Story County, Iowa

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 98,592
Median household income: $69,006
Median home value: $243,600

Story County, Iowa counts 98,592 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $69,006 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

Between 2019 and 2023, Story County's population grew 1.7% from 96,941 to 98,592, while its median household income rose 21.6% from $56,756 to $69,006.

Households average 2.23 people. The median gross rent is $1,019.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 98,592
Median age: 27.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,006
Median home value: $243,600
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 41,642
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

96,94198,592

Median household income

$56,756$69,006

Median home value

$185,800$243,600

Median gross rent

$905$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,941	$56,756	$185,800	$905
2020	97,355	$58,302	$195,200	$921
2021	98,106	$62,578	$205,300	$947
2022	98,573	$66,197	$229,100	$991
2023	98,592	$69,006	$243,600	$1,019

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 2430.3%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,204	4.3%
5 to 17	11,996	12.2%
18 to 24	29,868	30.3%
25 to 34	12,771	13.0%
35 to 44	10,106	10.3%
45 to 54	7,980	8.1%
55 to 64	8,894	9.0%
65 to 74	7,541	7.6%
75 and over	5,232	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	80,243	81.4%
Black or African American	2,606	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	144	0.1%
Asian	6,664	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.1%
Some other race	201	0.2%
Two or more races	3,727	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,943	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate15.8%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,526	2.9%
High school graduate	8,315	15.8%
Some college or associate's	14,668	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	16,019	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11,996	22.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit4.0%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,012	70.8%
Carpooled	3,571	7.0%
Public transit	2,032	4.0%
Walked	2,910	5.7%
Bicycle	565	1.1%
Worked from home	5,551	10.9%
Other means	223	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,397	47.2%
15 to 29 min	15,531	34.3%
30 to 44 min	5,358	11.8%
45 to 59 min	1,846	4.1%
60+ min	1,181	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 18.6% (16,046 of 86,298)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,912	48.9%
Nonfamily households	19,796	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,708	93.0%
Vacant	2,934	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,668	56.0%
Renter-occupied	17,040	44.0%

1-unit, detached52.6%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units14.6%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,893	52.6%
1-unit, attached	2,255	5.4%
2 to 4 units	3,032	7.3%
5 to 19 units	6,848	16.4%
20 or more units	6,068	14.6%
Mobile home & other	1,546	3.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 19169
State: Iowa
Land area: 573 sq mi
Water area: 1.11 sq mi
Center point: 42.0375, -93.4661