Keokuk

Population: 9,748
Median household income: $49,340
Median home value: $93,700

Located in Lee County, Iowa, Keokuk is a community with a population of 9,748. Its median household income of $49,340 runs below the Lee County figure of $59,803.

From 2019 to 2023, Keokuk's population declined 5.6% from 10,324 to 9,748, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $71,200 to $93,700.

Households average 2.20 people. The median gross rent is $810.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,748
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,340
Median home value: $93,700
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 4,968
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,3249,748

Median household income

$39,779$49,340

Median home value

$71,200$93,700

Median gross rent

$648$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,324	$39,779	$71,200	$648
2020	10,225	$43,304	$75,400	$692
2021	9,977	$44,770	$79,500	$730
2022	9,868	$47,571	$89,100	$768
2023	9,748	$49,340	$93,700	$810

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	627	6.4%
5 to 17	1,651	16.9%
18 to 24	667	6.8%
25 to 34	1,495	15.3%
35 to 44	1,010	10.4%
45 to 54	959	9.8%
55 to 64	1,294	13.3%
65 to 74	1,143	11.7%
75 and over	902	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,702	89.3%
Black or African American	312	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	12	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	357	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	350	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	641	9.4%
High school graduate	2,457	36.1%
Some college or associate's	2,524	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	875	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	306	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,470	85.1%
Carpooled	190	4.7%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	79	1.9%
Bicycle	61	1.5%
Worked from home	223	5.5%
Other means	50	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,730	70.8%
15 to 29 min	602	15.6%
30 to 44 min	154	4.0%
45 to 59 min	177	4.6%
60+ min	191	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 20.3% (1,906 of 9,412)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,461	56.7%
Nonfamily households	1,877	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,338	87.3%
Vacant	630	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,608	60.1%
Renter-occupied	1,730	39.9%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,582	72.1%
1-unit, attached	92	1.9%
2 to 4 units	452	9.1%
5 to 19 units	129	2.6%
20 or more units	547	11.0%
Mobile home & other	166	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1940845
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.1 sq mi
Water area: 1.45 sq mi
Center point: 40.4095, -91.4025