Bettendorf

Population: 39,297
Median household income: $102,917
Median home value: $295,600

Located in Scott County, Iowa, Bettendorf is a community with a population of 39,297. Its median household income of $102,917 runs above the Scott County figure of $76,363.

From 2019 to 2023, Bettendorf's population grew 9.4% from 35,919 to 39,297, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $225,300 to $295,600.

The median gross rent is $1,148. 51.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,297
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $102,917
Median home value: $295,600
Median gross rent: $1,148
Housing units: 16,709
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,91939,297

Median household income

$82,153$102,917

Median home value

$225,300$295,600

Median gross rent

$914$1,148

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,919	$82,153	$225,300	$914
2020	36,214	$85,404	$232,600	$933
2021	38,631	$89,375	$244,300	$977
2022	38,997	$100,570	$273,600	$1,060
2023	39,297	$102,917	$295,600	$1,148

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,195	5.6%
5 to 17	7,886	20.1%
18 to 24	2,710	6.9%
25 to 34	4,210	10.7%
35 to 44	5,470	13.9%
45 to 54	5,364	13.6%
55 to 64	4,506	11.5%
65 to 74	4,007	10.2%
75 and over	2,949	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,108	81.7%
Black or African American	776	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	2,743	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.1%
Two or more races	1,670	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,918	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	904	3.4%
High school graduate	4,623	17.4%
Some college or associate's	7,370	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	7,886	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,723	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,016	82.4%
Carpooled	1,023	5.3%
Public transit	140	0.7%
Walked	87	0.4%
Bicycle	22	0.1%
Worked from home	2,067	10.6%
Other means	73	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,130	35.3%
15 to 29 min	8,736	50.3%
30 to 44 min	1,443	8.3%
45 to 59 min	463	2.7%
60+ min	589	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 6.4% (2,471 of 38,911)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,788	68.0%
Nonfamily households	5,075	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,863	94.9%
Vacant	846	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,898	75.0%
Renter-occupied	3,965	25.0%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,860	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1,631	9.8%
2 to 4 units	524	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,564	9.4%
20 or more units	1,024	6.1%
Mobile home & other	106	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1906355
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 1.13 sq mi
Center point: 41.5668, -90.4769