Algona

Population: 5,414
Median household income: $52,542
Median home value: $156,200

Algona, a community in Kossuth County, Iowa, has 5,414 residents. Its median household income of $52,542 runs below the Kossuth County figure of $65,656.

Between 2019 and 2023, Algona's population held roughly steady from 5,447 to 5,414, while its median home value rose 18.8% from $131,500 to $156,200.

The median resident is 43.1 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 15.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,414
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,542
Median home value: $156,200
Median gross rent: $887
Housing units: 2,710
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4475,414

Median household income

$51,476$52,542

Median home value

$131,500$156,200

Median gross rent

$702$887

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,447	$51,476	$131,500	$702
2020	5,415	$48,492	$134,400	$781
2021	5,407	$49,313	$134,800	$789
2022	5,443	$52,903	$142,400	$865
2023	5,414	$52,542	$156,200	$887

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over15.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	276	5.1%
5 to 17	812	15.0%
18 to 24	399	7.4%
25 to 34	559	10.3%
35 to 44	746	13.8%
45 to 54	607	11.2%
55 to 64	591	10.9%
65 to 74	589	10.9%
75 and over	835	15.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,758	87.9%
Black or African American	10	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	159	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	460	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	232	5.9%
High school graduate	1,324	33.7%
Some college or associate's	1,439	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	705	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	227	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,007	78.6%
Carpooled	297	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	102	4.0%
Bicycle	9	0.4%
Worked from home	115	4.5%
Other means	23	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,810	74.2%
15 to 29 min	316	13.0%
30 to 44 min	218	8.9%
45 to 59 min	33	1.4%
60+ min	61	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 7.6% (399 of 5,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,289	50.8%
Nonfamily households	1,248	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,537	93.6%
Vacant	173	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,652	65.1%
Renter-occupied	885	34.9%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,936	71.4%
1-unit, attached	101	3.7%
2 to 4 units	220	8.1%
5 to 19 units	287	10.6%
20 or more units	166	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1901135
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.0763, -94.2317