Pocahontas

Population: 1,536
Median household income: $56,298
Median home value: $96,600

Pocahontas, a community in Pocahontas County, Iowa, has 1,536 residents. The median household income of $56,298 is below the Pocahontas County median ($63,423).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pocahontas's population declined 2.4% from 1,574 to 1,536, while its median home value rose 25.0% from $77,300 to $96,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.2% of the population. 88.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,536
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,298
Median home value: $96,600
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 856
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5741,536

Median household income

$49,650$56,298

Median home value

$77,300$96,600

Median gross rent

$583$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,574	$49,650	$77,300	$583
2020	1,420	$52,837	$86,400	$563
2021	1,465	$49,750	$88,300	$569
2022	1,614	$61,037	$94,800	$638
2023	1,536	$56,298	$96,600	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 444.9%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over15.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	4.6%
5 to 17	237	15.4%
18 to 24	111	7.2%
25 to 34	194	12.6%
35 to 44	76	4.9%
45 to 54	120	7.8%
55 to 64	310	20.2%
65 to 74	176	11.5%
75 and over	242	15.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,462	95.2%
Black or African American	12	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	8.4%
High school graduate	462	41.3%
Some college or associate's	318	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	187	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	57	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	640	88.3%
Carpooled	44	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.2%
Other means	7	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	476	66.5%
15 to 29 min	110	15.4%
30 to 44 min	76	10.6%
45 to 59 min	9	1.3%
60+ min	45	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 8.0% (119 of 1,480)

	Count	Share
Family households	356	49.2%
Nonfamily households	367	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	723	84.5%
Vacant	133	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	592	81.9%
Renter-occupied	131	18.1%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	772	90.2%
1-unit, attached	15	1.8%
2 to 4 units	40	4.7%
5 to 19 units	16	1.9%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	9	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1963975
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7370, -94.6660