Black Hawk County, Iowa

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 130,693
Median household income: $64,581
Median home value: $182,400

Home to 130,693 residents, Black Hawk County is one of Iowa's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,581 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

Between 2019 and 2023, Black Hawk County's population declined 1.3% from 132,393 to 130,693, while its median household income rose 20.6% from $53,539 to $64,581.

The median resident is 35.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 130,693
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,581
Median home value: $182,400
Median gross rent: $962
Housing units: 58,748
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

132,393130,693

Median household income

$53,539$64,581

Median home value

$147,500$182,400

Median gross rent

$801$962

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	132,393	$53,539	$147,500	$801
2020	131,813	$54,774	$150,200	$818
2021	131,396	$57,191	$155,400	$844
2022	131,041	$62,329	$172,500	$932
2023	130,693	$64,581	$182,400	$962

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,030	6.1%
5 to 17	20,649	15.8%
18 to 24	18,917	14.5%
25 to 34	16,514	12.6%
35 to 44	15,805	12.1%
45 to 54	13,092	10.0%
55 to 64	14,853	11.4%
65 to 74	13,503	10.3%
75 and over	9,330	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	102,976	78.8%
Black or African American	12,370	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	113	0.1%
Asian	3,180	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	706	0.5%
Some other race	142	0.1%
Two or more races	4,627	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,579	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,607	6.7%
High school graduate	25,585	30.8%
Some college or associate's	26,862	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	16,070	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8,973	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50,890	77.9%
Carpooled	5,966	9.1%
Public transit	137	0.2%
Walked	2,129	3.3%
Bicycle	242	0.4%
Worked from home	5,585	8.5%
Other means	416	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29,934	50.1%
15 to 29 min	23,994	40.1%
30 to 44 min	3,220	5.4%
45 to 59 min	937	1.6%
60+ min	1,695	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 14.7% (18,505 of 125,807)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,840	57.4%
Nonfamily households	22,900	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	53,740	91.5%
Vacant	5,008	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,102	65.3%
Renter-occupied	18,638	34.7%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	40,971	69.7%
1-unit, attached	2,645	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3,673	6.3%
5 to 19 units	6,034	10.3%
20 or more units	3,758	6.4%
Mobile home & other	1,667	2.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 19013
State: Iowa
Land area: 566 sq mi
Water area: 6.91 sq mi
Center point: 42.4711, -92.3076