Dallas County, Iowa
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 118,457
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 118,457
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 115,343
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 99,721
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 99,735
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 18.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 15.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 99,678
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 66,135
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.5%
Female persons, percent 50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 87.9%
Black alone, percent(a) 4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.5%
Asian alone, percent(a) 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 81.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 4,323
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 10.4%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 49,625
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $355,600
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,160
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $757
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,311
Building Permits, 2025 875
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 42,471
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 13.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 97.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 51.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 74.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 69.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 298,867
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 582,177
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 391,397
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,556,574
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $23,640
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 21.2
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $102,379
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $54,385
Persons in poverty, percent 5.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 2,521
Total employment, 2023 46,640
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 3,287,994
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 8,768
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,134
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,406
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,681
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,810
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 169.4
Population per square mile, 2010 112.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 588.30
Land area in square miles, 2010 588.45
FIPS Code 19049