Blue Grass

Population: 1,867
Median household income: $87,083
Median home value: $202,400

Blue Grass, a community in Scott County, Iowa, has 1,867 residents. Its median household income of $87,083 runs above the Scott County figure of $76,363.

From 2019 to 2023, Blue Grass's population grew 19.1% from 1,568 to 1,867, while its median home value rose 18.9% from $170,200 to $202,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.6% of the population. 79.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,867
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $87,083
Median home value: $202,400
Median gross rent: $1,158
Housing units: 857
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5681,867

Median household income

$80,455$87,083

Median home value

$170,200$202,400

Median gross rent

$836$1,158

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,568	$80,455	$170,200	$836
2020	2,058	$70,500	$168,300	$929
2021	1,864	$71,339	$169,100	$1,024
2022	1,873	$78,125	$196,000	$1,190
2023	1,867	$87,083	$202,400	$1,158

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	6.6%
5 to 17	282	15.1%
18 to 24	69	3.7%
25 to 34	244	13.1%
35 to 44	199	10.7%
45 to 54	267	14.3%
55 to 64	292	15.6%
65 to 74	234	12.5%
75 and over	157	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,616	86.6%
Black or African American	39	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	5	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	124	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	4.5%
High school graduate	426	30.6%
Some college or associate's	483	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	289	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	132	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	677	79.2%
Carpooled	28	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	137	16.0%
Other means	5	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	134	18.7%
15 to 29 min	421	58.6%
30 to 44 min	132	18.4%
45 to 59 min	10	1.4%
60+ min	21	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 9.9% (184 of 1,858)

	Count	Share
Family households	600	70.3%
Nonfamily households	254	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	854	99.6%
Vacant	3	0.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	696	81.5%
Renter-occupied	158	18.5%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	708	82.6%
1-unit, attached	97	11.3%
2 to 4 units	49	5.7%
5 to 19 units	3	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1907075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5102, -90.7669