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Lee County, IA

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

AI Overview

Lee County, IA has a population of 33,175 with a relatively older workforce (median age 43.6) and a labor force participation rate of 57.7%, reflecting a smaller active employment base. Educational attainment skews toward skilled trades, with 94.2% holding a high school diploma but only 21.0% holding a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings of $38,018 alongside a median household income of $62,382 suggest a predominantly blue-collar wage structure. Housing costs are low—median home value of $123,600 and median gross rent of $814/month—though the county has seen a 4.0% population decline over five years, and a 4.0% unemployment rate sits near the national average.

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

Population

33,175

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,382

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,953 (91.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,163 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone815 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race373 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone348 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone185 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish347
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)83
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic43
  4. 4.Other Indo-European30
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,270

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$52,439

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,537

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,461
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,757
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,784
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities866
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services841

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,332
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,705
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,673
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,641
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,349

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.48×)588
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.85×)2,740
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)850
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,927
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.11×)380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$123,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$814/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,129 (10.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,076 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,004 (9.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999923 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999819 (7.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999802 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,873 (81.8%)
  • Carpooled1,213 (8.4%)
  • Worked At Home890 (6.1%)
  • Walked224 (1.5%)
  • Other151 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle66 (0.5%)

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.