Mahaska County, Iowa

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,045
Median household income: $69,019
Median home value: $140,900

Home to 22,045 residents, Mahaska County is one of Iowa's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,019, its median household income sits below Iowa's $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mahaska County's population held roughly steady from 22,164 to 22,045, while its median household income rose 25.9% from $54,825 to $69,019.

The median gross rent is $821. 23.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,045
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,019
Median home value: $140,900
Median gross rent: $821
Housing units: 9,708
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,16422,045

Median household income

$54,825$69,019

Median home value

$115,300$140,900

Median gross rent

$652$821

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,164	$54,825	$115,300	$652
2020	22,351	$56,417	$113,100	$673
2021	22,132	$60,617	$118,600	$696
2022	22,059	$65,200	$135,100	$773
2023	22,045	$69,019	$140,900	$821

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,339	6.1%
5 to 17	3,923	17.8%
18 to 24	2,161	9.8%
25 to 34	2,479	11.2%
35 to 44	2,631	11.9%
45 to 54	2,436	11.1%
55 to 64	2,885	13.1%
65 to 74	2,404	10.9%
75 and over	1,787	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,334	92.2%
Black or African American	325	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	258	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	578	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	528	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	873	6.0%
High school graduate	5,663	38.7%
Some college or associate's	4,723	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,490	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	873	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,931	80.2%
Carpooled	1,044	9.4%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	408	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	703	6.3%
Other means	33	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,218	50.0%
15 to 29 min	3,223	30.9%
30 to 44 min	1,241	11.9%
45 to 59 min	359	3.4%
60+ min	385	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 11.9% (2,527 of 21,323)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,775	65.0%
Nonfamily households	3,116	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,891	91.6%
Vacant	817	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,031	67.8%
Renter-occupied	2,860	32.2%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,582	78.1%
1-unit, attached	96	1.0%
2 to 4 units	866	8.9%
5 to 19 units	511	5.3%
20 or more units	139	1.4%
Mobile home & other	514	5.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 19123
State: Iowa
Land area: 571 sq mi
Water area: 2.55 sq mi
Center point: 41.3308, -92.6364