Crawford County, Iowa

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,289
Median household income: $65,039
Median home value: $136,300

Home to 16,289 residents, Crawford County is one of Iowa's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $65,039 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Crawford County's population declined 4.4% from 17,034 to 16,289, while its median household income rose 16.7% from $55,755 to $65,039.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.8% of the population. 76.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,289
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,039
Median home value: $136,300
Median gross rent: $727
Housing units: 6,852
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,03416,289

Median household income

$55,755$65,039

Median home value

$93,400$136,300

Median gross rent

$631$727

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,034	$55,755	$93,400	$631
2020	16,998	$54,849	$101,100	$643
2021	16,555	$55,552	$101,200	$690
2022	16,450	$61,188	$118,400	$732
2023	16,289	$65,039	$136,300	$727

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	989	6.1%
5 to 17	3,132	19.2%
18 to 24	1,541	9.5%
25 to 34	1,792	11.0%
35 to 44	1,798	11.0%
45 to 54	1,911	11.7%
55 to 64	2,175	13.4%
65 to 74	1,682	10.3%
75 and over	1,269	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,228	62.8%
Black or African American	293	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	351	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	508	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,895	30.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,701	16.0%
High school graduate	3,790	35.7%
Some college or associate's	3,195	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,522	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	419	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit2.8%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,116	76.7%
Carpooled	820	10.3%
Public transit	225	2.8%
Walked	277	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	486	6.1%
Other means	49	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,094	54.7%
15 to 29 min	2,003	26.8%
30 to 44 min	787	10.5%
45 to 59 min	273	3.6%
60+ min	330	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 16.4% (2,635 of 16,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,269	68.5%
Nonfamily households	1,960	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,229	90.9%
Vacant	623	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,901	78.7%
Renter-occupied	1,328	21.3%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,262	76.8%
1-unit, attached	279	4.1%
2 to 4 units	424	6.2%
5 to 19 units	125	1.8%
20 or more units	270	3.9%
Mobile home & other	492	7.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 19047
State: Iowa
Land area: 714 sq mi
Water area: 0.84 sq mi
Center point: 42.0431, -95.3891