Pocahontas County, Iowa

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,040
Median household income: $63,423
Median home value: $93,300

Pocahontas County, Iowa counts 7,040 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $63,423 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Pocahontas County's population grew 3.6% from 6,797 to 7,040, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $52,448 to $63,423.

Owners occupy 78.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,040
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,423
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 3,658
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7977,040

Median household income

$52,448$63,423

Median home value

$76,000$93,300

Median gross rent

$597$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,797	$52,448	$76,000	$597
2020	6,725	$53,573	$81,900	$630
2021	7,091	$56,350	$83,900	$659
2022	7,061	$61,434	$90,400	$735
2023	7,040	$63,423	$93,300	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	427	6.1%
5 to 17	1,195	17.0%
18 to 24	539	7.7%
25 to 34	691	9.8%
35 to 44	710	10.1%
45 to 54	684	9.7%
55 to 64	1,144	16.3%
65 to 74	886	12.6%
75 and over	764	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,336	90.0%
Black or African American	43	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	3	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	70	1.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	204	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	383	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	419	8.6%
High school graduate	1,758	36.0%
Some college or associate's	1,792	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	732	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	178	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,579	77.8%
Carpooled	391	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	84	2.5%
Bicycle	10	0.3%
Worked from home	221	6.7%
Other means	32	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,495	48.3%
15 to 29 min	834	26.9%
30 to 44 min	461	14.9%
45 to 59 min	87	2.8%
60+ min	219	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 8.7% (599 of 6,888)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,808	58.6%
Nonfamily households	1,276	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,084	84.3%
Vacant	574	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,424	78.6%
Renter-occupied	660	21.4%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,270	89.4%
1-unit, attached	43	1.2%
2 to 4 units	146	4.0%
5 to 19 units	87	2.4%
20 or more units	35	1.0%
Mobile home & other	77	2.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 19151
State: Iowa
Land area: 577 sq mi
Water area: 1.42 sq mi
Center point: 42.7340, -94.6783