Dallas County, Iowa

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 104,136
Median household income: $102,349
Median home value: $333,400

Dallas County is a county in Iowa with a population of 104,136. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. At $102,349, its median household income sits above Iowa's $73,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Dallas County's population grew 19.6% from 87,099 to 104,136, while its median household income rose 15.7% from $88,479 to $102,349.

71.9% of workers drive to work alone. 62.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 104,136
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $102,349
Median home value: $333,400
Median gross rent: $1,239
Housing units: 43,195
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,099104,136

Median household income

$88,479$102,349

Median home value

$248,100$333,400

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,239

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,099	$88,479	$248,100	$1,045
2020	90,418	$88,368	$258,300	$1,064
2021	96,604	$93,492	$273,800	$1,078
2022	100,367	$99,533	$314,900	$1,198
2023	104,136	$102,349	$333,400	$1,239

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,173	6.9%
5 to 17	20,766	19.9%
18 to 24	7,641	7.3%
25 to 34	14,799	14.2%
35 to 44	17,262	16.6%
45 to 54	12,858	12.3%
55 to 64	10,633	10.2%
65 to 74	7,605	7.3%
75 and over	5,399	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85,128	81.7%
Black or African American	2,566	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.0%
Asian	4,836	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	478	0.5%
Two or more races	4,142	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,954	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree34.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,687	3.9%
High school graduate	12,355	18.0%
Some college or associate's	18,121	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	23,408	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11,985	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,663	71.9%
Carpooled	3,668	6.5%
Public transit	34	0.1%
Walked	671	1.2%
Bicycle	75	0.1%
Worked from home	10,544	18.6%
Other means	934	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,898	30.2%
15 to 29 min	21,820	47.4%
30 to 44 min	7,306	15.9%
45 to 59 min	1,835	4.0%
60+ min	1,186	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 5.8% (6,038 of 103,581)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,894	65.8%
Nonfamily households	13,974	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,868	94.6%
Vacant	2,327	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,397	69.5%
Renter-occupied	12,471	30.5%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,026	62.6%
1-unit, attached	4,424	10.2%
2 to 4 units	1,349	3.1%
5 to 19 units	3,905	9.0%
20 or more units	5,458	12.6%
Mobile home & other	1,033	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 19049
State: Iowa
Land area: 588 sq mi
Water area: 3.38 sq mi
Center point: 41.6853, -94.0407