Sergeant Bluff

Population: 5,090
Median household income: $122,610
Median home value: $287,600

Sergeant Bluff, a community in Woodbury County, Iowa, has 5,090 residents. Its median household income of $122,610 runs above the Woodbury County figure of $70,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Sergeant Bluff's population grew 6.1% from 4,798 to 5,090, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $229,800 to $287,600.

38.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,090
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $122,610
Median home value: $287,600
Median gross rent: $1,232
Housing units: 1,837
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7985,090

Median household income

$97,292$122,610

Median home value

$229,800$287,600

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,232

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,798	$97,292	$229,800	$1,065
2020	4,901	$94,397	$220,400	$1,064
2021	4,917	$108,101	$232,800	$974
2022	5,007	$117,500	$263,600	$1,155
2023	5,090	$122,610	$287,600	$1,232

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	371	7.3%
5 to 17	1,159	22.8%
18 to 24	321	6.3%
25 to 34	530	10.4%
35 to 44	849	16.7%
45 to 54	744	14.6%
55 to 64	528	10.4%
65 to 74	322	6.3%
75 and over	266	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,573	89.8%
Black or African American	52	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	182	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	139	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	144	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	3.0%
High school graduate	727	22.4%
Some college or associate's	1,155	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	827	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	434	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,314	86.3%
Carpooled	218	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	141	5.3%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,185	46.6%
15 to 29 min	1,277	50.3%
30 to 44 min	62	2.4%
45 to 59 min	10	0.4%
60+ min	7	0.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 7.7% (385 of 5,031)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,427	82.3%
Nonfamily households	307	17.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,734	94.4%
Vacant	103	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,266	73.0%
Renter-occupied	468	27.0%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached24.6%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,085	59.1%
1-unit, attached	451	24.6%
2 to 4 units	13	0.7%
5 to 19 units	58	3.2%
20 or more units	112	6.1%
Mobile home & other	118	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1971625
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3975, -96.3509