Louisa County, Iowa

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,710
Median household income: $80,223
Median home value: $137,600

Louisa County is a county in Iowa with a population of 10,710. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $80,223 is above the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Louisa County's population declined 4.2% from 11,178 to 10,710, while its median household income rose 41.6% from $56,673 to $80,223.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.6% of the population. 81.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,710
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $80,223
Median home value: $137,600
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 4,736
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,17810,710

Median household income

$56,673$80,223

Median home value

$108,800$137,600

Median gross rent

$637$797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,178	$56,673	$108,800	$637
2020	11,125	$63,034	$107,900	$647
2021	10,891	$65,867	$117,600	$710
2022	10,823	$72,500	$125,500	$747
2023	10,710	$80,223	$137,600	$797

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	587	5.5%
5 to 17	1,815	16.9%
18 to 24	805	7.5%
25 to 34	1,185	11.1%
35 to 44	1,355	12.7%
45 to 54	1,235	11.5%
55 to 64	1,606	15.0%
65 to 74	1,191	11.1%
75 and over	931	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,307	77.6%
Black or African American	47	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	202	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	424	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,730	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	930	12.4%
High school graduate	2,958	39.4%
Some college or associate's	2,380	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,040	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	195	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,286	81.2%
Carpooled	640	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	1.0%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	210	4.0%
Other means	88	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,692	33.4%
15 to 29 min	1,413	27.9%
30 to 44 min	1,329	26.2%
45 to 59 min	360	7.1%
60+ min	277	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 9.9% (1,042 of 10,559)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,096	74.7%
Nonfamily households	1,047	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,143	87.5%
Vacant	593	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,319	80.1%
Renter-occupied	824	19.9%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,085	86.3%
1-unit, attached	20	0.4%
2 to 4 units	180	3.8%
5 to 19 units	62	1.3%
20 or more units	10	0.2%
Mobile home & other	379	8.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 19115
State: Iowa
Land area: 402 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 41.2182, -91.2570