Delaware County vs Poweshiek County

A side-by-side comparison of Delaware County and Poweshiek County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Poweshiek County has the higher population (18,582 vs 17,549 in Delaware County). Delaware County has the higher median household income ($76,205 vs $64,837 in Poweshiek County). Poweshiek County has the higher median home value ($184,200 vs $168,700 in Delaware County).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
Population	17,549	18,582
Median age	44.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,205	$64,837
Median home value	$168,700	$184,200
Median gross rent	$743	$864
Housing units	8,142	8,946
Homeownership rate	82.4%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
Population	17,183 → 17,549 (+2.1%)	18,388 → 18,582 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $76,205 (+19.5%)	$53,852 → $64,837 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$136,100 → $168,700 (+24.0%)	$141,100 → $184,200 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $743 (+19.6%)	$719 → $864 (+20.2%)

Delaware County

Population

17,18317,549

Median household income

$63,750$76,205

Median home value

$136,100$168,700

Median gross rent

$621$743

Poweshiek County

Population

18,38818,582

Median household income

$53,852$64,837

Median home value

$141,100$184,200

Median gross rent

$719$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
Under 5	5.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	15.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.4%
75 and over	9.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
No high school diploma	7.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	43.6%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
Drove alone	81.3%	71.2%
Carpooled	6.7%	4.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	10.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
1-unit, detached	86.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	5.1%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Delaware County	Poweshiek County
Poverty rate	7.9%	11.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1965	1970