Keokuk County, Iowa

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,964
Median household income: $60,856
Median home value: $112,200

Home to 9,964 residents, Keokuk County is one of Iowa's counties. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $60,856 runs below the Iowa figure of $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Keokuk County's population declined 2.2% from 10,188 to 9,964, while its median household income rose 15.1% from $52,881 to $60,856.

The median resident is 42.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,964
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,856
Median home value: $112,200
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 4,650
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,1889,964

Median household income

$52,881$60,856

Median home value

$90,400$112,200

Median gross rent

$679$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,188	$52,881	$90,400	$679
2020	10,163	$52,012	$95,800	$711
2021	10,050	$54,233	$97,700	$720
2022	10,026	$60,016	$105,500	$744
2023	9,964	$60,856	$112,200	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	554	5.6%
5 to 17	1,708	17.1%
18 to 24	727	7.3%
25 to 34	1,087	10.9%
35 to 44	1,160	11.6%
45 to 54	1,099	11.0%
55 to 64	1,446	14.5%
65 to 74	1,236	12.4%
75 and over	947	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,480	95.1%
Black or African American	65	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.2%
Two or more races	175	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	221	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	397	5.7%
High school graduate	3,089	44.3%
Some college or associate's	2,381	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	796	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	312	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,520	79.6%
Carpooled	356	8.1%
Public transit	11	0.2%
Walked	142	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	365	8.3%
Other means	28	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,212	29.9%
15 to 29 min	1,184	29.2%
30 to 44 min	864	21.3%
45 to 59 min	459	11.3%
60+ min	338	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 12.0% (1,175 of 9,815)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,564	63.1%
Nonfamily households	1,501	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,065	87.4%
Vacant	585	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,206	78.9%
Renter-occupied	859	21.1%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,981	85.6%
1-unit, attached	75	1.6%
2 to 4 units	347	7.5%
5 to 19 units	79	1.7%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	164	3.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 19107
State: Iowa
Land area: 579 sq mi
Water area: 0.75 sq mi
Center point: 41.3312, -92.1677