Crawford County vs Iowa County

A side-by-side comparison of Crawford County and Iowa County: population, income, housing, and more.

Crawford County and Iowa County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iowa County has the higher population (16,547 vs 16,289 in Crawford County). Iowa County has the higher median household income ($72,185 vs $65,039 in Crawford County). Iowa County has the higher median home value ($189,800 vs $136,300 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Iowa County
Population	16,289	16,547
Median age	37.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,039	$72,185
Median home value	$136,300	$189,800
Median gross rent	$727	$722
Housing units	6,852	7,355
Homeownership rate	78.7%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Iowa County
Population	17,034 → 16,289 (-4.4%)	16,189 → 16,547 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$55,755 → $65,039 (+16.7%)	$61,443 → $72,185 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$93,400 → $136,300 (+45.9%)	$152,500 → $189,800 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $727 (+15.2%)	$580 → $722 (+24.5%)

Crawford County

Population

17,03416,289

Median household income

$55,755$65,039

Median home value

$93,400$136,300

Median gross rent

$631$727

Iowa County

Population

16,18916,547

Median household income

$61,443$72,185

Median home value

$152,500$189,800

Median gross rent

$580$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Iowa County
Under 5	6.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	15.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.1%
75 and over	7.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Iowa County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	93.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	30.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Iowa County
No high school diploma	16.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	35.7%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Iowa County
Drove alone	76.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	7.5%
Public transit	2.8%	0.1%
Walked	3.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	8.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Iowa County
1-unit, detached	76.8%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.1%
20 or more units	3.9%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Iowa County
Poverty rate	16.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.54	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1963	1971