% 8.1% 9.1% 7.6% 10.2% 6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.5%
5.4%
4.9%
4.4%
7.7%
5.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 68.3% 70.9% 61.2% 66.7% 59.1% 69.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.5% 66.4% 56.6% 63.7% 52.7% 66.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 28,539 1,484,997 D 11,390 3,834 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 108,882 4,322,601 34,908 32,958 29,171 2,629,594
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 1,805,584 29,365 D 4,751 854,606
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 241,189 8,957,960 85,396 189,024 40,208 2,264,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,967 $18,625 $5,670 $10,224 $5,054 $15,128
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 14.8 19.8 24.4 25.8 23.8 19.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,662 $78,827 $81,907 $76,959 $56,068 $72,977
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $31,985 $41,894 $40,709 $36,808 $26,334 $42,175
Persons in poverty, percent
10.2%
10.2%
8.9%
7.8%
17.9%
15.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 516 13,749 302 461 139 3,424
Total employment, 2021 8,422 271,204 1,864 4,060 1,804 67,044
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 383,211 17,032,366 77,889 162,929 49,368 3,175,820
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -6.2% -4.0% -4.6% -2.0% 1.9% 0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 1,227 36,820 971 1,346 602 10,840
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 445 9,983 335 404 136 2,591
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 255 5,532 220 245 79 1,344
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 1,754 34 53 S 434
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 554 S S S 113
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 319 7,985 285 344 S 2,064
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 563 S S S 138
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 310 7,783 238 285 S 2,006
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 36.2 860.5 33.1 31.9 14.4 249.4
Population per square mile, 2010 35.2 750.5 34.4 31.9 15.9 213.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 574.90 572.20 437.43 579.46 531.88 613.00
Land area in square miles, 2010 574.92 573.80 437.44 579.44 531.88 614.04
FIPS Code 19021 19153 19129 19031 19053 19103
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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