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Monona County, IA

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

AI Overview

Monona County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in western Iowa with a population of 8,619 that has contracted 2.0% over five years. The labor force is tight, with a 2.1% unemployment rate and 61.6% participation rate, while educational attainment skews toward trades and high school credentials—only 18.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $122,600 and median gross rent of $795/month, and median household income stands at $68,377 against a median worker earnings figure of $40,123.

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

Population

8,619

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,377

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,994 (93.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races332 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race165 (1.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone40 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone21 (0.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish143
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic13
  3. 3.Other Indo-European7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

645

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,655

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,565

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,063
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining467
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)439
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)414
  5. 5.Construction (Group)351

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,524
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations715
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations665
  4. 4.Service Occupations625
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations598

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.37×)424
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)1,077
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)498
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)264
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.07×)310

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$795/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999290 (9.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999276 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999275 (9.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999268 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999239 (8.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999214 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,292 (81.5%)
  • Carpooled339 (8.4%)
  • Worked At Home311 (7.7%)
  • Walked67 (1.7%)
  • Other21 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit6 (0.1%)

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.