Floyd County vs Jefferson County

A side-by-side comparison of Floyd County and Jefferson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (15,676 vs 15,502 in Floyd County). Floyd County has the higher median household income ($64,500 vs $56,824 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($161,200 vs $133,300 in Floyd County).

Population, income & housing

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
Population	15,502	15,676
Median age	44.2 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,500	$56,824
Median home value	$133,300	$161,200
Median gross rent	$672	$881
Housing units	7,308	7,707
Homeownership rate	74.4%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
Population	15,786 → 15,502 (-1.8%)	18,148 → 15,676 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$50,406 → $64,500 (+28.0%)	$47,708 → $56,824 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$106,200 → $133,300 (+25.5%)	$118,300 → $161,200 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $672 (+24.7%)	$685 → $881 (+28.6%)

Floyd County

Population

15,78615,502

Median household income

$50,406$64,500

Median home value

$106,200$133,300

Median gross rent

$539$672

Jefferson County

Population

18,14815,676

Median household income

$47,708$56,824

Median home value

$118,300$161,200

Median gross rent

$685$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
Under 5	6.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	16.8%
75 and over	9.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	82.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	79.6%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	2.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.1%	18.2%
Other means	0.4%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	83.2%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Floyd County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	11.4%	14.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1960	1967