Pottawattamie County, Iowa

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 93,407
Median household income: $71,446
Median home value: $183,600

Home to 93,407 residents, Pottawattamie County is one of Iowa's counties. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $71,446 is in line with the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Pottawattamie County's population held roughly steady from 93,393 to 93,407, while its median household income rose 18.9% from $60,065 to $71,446.

Households average 2.42 people. The median gross rent is $970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 93,407
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,446
Median home value: $183,600
Median gross rent: $970
Housing units: 40,022
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

93,39393,407

Median household income

$60,065$71,446

Median home value

$139,800$183,600

Median gross rent

$842$970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	93,393	$60,065	$139,800	$842
2020	93,478	$59,901	$141,300	$850
2021	93,571	$63,840	$149,500	$879
2022	93,543	$68,718	$169,400	$956
2023	93,407	$71,446	$183,600	$970

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,182	5.5%
5 to 17	16,463	17.6%
18 to 24	7,960	8.5%
25 to 34	11,198	12.0%
35 to 44	11,643	12.5%
45 to 54	10,893	11.7%
55 to 64	12,921	13.8%
65 to 74	10,396	11.1%
75 and over	6,751	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	79,725	85.4%
Black or African American	1,624	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	144	0.2%
Asian	863	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	115	0.1%
Some other race	227	0.2%
Two or more races	2,582	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,127	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,715	9.0%
High school graduate	21,641	33.9%
Some college or associate's	21,427	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	10,234	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,785	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,095	80.4%
Carpooled	3,158	7.0%
Public transit	257	0.6%
Walked	772	1.7%
Bicycle	53	0.1%
Worked from home	4,002	8.9%
Other means	561	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,295	35.0%
15 to 29 min	17,449	42.7%
30 to 44 min	6,663	16.3%
45 to 59 min	1,361	3.3%
60+ min	1,128	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 10.9% (9,885 of 90,696)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,615	62.9%
Nonfamily households	13,916	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,531	93.8%
Vacant	2,491	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,403	70.3%
Renter-occupied	11,128	29.7%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,073	75.1%
1-unit, attached	828	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,802	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3,406	8.5%
20 or more units	2,299	5.7%
Mobile home & other	1,614	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 19155
State: Iowa
Land area: 951 sq mi
Water area: 7.87 sq mi
Center point: 41.3402, -95.5449