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Grundy County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Grundy County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Grundy County is a small, agriculture-oriented Iowa county of 12,352 residents with a near-flat population trend (+0.1% over five years) and an unemployment rate of just 2.2%, signaling a tight local labor market. The workforce skews toward practical credentials—97.2% hold a high school diploma, though only 24.7% have a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings of $45,595 align closely with a GDP per capita of $45,183. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $180,500 and median gross rent of $777/month, and an 84.5% homeownership rate, while a median household income of $87,205 and a poverty rate of 6.4% indicate relatively stable household finances.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

12,352

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$87,205

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Grundy County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,777 (95.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone191 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race130 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races98 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone71 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone59 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish110
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic46
  3. 3.Other Indo-European14
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)11
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

558

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,183

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,565

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,767
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)833
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining588
  4. 4.Construction (Group)545
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)520

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,675
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,041
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations986
  4. 4.Service Occupations919
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations695

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.43×)550
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)831
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.31×)574
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)1,808
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.15×)169

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$777/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999671 (15.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999530 (12.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999522 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999513 (11.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999357 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999350 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,595

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,019 (80.7%)
  • Worked At Home589 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled439 (7.1%)
  • Walked150 (2.4%)
  • Bicycle14 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit3 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.