Poweshiek County, Iowa

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,582
Median household income: $64,837
Median home value: $184,200

Poweshiek County, Iowa counts 18,582 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,837 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Poweshiek County's population grew 1.1% from 18,388 to 18,582, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $53,852 to $64,837.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.7% of the population. 71.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,582
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,837
Median home value: $184,200
Median gross rent: $864
Housing units: 8,946
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,38818,582

Median household income

$53,852$64,837

Median home value

$141,100$184,200

Median gross rent

$719$864

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,388	$53,852	$141,100	$719
2020	18,391	$53,925	$148,200	$734
2021	18,628	$56,080	$153,400	$753
2022	18,608	$61,192	$173,600	$850
2023	18,582	$64,837	$184,200	$864

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	816	4.4%
5 to 17	2,803	15.1%
18 to 24	2,780	15.0%
25 to 34	1,810	9.7%
35 to 44	1,952	10.5%
45 to 54	2,058	11.1%
55 to 64	2,463	13.3%
65 to 74	2,118	11.4%
75 and over	1,782	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,856	90.7%
Black or African American	209	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.2%
Asian	389	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	470	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	615	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	653	5.4%
High school graduate	4,757	39.0%
Some college or associate's	3,342	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,017	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,414	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.7%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,326	71.2%
Carpooled	410	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	948	10.7%
Bicycle	189	2.1%
Worked from home	972	10.9%
Other means	44	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,373	55.2%
15 to 29 min	1,727	21.8%
30 to 44 min	912	11.5%
45 to 59 min	358	4.5%
60+ min	547	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 11.1% (1,886 of 16,978)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,456	57.2%
Nonfamily households	3,335	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,791	87.1%
Vacant	1,155	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,507	70.7%
Renter-occupied	2,284	29.3%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,848	76.5%
1-unit, attached	333	3.7%
2 to 4 units	604	6.8%
5 to 19 units	457	5.1%
20 or more units	261	2.9%
Mobile home & other	443	5.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 19157
State: Iowa
Land area: 585 sq mi
Water area: 1.13 sq mi
Center point: 41.6846, -92.5229