Plymouth County, Iowa

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 25,699
Median household income: $81,600
Median home value: $218,600

Plymouth County, Iowa counts 25,699 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $81,600 is above the Iowa median ($73,147).

Between 2019 and 2023, Plymouth County's population grew 2.5% from 25,068 to 25,699, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $67,297 to $81,600.

23.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,699
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $81,600
Median home value: $218,600
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 10,863
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,06825,699

Median household income

$67,297$81,600

Median home value

$163,500$218,600

Median gross rent

$660$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,068	$67,297	$163,500	$660
2020	25,141	$71,147	$172,600	$714
2021	25,543	$74,239	$176,800	$760
2022	25,621	$79,963	$199,800	$816
2023	25,699	$81,600	$218,600	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,453	5.7%
5 to 17	4,958	19.3%
18 to 24	1,834	7.1%
25 to 34	2,767	10.8%
35 to 44	3,146	12.2%
45 to 54	3,068	11.9%
55 to 64	3,517	13.7%
65 to 74	2,851	11.1%
75 and over	2,105	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,809	88.8%
Black or African American	607	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.2%
Asian	135	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.1%
Some other race	12	0.0%
Two or more races	488	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,578	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,014	5.8%
High school graduate	6,338	36.3%
Some college or associate's	5,934	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,203	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	965	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,631	79.3%
Carpooled	1,165	8.7%
Public transit	56	0.4%
Walked	298	2.2%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	1,151	8.6%
Other means	93	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,885	48.0%
15 to 29 min	3,378	27.6%
30 to 44 min	2,149	17.5%
45 to 59 min	512	4.2%
60+ min	331	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 6.8% (1,712 of 25,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,125	69.2%
Nonfamily households	3,172	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,297	94.8%
Vacant	566	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,587	73.7%
Renter-occupied	2,710	26.3%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,362	77.0%
1-unit, attached	350	3.2%
2 to 4 units	640	5.9%
5 to 19 units	846	7.8%
20 or more units	198	1.8%
Mobile home & other	467	4.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 19149
State: Iowa
Land area: 863 sq mi
Water area: 0.84 sq mi
Center point: 42.7376, -96.2160