Okoboji

Population: 806
Median household income: $59,167
Median home value: $320,000

Okoboji, a community in Dickinson County, Iowa, has 806 residents. The median household income of $59,167 is below the Dickinson County median ($74,570).

From 2019 to 2023, Okoboji's population declined 1.6% from 819 to 806, while its median home value fell 4.1% from $333,700 to $320,000.

The median resident is 51.0 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 806
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,167
Median home value: $320,000
Median gross rent: $935
Housing units: 1,327
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

819806

Median household income

$61,136$59,167

Median home value

$333,700$320,000

Median gross rent

$974$935

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	819	$61,136	$333,700	$974
2020	913	$53,831	$242,800	$811
2021	840	$56,500	$254,200	$902
2022	784	$56,845	$285,000	$910
2023	806	$59,167	$320,000	$935

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over15.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	5.3%
5 to 17	95	11.8%
18 to 24	75	9.3%
25 to 34	69	8.6%
35 to 44	93	11.5%
45 to 54	51	6.3%
55 to 64	96	11.9%
65 to 74	156	19.4%
75 and over	128	15.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	751	93.2%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree32.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	1.7%
High school graduate	144	24.3%
Some college or associate's	191	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	192	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	56	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle12.3%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	261	66.9%
Carpooled	12	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.5%
Bicycle	48	12.3%
Worked from home	67	17.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	209	64.7%
15 to 29 min	69	21.4%
30 to 44 min	21	6.5%
45 to 59 min	11	3.4%
60+ min	13	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 14.7% (114 of 778)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	35.7%
Nonfamily households	292	64.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	454	34.2%
Vacant	873	65.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	304	67.0%
Renter-occupied	150	33.0%

1-unit, detached49.7%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units30.7%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	660	49.7%
1-unit, attached	44	3.3%
2 to 4 units	41	3.1%
5 to 19 units	407	30.7%
20 or more units	18	1.4%
Mobile home & other	157	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1958710
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.3881, -95.1332