Council Bluffs

Population: 62,564
Median household income: $64,092
Median home value: $164,300

Council Bluffs is a community in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, home to 62,564 residents. The median household income of $64,092 is below the Pottawattamie County median ($71,446).

From 2019 to 2023, Council Bluffs's population held roughly steady from 62,355 to 62,564, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $120,100 to $164,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,564
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $64,092
Median home value: $164,300
Median gross rent: $980
Housing units: 27,576
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

62,35562,564

Median household income

$53,524$64,092

Median home value

$120,100$164,300

Median gross rent

$848$980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	62,355	$53,524	$120,100	$848
2020	62,376	$53,449	$122,400	$860
2021	62,617	$57,683	$131,000	$884
2022	62,670	$61,181	$153,400	$964
2023	62,564	$64,092	$164,300	$980

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,464	5.5%
5 to 17	10,525	16.8%
18 to 24	5,943	9.5%
25 to 34	8,304	13.3%
35 to 44	8,192	13.1%
45 to 54	7,167	11.5%
55 to 64	8,030	12.8%
65 to 74	6,879	11.0%
75 and over	4,060	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51,708	82.6%
Black or African American	1,552	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100	0.2%
Asian	746	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	58	0.1%
Some other race	116	0.2%
Two or more races	1,680	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,604	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,633	10.9%
High school graduate	14,630	34.3%
Some college or associate's	14,120	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,197	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,052	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,032	80.0%
Carpooled	2,285	7.6%
Public transit	257	0.9%
Walked	549	1.8%
Bicycle	53	0.2%
Worked from home	2,351	7.8%
Other means	524	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,531	38.0%
15 to 29 min	12,348	44.6%
30 to 44 min	3,674	13.3%
45 to 59 min	572	2.1%
60+ min	575	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.2% (7,976 of 60,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,202	58.7%
Nonfamily households	10,692	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,894	93.9%
Vacant	1,682	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,586	64.1%
Renter-occupied	9,308	35.9%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,955	68.7%
1-unit, attached	657	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1,485	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3,178	11.5%
20 or more units	2,173	7.9%
Mobile home & other	1,128	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1916860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 43 sq mi
Water area: 2.71 sq mi
Center point: 41.2360, -95.8532