Muscatine County, Iowa

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 42,735
Median household income: $69,512
Median home value: $172,400

Muscatine County is a county in Iowa with a population of 42,735. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $69,512 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Muscatine County's population held roughly steady from 42,889 to 42,735, while its median household income rose 18.9% from $58,453 to $69,512.

74.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,735
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,512
Median home value: $172,400
Median gross rent: $966
Housing units: 18,429
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,88942,735

Median household income

$58,453$69,512

Median home value

$130,500$172,400

Median gross rent

$831$966

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,889	$58,453	$130,500	$831
2020	42,703	$60,435	$135,400	$829
2021	43,145	$61,547	$144,100	$881
2022	42,968	$67,427	$159,000	$936
2023	42,735	$69,512	$172,400	$966

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,541	5.9%
5 to 17	7,803	18.3%
18 to 24	3,528	8.3%
25 to 34	5,015	11.7%
35 to 44	5,391	12.6%
45 to 54	5,161	12.1%
55 to 64	5,787	13.5%
65 to 74	4,597	10.8%
75 and over	2,912	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,174	75.3%
Black or African American	1,216	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	274	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	103	0.2%
Two or more races	1,057	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,878	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,747	9.5%
High school graduate	10,147	35.2%
Some college or associate's	9,413	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,632	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,924	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,011	81.3%
Carpooled	1,968	9.4%
Public transit	83	0.4%
Walked	499	2.4%
Bicycle	9	0.0%
Worked from home	1,225	5.9%
Other means	132	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,436	47.9%
15 to 29 min	5,889	29.9%
30 to 44 min	2,588	13.1%
45 to 59 min	939	4.8%
60+ min	850	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 11.6% (4,858 of 42,001)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,469	66.8%
Nonfamily households	5,701	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,170	93.2%
Vacant	1,259	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,854	74.9%
Renter-occupied	4,316	25.1%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,730	74.5%
1-unit, attached	548	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,485	8.1%
5 to 19 units	840	4.6%
20 or more units	585	3.2%
Mobile home & other	1,241	6.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 19139
State: Iowa
Land area: 437 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 41.4838, -91.1187