Chickasaw County, Iowa

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,868
Median household income: $73,421
Median home value: $164,400

Chickasaw County, Iowa counts 11,868 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,421 runs in line with the Iowa figure of $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chickasaw County's population declined 1.3% from 12,026 to 11,868, while its median household income rose 22.3% from $60,034 to $73,421.

19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,868
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $73,421
Median home value: $164,400
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 5,545
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,02611,868

Median household income

$60,034$73,421

Median home value

$119,100$164,400

Median gross rent

$630$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,026	$60,034	$119,100	$630
2020	11,970	$61,239	$122,000	$638
2021	12,021	$67,146	$132,900	$625
2022	11,957	$72,734	$151,700	$745
2023	11,868	$73,421	$164,400	$779

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	750	6.3%
5 to 17	2,019	17.0%
18 to 24	915	7.7%
25 to 34	1,147	9.7%
35 to 44	1,342	11.3%
45 to 54	1,249	10.5%
55 to 64	1,826	15.4%
65 to 74	1,452	12.2%
75 and over	1,168	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,087	93.4%
Black or African American	88	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.3%
Asian	3	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.1%
Two or more races	163	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	470	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	557	6.8%
High school graduate	3,468	42.4%
Some college or associate's	2,597	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,158	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	404	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,934	81.3%
Carpooled	372	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	94	1.5%
Bicycle	28	0.5%
Worked from home	558	9.2%
Other means	82	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,672	48.5%
15 to 29 min	1,537	27.9%
30 to 44 min	549	10.0%
45 to 59 min	364	6.6%
60+ min	388	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 7.1% (827 of 11,657)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,236	64.9%
Nonfamily households	1,749	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,985	89.9%
Vacant	560	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,058	81.4%
Renter-occupied	927	18.6%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,807	86.7%
1-unit, attached	78	1.4%
2 to 4 units	270	4.9%
5 to 19 units	155	2.8%
20 or more units	77	1.4%
Mobile home & other	158	2.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 19037
State: Iowa
Land area: 504 sq mi
Water area: 1.33 sq mi
Center point: 43.0597, -92.3172