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Kossuth County, IA

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

AI Overview

Kossuth County is a small, agriculture-oriented county in northern Iowa with a population of 14,610 that has contracted by 3.1% over five years and a median age of 44.2. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at just 2.1%, though labor force participation stands at 62.8% and only 22.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce concentrated in trade and manual occupations. Housing costs are low—median home value of $135,100 and median gross rent of $859/month—and a GDP per capita of $68,898 outpaces the median household income of $67,697, suggesting meaningful output relative to population size.

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

Population

14,610

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,697

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.1% since 2018

Kossuth County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,429 (92.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race422 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone248 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races226 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone104 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone60 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish440
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic70
  3. 3.Other Indo-European36
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island31
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

784

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$68,898

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,180

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,457
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,214
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining857
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)649
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing480

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,375
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,666
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,160
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,150
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations861

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.76×)896
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.80×)1,297
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.79×)298
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.11×)535
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)440

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$859/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999580 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999554 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999548 (10.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999521 (10.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999275 (5.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999248 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,579 (79.7%)
  • Carpooled554 (7.9%)
  • Worked At Home503 (7.2%)
  • Walked266 (3.8%)
  • Other52 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle17 (0.2%)

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.