Keokuk County vs Sac County

A side-by-side comparison of Keokuk County and Sac County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Keokuk County has the higher population (9,964 vs 9,759 in Sac County). Sac County has the higher median household income ($70,991 vs $60,856 in Keokuk County). Sac County has the higher median home value ($138,400 vs $112,200 in Keokuk County).

Population, income & housing

	Keokuk County	Sac County
Population	9,964	9,759
Median age	42.8 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,856	$70,991
Median home value	$112,200	$138,400
Median gross rent	$822	$643
Housing units	4,650	5,122
Homeownership rate	78.9%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keokuk County	Sac County
Population	10,188 → 9,964 (-2.2%)	9,802 → 9,759 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$52,881 → $60,856 (+15.1%)	$58,232 → $70,991 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$90,400 → $112,200 (+24.1%)	$95,800 → $138,400 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $822 (+21.1%)	$625 → $643 (+2.9%)

Keokuk County

Population

10,1889,964

Median household income

$52,881$60,856

Median home value

$90,400$112,200

Median gross rent

$679$822

Sac County

Population

9,8029,759

Median household income

$58,232$70,991

Median home value

$95,800$138,400

Median gross rent

$625$643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keokuk County	Sac County
Under 5	5.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.5%
75 and over	9.5%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keokuk County	Sac County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keokuk County	Sac County
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.8%
High school graduate	44.3%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keokuk County	Sac County
Drove alone	79.6%	86.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	4.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	3.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.3%	4.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keokuk County	Sac County
1-unit, detached	85.6%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Keokuk County	Sac County
Poverty rate	12.0%	7.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1953	1955